Five residents who tested positive for COVID-19 have died.  Two deaths in the 70-79 age group were in the Regina (2) zone.  Three deaths in the 80+ age group were in the North West (1), Central East (1) and Regina (1) zones.

There are 159 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on December 23, 2020, bringing the provincial total to date to 14,101 cases.

The new cases are located in the Far North West (14), Far North East (8), North West (24), North Central (24), North East (8), Saskatoon (21), Central East (1), Regina (50), South West (3) and South East (2) zones.  Four new cases have pending residence information.

Of the cases, 3,850 cases out of the 14,101 cases are considered active.  A total of 10,121 individuals have recovered.

One hundred and twenty-five 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, 43 in the Saskatoon, one in the Central West, four in the Central East, 23 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, nine in the Saskatoon, four in the Regina and one in the South West zones.

As of December 22, 1,597 doses of 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 14,101 cases in the province:

• 603 cases are travelers;
• 6,862 are community contacts (including mass gatherings);
• 3,237 have no known exposures; and
• 3,399 are under investigation by local public health. 

Overall in Saskatchewan to date:

• 610 cases are healthcare workers; however, the source of the infections may not be related to healthcare in all instances. 
• 3,043 cases involve people 19 years of age and under, while the remainder are adults. 
• 4,994 cases are in the 20-39 age range; 3,627 are in the 40-59 age range; 1,825 are in the 60-79 age range; and 607 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. 
• 130 deaths related to COVID-19 have been reported to date.

Of 14,101 confirmed cases: 

• 4,056 cases are from the Saskatoon area
• 3,318 cases are from the north area (1,306 north west, 1,546 north central, 466 north east)
• 2,789 cases are from the Regina area
• 1,509 cases are from the south area (554 south west, 525 south central, 430 south east)
• 1,519 cases are from the far north area (857 far north west, 106 far north central, 556 far north east)
• 872 cases are from the central area (331 central west, 541 central east)
• 38 cases have pending residence information

To date, 413,147 COVID-19 tests have been processed in Saskatchewan.  As of December 21, 2020 when other provincial and national numbers were available, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 251,161 people tested per million population.  The national rate was 352,605 people tested per million population.

Yesterday, 2,531 COVID-19 tests were processed in Saskatchewan.

The seven-day average of daily new cases is 215 (17.7 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.

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.

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. 

COVID-19 Update Moderna Vaccine Arriving in Saskatchewan the Week of December 28

With Health Canada’s approval of the Moderna vaccine for COVID-19, Saskatchewan is anticipating 4,900 doses to arrive in the province the week of December 28.

“The approval of the Moderna vaccine means more high-risk Saskatchewan residents will be able to be immunized against COVID-19,” Health Minister Paul Merriman said.  “This vaccine allows us to continue with our Phase 1 plans to target residents where they are living and working, whether in long term care and personal care homes, in northern and remote communities and in health care staff outside our major centres.”

The Moderna vaccine is approved for people 18 years and over.  It requires two doses, 28 days apart.  This vaccine requires refrigeration but at not the ultra-cold temperature required for the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.  This will allow public health to distribute this vaccine to more locations throughout the province, as the vaccine becomes available.

Phase 1 of Saskatchewan’s Vaccine Delivery Plan focuses on immunizing priority populations who are at a higher risk of exposure to the virus as well as those more at risk of serious illness.  Moderna vaccinations will target long term care and personal care home residents and staff; front-line health care workers most at risk for COVID-19 exposure; residents 80 years and older; and all residents 50 years and older living in northern and remote communities, as supply allows.

General COVID-19 Information

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

Three residents who tested positive for COVID-19 have died.  All three deaths were in the 80+ age group.  One in the North West zone and two in the Regina zone.

There are 181 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on December 22, 2020, bringing the provincial total to date to 13,942 cases.

