As of January 3, a total of 3,866 doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine have been provided to health care workers in Regina as part of the initial pilot and in Saskatoon as part of Phase 1.  With the arrival of 4,900 doses of Moderna vaccine, the Far North Central and Far North West regions will start vaccinating priority populations the week of January 4.

There are 238 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on January 3, 2021, bringing the provincial total to date to 16,083 cases.

There are no deaths to report for January 3.

The new cases are located in the Far North West (17), Far North East (39), North West (23), North Central (50), North East (2), Saskatoon (42), Central West (1), Central East (6), Regina (20), South West (1), South Central (13) and South East (14) zones.  Ten new cases have pending residence information.

Two previously reported cases with pending residence information have been assigned to the North West and North Central zones.

A total of 13,084 individuals have recovered and 2,841 cases are considered active.

One hundred and fifty-two people are in hospital.  One hundred and fourteen people are receiving inpatient care: eight in the North West; 29 in the North Central; 35 in Saskatoon; two in the Central East; 36 in Regina; one in the South West; two in the South central; and one in the South East zones.  Thirty-eight people are in intensive care: three in the North West; five in the North Central; 11 in Saskatoon; one in Central East; 15 in Regina; two in the South West; and one in the South Central zones.

There were 2,103 COVID-19 tests processed in Saskatchewan as January 3, 2021.

To date, 434,157 COVID-19 tests have been processed in Saskatchewan.  As of December 29, 2020 when other provincial and national numbers were available, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 256,659 people tested per million population.  The national rate was 366,464 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 181 (15.0 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-case.

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.

As of January 2, 3,722 doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine have been provided to health care workers in Regina as part of the initial pilot and in Saskatoon as part of Phase 1.  With the arrival of 4,900 doses of Moderna vaccine, the Far North Central and Far North West regions will start vaccinating priority populations the week of January 4.

There are 485 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on January 2, 2021, bringing the provincial total to date to 15,845 cases.  On January 1, there were 275 new cases and on January 2, there were 210 new cases.

Three Saskatchewan residents who tested positive for COVID-19 have died.  Two in the 80+ age group were from the Saskatoon and Regina zones and one in the 50-59 age group from North Central.

The new cases are located in the Far North West (13), Far North Central (1), Far North East (90), North West (51), North Central (68), North East (18), Saskatoon (75), Central West (3), Central East (32), Regina (81), South Central (18) and South East (24) zones.  Eleven new cases have pending residence information. 

Ten Saskatchewan residents tested out-of-province have been added to the case counts in the Far North East (1), North Central (1), North West (7), and Regina (1) counts.  Thirty-one previously reported cases with pending residence information have been assigned to the Far North East (3), North West (1), and North Central (27) zones.

A total of 12,975 individuals have recovered and 2,712 cases are considered active. 

One hundred and sixty people are in hospital.  One hundred and twenty-seven people are receiving inpatient care: two in the Far North West, nine in the North West; 30 in the North Central; two in the North East; 36 in the Saskatoon; one in the Central West; six in the Central East; 36 in the Regina; one in the South West; and four in the South East zones.  Thirty-three people are in intensive care: two in the North West; three in the North Central; 11 in the Saskatoon; one in Central East; 14 in Regina; one in South Central and one in the South West zones.

There were 2,735 COVID-19 tests processed in Saskatchewan on December 31, 2020 and 2,588 on January 1, 2021.

To date, 432,054 COVID-19 tests have been processed in Saskatchewan.  As of December 29, 2020 when other provincial and national numbers were available, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 256,659 people tested per million population.  The national rate was 366,464 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 176 (14.5 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.

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.

One Saskatchewan resident who tested positive for COVID-19 has died.  This individual was in the age group 80+ and was reported in the Saskatoon zone.

There are 190 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on December 31, 2020, bringing the provincial total to date to 15,350 cases.

The new cases are located in the Far North West (9), Far North East (22), North West (12), North Central (37), North East (2), Saskatoon (47), Central West (2), Central East (4), Regina (23), South West (3), South Central (8) and South East (10) zones.  Eleven (11) new cases have pending residence information.

