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COVID-19 Update for January 14: 11,985 Vaccines Delivered, 312 New Cases, 201 New Recoveries, No New Deaths

As of January 14, a total of 11,985 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Saskatchewan.

On January 13, 1,393 doses were administered in the Regina (393), the Saskatoon (435), the North Central (295), the Far North West (121), the Far North Central (11), the Far North East (30) and North East (108) zones.

On January 12, 664 doses were administered in the Regina (90), the Saskatoon (174), the North Central (139), the Far North West (130), the Far North Central (20), the Far North East (11) and the North East (100) zones.

This now includes 192 doses administered in the far north regions that were reported on January 12 and 13, following the case news releases of those days being posted. 

This brings the totals to 2,353 doses and 1,648 second doses of Pfizer in Regina; 3,433 doses and 104 second doses of Pfizer in Saskatoon; 1,258 Pfizer doses in the North Central zone; 956 Moderna doses in the Far North West zone; 257 Moderna doses in the Far North Central zone; 1,261 Moderna doses in the Far North East zone; and 715 Moderna doses in the North East zone.

The vaccination of seniors aged 70+ in the Wakaw and Cudworth areas begins tomorrow.  This clinic was by appointment only and is now fully subscribed. 

Daily COVID-19 Statistics

There are 312 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on January 14, 2021, bringing the provincial total to date to 19,329 cases. 

The new cases are located in the Far North West (14), Far North Central (8), Far North East (29), North West (18), North Central (39), North East (7), Saskatoon (99), Central West (2), Central East (7), Regina (51), South West (1), South Central (7) and South East (24) zones and six new cases have pending residence information.

Sixteen cases with pending residence information were assigned to the Far North West (2); Far North Central (3); Far North East (1); North West (2); North Central (6); North East (1); and Saskatoon (1) zones.

There are no new deaths to report for January 14.

A total of 15,264 individuals have recovered and 3,859 cases are considered active.

Two hundred and six people are in hospital.  One hundred and seventy-three people are receiving inpatient care: Far North West (1), Far North Central (2), Far North East (1), North West (13), North Central (34), North East (13), Saskatoon (47), Central West (1), Central East (8), Regina (42), South Central (1) and South East (10).  Thirty-three people are in intensive care: North West (2), North Central (5), Saskatoon (15), Central East (1), and Regina (10).

There were 3,270 COVID-19 tests processed in Saskatchewan on January 13, 2021.

To date, 461,935 COVID-19 tests have been processed in Saskatchewan.  As of January 12, 2021 when other provincial and national numbers were available, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 269,310 people tested per million population.  The national rate was 393,240 people tested per million population.

Further statistics on the total number of cases among healthcare workers, breakdowns of total cases by source of infection, age, sex and region, total tests to date and the per capita testing rate can be found on the Government of Saskatchewan website.  Please visit www.saskatchewan.ca/government/health-care-administration-and-provider-resources/treatment-procedures-and-guidelines/emerging-public-health-issues/2019-novel-coronavirus/cases-and-risk-of-covid-19-in-saskatchewan.

The seven-day average of daily new cases is 313 (25.9 new cases per 100,000 population) and is now available on the Government of Saskatchewan website. This chart compares today’s average to data collected over the past several months. Please visit https://dashboard.saskatchewan.ca/health-wellness/covid-19/seven-day-average-of-new-covid-cases.

Weekly Reporting of Testing Numbers and Cases for Youth

The trends of COVID-19 cases in school-aged children are being monitored.  The weekly report of cases and testing numbers for children aged 0-19, including data by age and positivity rates, has been posted at www.saskatchewan.ca/COVID19-Safe-Schools-Plan.

Public Health Measures 

For more information on the current public health measures or to see the Public Health Order, visit www.saskatchewan.ca/covid19-measures.

General COVID-19 Information

General public inquiries may be directed to COVID19@health.gov.sk.ca.

COVID-19 Update for January 13: 10,400 Vaccines Delivered, 247 New Cases, 249 New Recoveries, Two New Deaths

As of January 13, a total of 10,400 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Saskatchewan however all vaccine reports for January 13 have not yet been received.  A more detailed update on vaccines delivered for January 13 will be released in the January 14 news release.

Daily COVID-19 Statistics

There are 247 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on January 13, 2021, bringing the provincial total to date to 19,017 cases. 