The new cases are located in the Far North West (8), Far North Central (2), Far North East (14), North West (35), North Central (36), North East (3), Saskatoon (35), Central West (1), Central East (3), Regina (43) and South West (1) zones.

Eight previously reported cases have been assigned to the Far North West (1), Far North Central (1), Far North East (2), North West (1), Saskatoon (1) and Regina (2) zones.

Seven Saskatchewan residents tested out-of-province have been added to the case counts in the North West (2), North Central (2), Saskatoon (2) and Central East (1) zones.

Seven previously reported cases assigned to the North West zone (3), Far North West zone (1) and with pending residence information (3) have been found to be out-of-province residents and have been removed from the case counts.

Of the cases, 3,945 cases out of the 13,942 cases are considered active.  A total of 9,872 individuals have recovered.

One hundred and twenty-four people are in hospital.  One hundred and three people are receiving inpatient care: two in the Far North West, five in the North West, 17 in the North Central, two in the North East, 43 in the Saskatoon, one in the Central West, five in the Central East, 22 in the Regina and six in the South East zones.  Twenty-one people are in intensive care: one in the North West, seven in the North Central, eight in the Saskatoon, three in the Regina and two in the South West zones.

The total vaccinations completed to December 21 is 1,519.  These are part of the Regina pilot vaccination phase.

Of the 13,942 cases in the province:

• 595 cases are travelers;
• 6,695 are community contacts (including mass gatherings);
• 3,153 have no known exposures; and
• 3,499 are under investigation by local public health. 

Overall in Saskatchewan to date:

• 589 cases are healthcare workers; however, the source of the infections may not be related to healthcare in all instances. 
• 3,006 cases involve people 19 years of age and under, while the remainder are adults. 
• 4,939 cases are in the 20-39 age range; 3,591 are in the 40-59 age range; 1,806 are in the 60-79 age range; and 595 are in the 80-plus range. Confirmation of age is pending for five cases. 
• 50.5 per cent of the cases are female and 49.5 per cent are male. 
• 125 deaths related to COVID-19 have been reported to date. 

Of 13,942 confirmed cases: 

• 4,035 cases are from the Saskatoon area
• 3,262 cases are from the north area (1,282 north west, 1,522 north central, 458 north east)
• 2,739 cases are from the Regina area
• 1,504 cases are from the south area (551 south west, 525 south central, 428 south east)
• 1,497 cases are from the far north area (843 far north west, 106 far north central, 548 far north east)
• 871 cases are from the central area (331 central west, 540 central east)
• 34 cases have pending residence information

To date, 410,616 COVID-19 tests have been processed in Saskatchewan.  As of December 20, 2020 when other provincial and national numbers were available, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 250,250 people tested per million population.  The national rate was 350,871 people tested per million population.

Yesterday, 2,172 COVID-19 tests were processed in Saskatchewan.

The seven-day average of daily new cases is 217 (17.9 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.

Case Information Posting through December

The daily provincial case information, including news release and dashboard, will be posted December 21 through December 24; December 27; 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.

Four residents who tested positive for COVID-19 have died.  All four deaths were reported in the Regina zone.  One in the 50-59 age group, one in the 60-69 age group, one in the 70-79 age group and one in the 80+ age group.

There are 206 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on December 21, 2020, bringing the provincial total to date to 13,761 cases.

The new cases are located in the Far North West (10), Far North East (13), North West (37), North Central (38), North East (12), Saskatoon (46), Central East (10), Regina (26), South West (1), South Central (6) and South East (4) zones and 3 new cases have pending residence information.

Of the cases, 3,990 cases out of the 13,761 cases are considered active.  A total of 9,649 individuals have recovered.

One hundred and thirty-one people are in hospital.  One hundred and eleven people are receiving inpatient care: two in the Far North West, one in the Far North Central, seven in the North West, 18 in the North Central, two in the North East, 43 in the Saskatoon, one in the Central West, five in the Central East, 25 in the Regina and seven in the South East zones.  Twenty people are in intensive care: one in the North West, seven in the North Central, eight in the Saskatoon, two in the Regina and two in the South West zones.