Fifteen previously reported cases have been assigned to the North West (2) and North Central (13) zones.

As of December 31, there are 54 active COVID-19 cases among inmates and three active cases among staff at the Regina Correctional Centre.  This number is expected to increase as testing is underway.  Note that all new admissions to provincial correctional facilities are tested and screened for COVID-19 upon admission, and again after 10 days.  Offenders are also tested if they are symptomatic, are identified as requiring testing due to contact tracing, or being moved to a reduced custody setting.

Of the 15,350 cases, 2,699 cases are considered active.  A total of 12,496 individuals have recovered.

One hundred and forty-two people are in hospital.  One hundred and twelve people are receiving inpatient care: two in the Far North West, seven in the North West; 21 in the North Central; two in the North East; 39 in the Saskatoon; one in the Central West; six in the Central East; 32 in the Regina; one in the South West; and one in the South East zones.  Thirty people are in intensive care: three in the North West; five in the North Central; nine in the Saskatoon; one in Central East; 11 in the Regina; and one in the South West zones.

As of December 30, 3,458 doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine have been provided to health care workers in Regina as part of the initial pilot and in Saskatoon as part of Phase 1.

Of the 15,350 cases in the province:

• 632 cases are travelers;
• 7,559 are community contacts (including mass gatherings);
• 3,578 have no known exposures; and
• 3,581 are under investigation by local public health. 

Overall in Saskatchewan to date:

• 723 cases are healthcare workers; however, the source of the infections may not be related to healthcare in all instances.
• 3,229 cases involve people 19 years of age and under, while the remainder are adults. 
• 5,497 cases are in the 20-39 age range; 3,933 are in the 40-59 age range; 2,004 are in the 60-79 age range; and 682 are in the 80-plus range. Confirmation of age is pending for five cases. 
• 50 per cent of the cases are female and 50 per cent are male. 
• 155 deaths related to COVID-19 have been reported to date.

Of 15,350 confirmed cases: 

• 4,311 cases are from the Saskatoon area
• 3,727 cases are from the north area (1,401 north west, 1,820 north central, 506 north east)
• 2,991 cases are from the Regina area
• 1,714 cases are from the far north (909 far north west, 106 far north central, 699 far north east)
• 1,591 cases are from the south (562 south west, 543 south central, 486 south east)
• 933 cases are from the central area (341 central west, 592 central east)
• 83 cases have pending residence information

To date, 426,731 COVID-19 tests have been processed in Saskatchewan.  As of December 29, 2020 when other provincial and national numbers were available, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 256,659 people tested per million population.  The national rate was 366,464 people tested per million population.

Yesterday, 2,198 COVID-19 tests were processed in Saskatchewan.

The seven-day average of daily new cases is 157 (13 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.

Keep New Year’s Eve Safe

While most people are eager to say farewell to 2020, public health officials remind everyone that current public health orders on gathering sizes and events remain in place.  Keep your celebrations to your household.  Connect with friends and family virtually.  Head outdoors to wish your neighbours a happy new year at a safe distance.

Enforcement of public health orders is permitted under The Public Health Act, 1994.  Events and gatherings that are not abiding to the current public health order may be subject to fines.

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

Case Information Posting through New Year’s

The daily provincial case information will not be available tomorrow, January 1. Case information from January 1 will be included in the next, scheduled information posting on January 2.

Expansion to Drive-thru Testing Sites

The Saskatchewan Health Authority is expanding drive-thru testing hours in Regina and Saskatoon.  Effective January 4, the Saskatoon site will be open seven days a week, while the Regina site will have expanded hours, opening each day at 11:30 a.m. starting January 2.  More information can be found at https://www.saskatchewan.ca/government/health-care-administration-and-provider-resources/treatment-procedures-and-guidelines/emerging-public-health-issues/2019-novel-coronavirus/testing-information.

General COVID-19 Information

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

Three Saskatchewan residents who tested positive for COVID-19 have died.  All three deaths were in the Saskatoon zone, with one in the 30-39, one in the 60-69 and one in the 80+ age groups.

There are 147 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on December 30, 2020, bringing the provincial total to date to 15,160 cases.

