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Three residents who tested positive for COVID-19 have died. One death happened in Saskatoon in the 70-79 age group and two were in the 80+ age group in the North West. 

There were 299 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on November 26, bringing the provincial total to date to 7,362 cases. 

The newest cases were located in the Far North West (11), Far North Central (4), Far North East (16), North West (17), North Central (34), North East (3), Saskatoon (125), Central West (4), Central East (6), Regina (44), Â鶹´«Ã½AV West (7), Â鶹´«Ã½AV Central (12) and Â鶹´«Ã½AV East (8) zones. Eight (8) new cases have pending residence information.

Of the cases announced on Nov. 26, 72 were from the Saskatoon Correctional Centre. Sixty eight of these cases were offenders and four were staff. 

To date, there were a total of 85 active cases amongst offenders and staff at the Saskatoon Correctional Centre. Corrections officials were working with public health on measures to reduce the spread within the facility and the correctional system – this will include the ongoing testing of offenders and staff at the Saskatoon Correctional Centre. 

Additionally, all new admissions to provincial correctional centres will be tested for COVID-19 starting early next week. New admissions will continue to be quarantined for 14 days. Corrections also instituted mandatory and continuous masking for offenders across all provincial correctional facilities. 

Employees at correctional centres have been continuously masking since the summer.  

There will be no new admissions to the Saskatoon Correctional Centre as of Nov. 26. Remanded and sentenced offenders are being redirected to correctional centres in Regina and Prince Albert.