The total of vaccinations completed to December 20 is 1,285.  These are part of the Regina pilot vaccination phase.

Of the 13,761 cases in the province:

• 587 cases are travelers;
• 6,572 are community contacts (including mass gatherings);
• 3,089 have no known exposures; and
• 3,513 are under investigation by local public health. 

Overall in Saskatchewan to date:

• 574 cases are healthcare workers; however, the source of the infections may not be related to healthcare in all instances. 
• 2,975 cases involve people 19 years of age and under, while the remainder are adults. 
• 4,864 cases are in the 20-39 age range; 3,538 are in the 40-59 age range; 1,785 are in the 60-79 age range; and 594 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. 
• 122 deaths related to COVID-19 have been reported to date. 

Of 13,671 confirmed cases: 

• 3,997 cases are from the Saskatoon area
• 3,186 cases are from the north area (1,247 north west, 1,484 north central, 455 north east)
• 2,694 cases are from the Regina area
• 1,503 cases are from the south area (550 south west, 525 south central, 428 south east)
• 1,470 cases are from the far north area (835 far north west, 103 far north central, 532 far north east)
• 866 cases are from the central area (330 central west, 536 central east)
• 45 cases have pending residence information

To date, 408,444 COVID-19 tests have been processed in Saskatchewan.  As of December 19, 2020 when other provincial and national numbers were available, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 249,201 people tested per million population.  The national rate was 348,919 people tested per million population.

Yesterday, 2,361 COVID-19 tests were processed in Saskatchewan.

The seven-day average of daily new cases is 219 (18 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.

Case Information Posting through December

The daily provincial case information, including news release and dashboard, will be posted December 21 through December 24; December 27; 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.

Three residents who tested positive for COVID-19 have died.  All three deaths were reported in the Regina zone.  Two were in the 80 plus age group and one was in the age group 70-79.

There are 226 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on December 20, 2020, bringing the provincial total to date to 13,555 cases.

The new cases are located in the Far North West (6), Far North East (15), North West (30), North Central (38), North East (5), Saskatoon (55), Central East (30), Regina (32), South Central (5) and South East (6) zones and 4 new cases have pending residence information.

Four previously reported cases with pending residence information have been assigned to the Far North Central (1), North Central (2) and Regina (1) zones.

Of the cases, 3880 cases out of the 13,555 cases are considered active.  A total of 9,557 individuals have recovered.

One hundred and twenty-three people are in hospital.  One hundred and four people are receiving inpatient care: two in the Far North West, one in the Far North Central, six in the North West, 18 in the North Central, two in the North East, 39 in the Saskatoon, one in the Central West, five in the Central East, 23 in the Regina and seven in the South East zones.  Nineteen people are in intensive care: one in the North West, six in the North Central, 9 in the Saskatoon, two in the Regina and one in the South West zones.

Of the 13,555 cases in the province:

• 585 cases are travelers;
• 6,476 are community contacts (including mass gatherings);
• 3,030 have no known exposures; and
• 3,464 are under investigation by local public health.

Overall in Saskatchewan to date:

• 570 cases are healthcare workers; however, the source of the infections may not be related to healthcare in all instances.
• 2,907 cases involve people 19 years of age and under, while the remainder are adults.
• 4,793 cases are in the 20-39 age range; 3,494 are in the 40-59 age range; 1,767 are in the 60-79 age range; and 589 are in the 80-plus range. Confirmation of age is pending for five cases.
• 51 per cent of the cases are female and 49 per cent are male.
• 118 deaths related to COVID-19 have been reported to date.