The new cases are located in the Far North West (4), Far North East (25), North West (9), North Central (10), North East (5), Saskatoon (13), Central East (7), Regina (44), South West (2), South Central (3) and South East (17) zones.  Eight (8) new cases have pending residence information.

Nine cases with pending residence information, previously reported, have been found to be out-of-province residents and were removed from the counts.

Seventeen previously reported cases have been assigned to the North Central (16) and Regina (1) zones.

Of the 15,160 cases, 2,949 cases are considered active.  A total of 12,057 individuals have recovered.

One hundred and fifty-one people are in hospital.  One hundred and nineteen  people are receiving inpatient care: one in the Far North West, one in the Far North Central; eight in the North West; 22 in the North Central; two in the North East; 50 in the Saskatoon; one in the Central West; four in the Central East; 28 in the Regina; one in the South West; and one in the South East zones.  Thirty-two people are in intensive care: two in the North West; five in the North Central; 13 in the Saskatoon; one in Central East; 10 in Regina; and one in the South West zones.

As of December 29, 2,942 doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine have been provided to health care workers in Regina as part of the initial pilot and in Saskatoon as part of Phase 1.

Of the 15,160 cases in the province:

• 626 cases are travelers;
• 7,431 are community contacts (including mass gatherings);
• 3,529 have no known exposures; and
• 3,574 are under investigation by local public health. 

Overall in Saskatchewan to date:

• 710 cases are healthcare workers; however, the source of the infections may not be related to healthcare in all instances.
• 3,193 cases involve people 19 years of age and under, while the remainder are adults. 
• 5,431 cases are in the 20-39 age range; 3,886 are in the 40-59 age range; 1,972 are in the 60-79 age range; and 673 are in the 80-plus range. Confirmation of age is pending for five cases. 
• 50 per cent of the cases are female and 50 per cent are male. 
• 154 deaths related to COVID-19 have been reported to date.

Of 15,160 confirmed cases: 

• 4,264 cases are from the Saskatoon area
• 3,661 cases are from the north area (1,387 north west, 1,770 north central, 504 north east)
• 2,968 cases are from the Regina area
• 1,683 cases are from the far north (900 far north west, 106 far north central, 677 far north east)
• 1,570 cases are from the south (559 south west, 535 south central, 476 south east)
• 927 cases are from the central area (339 central west, 588 central east)
• 87 cases have pending residence information

To date, 424,533 COVID-19 tests have been processed in Saskatchewan.  As of December 28, 2020 when other provincial and national numbers were available, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 256,133 people tested per million population.  The national rate was 364,733 people tested per million population.

Yesterday, 1,475 COVID-19 tests were processed in Saskatchewan.

The seven-day average of daily new cases is 152 (12.5 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.

Expansion to Drive-thru Testing Sites

The Saskatchewan Health Authority is expanding drive-thru testing hours in Regina and Saskatoon.  Effective January 2, the Saskatoon site will be open seven days a week, while the Regina site will have expanded hours, opening each day at 11:30 a.m.  More information can be found at https://www.saskhealthauthority.ca/news/releases/Pages/2020/December/Regina-and-Saskatoon-Drive-thru-Testing-to-expand-in-January.aspx.

Please be aware that the COVID-19 drive-thru testing sites have modified their hours for the holiday season. Please check the Government of Saskatchewan website for dates and times for drive-thru testing between now and January 2:
https://www.saskatchewan.ca/government/health-care-administration-and-provider-resources/treatment-procedures-and-guidelines/emerging-public-health-issues/2019-novel-coronavirus/testing-information.

Case Information Posting through New Year’s

The daily provincial case information, including news release and dashboard, will be posted through December 31, but an update will not be available January 1. Case information from January 1 will be included in the next, scheduled information posting on January 2.

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.

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Today’s data update includes information for December 28 and 29.

There are 208 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on December 29, 2020, bringing the provincial total to date to 15,022 cases.  On December 28, there were 94 new cases.  On December 29, there were 114 new cases.