Two Saskatchewan residents who tested positive for COVID-19 have died.  Both deaths are in the 80+ age group, with one reported in the North Central zone and one reported in the Saskatoon zone.

The new cases are located in the Far North West (12), Far North Central (10), Far North East (9), North West (24), North Central (27), North East (27), Saskatoon (82), Central West (1), Central East (8), Regina (23) and South East (11) zones and 13 new cases have pending residence information.

Eighteen cases with pending residence information were assigned to the Far North West (3); Far North East (1); North West (5); North Central (8); and North East (1) zones.

A total of 15,063 individuals have recovered and 3,748 cases are considered active. 

Two hundred and five people are in hospital.  One hundred and sixty-nine people are receiving inpatient care: Far North Central (1), Far North East (1), North West (12), North Central (35), North East (13), Saskatoon (43), Central West (1), Central East (9), Regina (43), South Central (1) and South East (10).  Thirty-six people are in intensive care: North West (2), North Central (6), Saskatoon (17), Central East (1), and Regina (10).

There were 2,620 COVID-19 tests processed in Saskatchewan on January 12, 2021.

To date, 458,665 COVID-19 tests have been processed in Saskatchewan.  As of January 11, 2021 when other provincial and national numbers were available, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 268,426 people tested per million population.  The national rate was 391,433 people tested per million population.

Further statistics on the total number of cases among healthcare workers, breakdowns of total cases by source of infection, age, sex and region, total tests to date and the per capita testing rate can be found on the Government of Saskatchewan website.  Please visit www.saskatchewan.ca/government/health-care-administration-and-provider-resources/treatment-procedures-and-guidelines/emerging-public-health-issues/2019-novel-coronavirus/cases-and-risk-of-covid-19-in-saskatchewan.

The seven-day average of daily new cases is 316 (26.1 new cases per 100,000 population) and is now available on the Government of Saskatchewan website. This chart compares today’s average to data collected over the past several months. Please visit https://dashboard.saskatchewan.ca/health-wellness/covid-19/seven-day-average-of-new-covid-cases.

General COVID-19 Information

General public inquiries may be directed to COVID19@health.gov.sk.ca.

COVID-19 Update for January 12: 9,880 Vaccines Delivered, 248 New Cases, 226 New Recoveries, Five New Deaths

As of January 12, a total of 9,880 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Saskatchewan.

On January 11, 903 of these doses were administered in Regina (219), Saskatoon (81), Prince Albert (210), the Far North West (88), the Far North Central (64), the Far North East (122) and North East (119) zones. 

This brings the totals to 2,069 doses and 1,449 second doses of Pfizer in the Regina pilot program; 2,928 Pfizer doses in Saskatoon; 824 Pfizer doses in Prince Albert; 684 Moderna doses in the Far North West zone; 226 Moderna doses in the Far North Central zone; 1,193 Moderna doses in the Far North East zone; and 507 Moderna doses in the North East zone.  

The next Pfizer shipment of 6,825 doses in expected to arrive in Saskatoon today and vaccination will continue among priority long term care and personal care home residents and staff.   

The next Moderna shipment of 5,400 doses is expected to arrive in Saskatchewan January 14. Five hundred doses will be distributed to the Far North East zone to continue the first doses in the priority sequencing.  The remaining 4,900 doses will be distributed as first doses to priority long term and personal care home staff and residents and health care workers in the South East and Central East zones, including the communities of Wadena, Canora and Weyburn.

Public Health Measures Remain in Effect until January 29

Based on current COVID-19 transmission rates, the public health order issued effective December 17, 2020 will remain in effect until January 29, 2021.  At that time they will be reviewed by the provincial Chief Medical Health Officer.  This includes:

  • Private, indoor gatherings remain limited to immediate household members only.
  • People may meet and greet outdoors with up to 10 people only, provided physical distancing between households can be maintained.
  • The public health orders for licensed establishments; sports, fitness and dance; places of worship; and mandatory masking remain in place. 
  • All non-essential interprovincial travel is discouraged.

For complete information on the current public health measures or to see the Public Health Order, visit http://www.saskatchewan.ca/covid19-measures.

Daily COVID-19 Statistics

There are 248 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on January 12, 2021, bringing the provincial total to date to 18,770 cases. 

Five Saskatchewan residents who tested positive for COVID-19 have died.  Two new deaths in the 80+ age group were reported in the Regina zone; two new deaths in the 70-79 age group were reported in the Far North West (1) and North West (1) zones; and one new death in the 30-39 age group was reported in the South West zone.