For December 28 and 29, 10 Saskatchewan residents who tested positive for COVID-19 have died.  One death in the 20-29 age group was reported in the Saskatoon zone.  Two deaths in the 60-69 age group were reported in the North Central and Saskatoon zones.  One death in the 70-79 age group was reported in the Regina zone. Six new deaths in the age group 80+ were reported in the Far North West, North West, North Central, Central East and Regina (2) zones.

The new cases are located in the Far North West (4), Far North East (36), North West (13), North Central (33), North East (8), Saskatoon (39), Central West (4), Central East (7), Regina (39), South West (1) and South East (15) zones.  Nine (9) new cases have pending residence information.

Thirty-one previously reported cases have been assigned to the North West (1), North Central (29) and Central East (1) zones.

Of the 15,022 cases, 3,191 cases are considered active.  A total of 11,680 individuals have recovered.

As of December 28, 2,371 doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine have been provided to health care workers in Regina as part of the initial pilot and in Saskatoon as part of Phase 1.

Of the 15,022 cases in the province:

• 620 cases are travelers;
• 7,251 are community contacts (including mass gatherings);
• 3,458 have no known exposures; and
• 3,693 are under investigation by local public health. 

Overall in Saskatchewan to date:

• 674 cases are healthcare workers; however, the source of the infections may not be related to healthcare in all instances. 
• 3,170 cases involve people 19 years of age and under, while the remainder are adults. 
• 5,373 cases are in the 20-39 age range; 3,851 are in the 40-59 age range; 1,953 are in the 60-79 age range; and 670 are in the 80-plus range. Confirmation of age is pending for five cases. 
• 50 per cent of the cases are female and 50 per cent are male. 
• 151 deaths related to COVID-19 have been reported to date.

Of 15,022 confirmed cases: 

• 4,251 cases are from the Saskatoon area
• 3,621 cases are from the north area (1,378 north west, 1,744 north central, 499 north east)
• 2,923 cases are from the Regina area
• 1,654 cases are from the far north (896 far north west, 106 far north central, 652 far north east)
• 1,548 cases are from the south (557 south west, 532 south central, 459 south east)
• 920 cases are from the central area (339 central west, 581 central east)
• 105 cases have pending residence information

To date, 423,058 COVID-19 tests have been processed in Saskatchewan.  As of December 27, 2020 when other provincial and national numbers were available, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 255,670 people tested per million population.  The national rate was 362,422 people tested per million population.

For December 28 and 29, 2,438 COVID-19 tests were processed in Saskatchewan (December 28: 1,239; December 29: 1,199).

The seven-day average of daily new cases is 154 (12.7 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.

Expansion to Drive-thru Testing Sites

The Saskatchewan Health Authority is expanding drive-thru testing hours in Regina and Saskatoon.  Effective January 2, the Saskatoon site will be open seven days a week, while the Regina site will have expanded hours, opening each day at 11:30 a.m.  More information can be found at https://www.saskhealthauthority.ca/news/releases/Pages/2020/December/Regina-and-Saskatoon-Drive-thru-Testing-to-expand-in-January.aspx.

Please be aware that the COVID-19 drive-thru testing sites have modified their hours for the holiday season. Please check the Government of Saskatchewan website for dates and times for drive-thru testing between now and January 2:
https://www.saskatchewan.ca/government/health-care-administration-and-provider-resources/treatment-procedures-and-guidelines/emerging-public-health-issues/2019-novel-coronavirus/testing-information.

Case Information Posting through New Year’s

The daily provincial case information, including news release and dashboard, will be posted through December 31, but an update will not be available January 1. Case information from January 1 will be included in the next, scheduled information posting on January 2.

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.

Four residents who tested positive for COVID-19 have died.  One new death in the age group 80+ was reported in the North West zone.  One new death in the age group 70-79 was reported in the North West zone.  Two new deaths in the age group 80+ were reported in Regina.

There are 154 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on December 24, 2020, bringing the provincial total to date to 14,255 cases.

The new cases are located in the Far North West (10), Far North East (14), North West (17), North Central (28), North East (3), Saskatoon (30), Central West (2), Central East (10), Regina (25), South Central (3) and South East (3) zones. Nine (9) new cases have pending residence information. 

Of the cases, 3,346 cases out of the 14,255 cases are considered active.  A total of 10,775 individuals have recovered.

As of December 23, 2020, 1,786 doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine have been provided to health care workers in Regina as part of the initial pilot and Saskatoon as part of Phase 1.

 Of the 14,255 cases in the province:

• 608 cases are travelers;
• 6,942 are community contacts (including mass gatherings);
• 3,293 have no known exposures; and
• 3,412 are under investigation by local public health. 

Overall in Saskatchewan to date:

• 620 cases are healthcare workers; however, the source of the infections may not be related to healthcare in all instances. 
• 3,067 cases involve people 19 years of age and under, while the remainder are adults. 
• 5,052 cases are in the 20-39 age range; 3,668 are in the 40-59 age range; 1,849 are in the 60-79 age range; and 614 are in the 80-plus range. Confirmation of age is pending for five cases. 
• 50 per cent of the cases are female and 50 per cent are male. 
• 134 deaths related to COVID-19 have been reported to date.

Of 14,255 confirmed cases: 

• 4,086 cases are from the Saskatoon area
• 3,366 cases are from the north area (1,323 north west, 1,574 north central, 469 north east)
• 2,814 cases are from the Regina area
• 1,515 cases are from the south area (554 south west, 528 south central, 433 south east)
• 1,543 cases are from the far north area (867 far north west, 106 far north central, 570 far north east)
• 884 cases are from the central area (333 central west, 551 central east)
• 47 cases have pending residence information

To date, 415,541 COVID-19 tests have been processed in Saskatchewan.  As of December 22, 2020 when other provincial and national numbers were available, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 252,000 people tested per million population.  The national rate was 354,978 people tested per million population.

Yesterday, 2,394 COVID-19 tests were processed in Saskatchewan.

The seven-day average of daily new cases is 203 (16.7 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.

Reconciliation of Hospitalized Residents

The provincial dashboard reports that 125 people are in hospital.  One hundred and four people are receiving inpatient care: two in the Far North West, four in the North West, 18 in the North Central, three in the North East, 40 in the Saskatoon, two in the Central West, four in the Central East, 25 in the Regina, two in the South West and four in the South East zones.  Twenty-one people are in intensive care: one in the North West, six in the North Central, ten in the Saskatoon, three in the Regina and one in the South West zones.

With Saskatchewan updating definitions of the COVID-19 infectious period to align with national definitions, the COVID-19 data set correction resulted in the number of individuals hospitalized due to COVID-19 being under-reported in the daily, provincial report.  As of December 22, 2020, there were an additional 40 COVID-19 patients in hospital, including nine in ICU, who have been receiving care, resulting in the reported case number of 165.  The Saskatchewan Health Authority is working on a process to ensure these numbers are included in the daily case reports.  The provincial dashboard will have a notation added while this process is finalized.

These are not new hospitalizations.  These are patients no longer infectious for COVID-19, which had shifted them from active to recovered cases, but still experiencing the complications of COVID-19 illness.  Validation processes are in place to report a complete census of patients in hospital, including ICU, due to COVID-19.  The Ministry of Health is currently reviewing how these cases are reported in other Canadian jurisdictions. 

Public Health Measures Effective December 25

For more information on the public health measures that take effect Friday, December 25, or to see the Public Health Order, visit https://www.saskatchewan.ca/covid19-measures.

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. 

Drive-thru Testing Sites’ Holiday Hours

As we move through the holiday season, please be aware that the COVID-19 drive-thru testing sites will have modified hours. Please check the Government of Saskatchewan website for all of the dates and times for drive-thru testing: https://www.saskatchewan.ca/government/health-care-administration-and-provider-resources/treatment-procedures-and-guidelines/emerging-public-health-issues/2019-novel-coronavirus/testing-information.

Case Information Posting through December

The daily provincial case information, including news release and dashboard, will be posted December 24; December 27; and December 29 through December 31.  Updates will not be available on December 25, 26, 28 and January 1. Case information from those dates will be included in the next, scheduled information posting. 

General COVID-19 Information

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