The new cases are located in the Far North West (11), Far North Central (2), Far North East (20), North West (30), North Central (26), North East (5), Saskatoon (53), Central West (2), Central East (10), Regina (37), South West (2), South Central (8) and South East (11) zones and 31 new cases have pending residence information.

Twenty-seven cases with pending residence information were assigned to Far North West (6); Far North East (9); North West (2) and North Central (10) zones.

A total of 14,814 individuals have recovered and 3,752 cases are considered active. 

One hundred and ninety-one people are in hospital.  One hundred and sixty-two people are receiving inpatient care: Far North East (1), Far North Central (1), North West (10), North Central (34), North East (12), Saskatoon (42), Central East (9), Regina (42), South Central (1) and South East (10).  Twenty-nine people are in intensive care: North West (1), North Central (4), Saskatoon (14), Central East (1), and Regina (9).

There were 1,995 COVID-19 tests processed in Saskatchewan on January 10, 2021.

To date, 456,045 COVID-19 tests have been processed in Saskatchewan.  As of January 9, 2021 when other provincial and national numbers were available, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 267,709 people tested per million population.  The national rate was 389,637 people tested per million population.

Further statistics on the total number of cases among healthcare workers, breakdowns of total cases by source of infection, age, sex and region, total tests to date and the per capita testing rate can be found on the Government of Saskatchewan website. Please visit www.saskatchewan.ca/government/health-care-administration-and-provider-resources/treatment-procedures-and-guidelines/emerging-public-health-issues/2019-novel-coronavirus/cases-and-risk-of-covid-19-in-saskatchewan.

The seven-day average of daily new cases is 321 (26.5 new cases per 100,000 population) and is now available on the Government of Saskatchewan website. This chart compares today’s average to data collected over the past several months. Please visit https://dashboard.saskatchewan.ca/health-wellness/covid-19/seven-day-average-of-new-covid-cases.

General COVID-19 Information

General public inquiries may be directed to COVID19@health.gov.sk.ca.


COVID-19 Update for January 11: 8,948 Vaccines Delivered, 412 New Cases, 162 New Recoveries, Eight New Deaths

The province is expecting 6,825 doses of the Pfizer vaccine and 5,400 doses of the Moderna vaccine to arrive this week; the confirmed date of arrival and distribution locations will be announced this week.

Given the ultra-low temperature requirements of the Pfizer vaccine, the Ministry of Health has received guidance from the manufacturer in order to support broader but still safe distribution.  This will permit public health to move to Pfizer vaccine into long term and personal care homes and clinic locations within the communities where Pzifer is being distributed.  This will start in Prince Albert immediately.  

As of January 11, a total of 8,948 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Saskatchewan.

Eight hundred and thirty-three of these doses were administered January 10 in Regina (222), Saskatoon (54), Prince Albert (117), the Far North East (234) and North East (206) zones. 

This brings the totals to 2,069 doses and 1,230 second doses of Pfizer in the Regina pilot program; 2,847 Pfizer doses in Saskatoon; 613 Pfizer doses in Prince Albert; 596 Moderna doses in the Far North West zone; 134 Moderna doses in the Far North Central zone; 1,071 Moderna doses in the Far North East zone; and 388 Moderna doses in the North East zone.  Note that some vaccinations taking place yesterday in the province’s north may not have been reported yet.

Daily COVID-19 Statistics

There are 412 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on January 11, 2021, bringing the provincial total to date to 18,522 cases.  On January 10, there were 307 new cases.

Eight Saskatchewan residents who tested positive for COVID-19 have died.  Four new deaths in the 80+ age group were reported in the Far North West (1), North West (1), Central East (1), and South East (1) zones.  Two new deaths in the 60-69 age group were reported in the Regina (1) and South Central (1) zones.  One new death in the 50-59 age group was reported in the North Central zone and one new death in the 30-39 age group was reported in the Regina zone.

The new cases are located in the Far North West (33), Far North Central (9), Far North East (80), North West (102), North Central (95), North East (48), Saskatoon (142), Central West (4), Central East (23), Regina (88), South West (1), South Central (12) and South East (47) zones and 35 new cases have pending residence information.

Twenty-one cases with pending residence information were assigned to the Far North West (4); Far North East (4); North West (1); North Central (8); North East (1); Saskatoon (2) and Regina (1) zones.

A total of 14,588 individuals have recovered and 3,735 cases are considered active. 

One hundred and ninety-seven people are in hospital.  One hundred and sixty-six people are receiving inpatient care: Far North West (1), Far North Central (1), North West (10), North Central (33), North East (11), Saskatoon (46), Central East (9), Regina (44), South Central (1) and South East (10). Thirty-one people are in intensive care: North West (1), North Central (5), Saskatoon (13), Central East (1), and Regina (11).

There were 3,222 COVID-19 tests processed in Saskatchewan on January 9, 2021 and 2,611 on January 10, 2021.

To date, 454,050 COVID-19 tests have been processed in Saskatchewan.  As of January 9, 2021 when other provincial and national numbers were available, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 266,659 people tested per million population.  The national rate was 387,986 people tested per million population.

Daily COVID-19 Statistics

Further statistics on the total number of cases among healthcare workers, breakdowns of total cases by source of infection, age, sex and region, total tests to date and the per capita testing rate can be found on the Government of Saskatchewan website.  Please visit www.saskatchewan.ca/government/health-care-administration-and-provider-resources/treatment-procedures-and-guidelines/emerging-public-health-issues/2019-novel-coronavirus/cases-and-risk-of-covid-19-in-saskatchewan.

The seven-day average of daily new cases is 307 (25.4 new cases per 100,000 population) and is now available on the Government of Saskatchewan website. This chart compares today’s average to data collected over the past several months.  Please note that Saturday’s seven-day average of daily new cases was corrected to be 279 (23.1 new cases per 100,000 population).  Please visit https://dashboard.saskatchewan.ca/health-wellness/covid-19/seven-day-average-of-new-covid-cases.

Public Health Measures 

For more information on the current public health measures or to see the Public Health Order, visit www.saskatchewan.ca/covid19-measures.  

General COVID-19 Information

General public inquiries may be directed to COVID19@health.gov.sk.ca.

COVID-19 Update: 7,929 Vaccines Delivered, 307 New Cases, No New Deaths

As of January 10, a total of 7,929 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Saskatchewan.

One thousand and ninety-eight of these doses were administered January 9 in Regina (220), Saskatoon (112), Prince Albert (110), the Far North East (559) zone and North East (97) zone. (Note: Some vaccinations taking place yesterday in the province’s north may not have been reported yet.)

This brings the totals to 2,069 Pfizer doses and 1,008 second doses in the Regina pilot program; 2,793 Pfizer doses in Saskatoon; 476 Pfizer doses in Prince Albert; 596 Moderna doses in the Far North West zone; 81 Moderna doses in the Far North Central zone; 809 Moderna doses in the Far North East zone; and 97 Moderna doses in the North East zone.

Daily COVID-19 Statistics

Complete COVID-19 statistics for Sunday, January 10, 2021 have been delayed due to an unexpected, one-day staffing issue.  This delay includes the number of recoveries as well as regional breakdowns.  Full details will be included in tomorrow’s case summary news release (January 11, 2021).

There are 307 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on January 10, 2021, bringing the provincial total to 18,110 cases.

One hundred and eighty-seven people are in hospital.  One hundred and fifty-six people are receiving inpatient care.  Thirty-one people are in intensive care.

There are no new deaths to report for January 10.

There were 3,222 COVID-19 tests processed in Saskatchewan on January 9, 2021.

Public Health Measures

For more information on the current public health measures or to see the Public Health Order, visit www.saskatchewan.ca/covid19-measures.

General COVID-19 Information

General public inquiries may be directed to COVID19@health.gov.sk.ca.

McPhee, Beth

On December 9, 2020  Beth McPhee of Davidson passed away at the age of 84 years. 

She will be lovingly remembered by her Husband Neil McPhee, whom she was married to for 50 years. 

Her son Brian (Elaine) McPhee and 2 granddaughters Brianna and Alyssa of Regina.  Her daughter Rhonda (Jamie) Bergquist and 2 grandsons Braydon and Justin of Shaunavon.

A Memorial Service will be held at a later date.  For those wishing to make a donation, donations can be made to Davidson Health Trust Fund payable to the Town of Davidson.  

The family would like to express a heartfelt Thanks to Dr. Lang and the Staff at the Davidson Heartland Regional Health Center and Hanson’s Funeral Home.