Of 13,555 confirmed cases: 

• 3,951 cases are from the Saskatoon area
• 3,099 cases are from the north area (1,210 north west, 1,446 north central, 443 north east)
• 2,668 cases are from the Regina area
• 1,492 cases are from the south area (549 south west, 519 south central, 424 south east)
• 1,447 cases are from the far north area (825 far north west, 103 far north central, 519 far north east)
• 856 cases are from the central area (330 central west, 526 central east)
• 42 cases have pending residence information

To date, 406,083 COVID-19 tests have been processed in Saskatchewan.  As of December 18, 2020 when other provincial and national numbers were available, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 247,937 people tested per million population.  The national rate was 346,743 people tested per million population.

Yesterday, 3,029 COVID-19 tests were processed in Saskatchewan.

As a reminder, a number of public health measures took effect yesterday (December 19).  Visit https://www.saskatchewan.ca/covid19-measures.

The seven-day average of daily new cases is 228 (18.8 new cases per 100,000 population) and is now available on the Government of Saskatchewan website at https://dashboard.saskatchewan.ca/health-wellness/covid-19/seven-day-average-of-new-covid-cases.  This chart compares today’s average to data collected over the past several months.

General COVID-19 Information

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

Eight residents who tested positive for COVID-19 have died.  One new death in the age group 50-59 was reported in the North Central zone.  One new death in the age group 60-69 was reported in the North Central zone.  Three new deaths in the age group 70-79 were reported in the Saskatoon (1) and Regina (2) zones.  Three new deaths in the age group 80+ were reported in the Saskatoon (1), Regina (1) and South Central (1) zones.

There are 252 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on December 19, 2020, bringing the provincial total to date to 13,329 cases.

The new cases are located in the Far North West (9), Far North Central (3), Far North East (17), North West (41), North Central (42), North East (12), Saskatoon (57), Central West (5), Central East (24), Regina (29), South West (2), South Central (4) and South East (4) zones and 3 new cases have pending residence information.

Eight previously reported cases with pending residence information have been assigned to the Far North East (1), North West (1), North Central (3) and Saskatoon (3) zones.

Of the cases, 3,762 cases out of the 13,329 cases are considered active.  A total of 9,452 individuals have recovered.

One hundred and twenty-seven people are in hospital.  One hundred and seven people are receiving inpatient care: two in the Far North West, one in the Far North Central, seven in the North West, 20 in the North Central, three in the North East, 41 in the Saskatoon, one in the Central West, three in the Central East, 23 in the Regina and six in the South East zones.  Twenty people are in intensive care: one in the North West, four in the North Central, 10 in the Saskatoon, four in the Regina and one in the South West zones.

The seven-day average of daily new cases is 227 (18.7 new cases per 100,000 population).  This average is now available on the Government of Saskatchewan website.  This chart compares today’s average to data collected over the past several months and can be found here at https://dashboard.saskatchewan.ca/health-wellness/covid-19/seven-day-average-of-new-covid-cases.

Of the 13,329 cases in the province:

• 580 cases are travelers;
• 6,403 are community contacts (including mass gatherings);
• 2,985 have no known exposures; and
• 3,361 are under investigation by local public health. 

Overall in Saskatchewan to date:

• 567 cases are healthcare workers; however, the source of the infections may not be related to healthcare in all instances. 
• 2,859 cases involve people 19 years of age and under, while the remainder are adults. 
• 4,688 cases are in the 20-39 age range; 3,452 are in the 40-59 age range; 1,747 are in the 60-79 age range; and 578 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. 
• 115 deaths related to COVID-19 have been reported to date. 

Of 13,329 confirmed cases: 

• 3,896 cases are from the Saskatoon area
• 3,024 cases are from the north area (1,180 north west, 1,406 north central, 438 north east)
• 2,635 cases are from the Regina area
• 1,481 cases are from the south area (549 south west, 514 south central, 418 south east)
• 1,425 cases are from the far north area (819 far north west, 102 far north central, 504 far north east)
• 826 cases are from the central area (330 central west, 496 central east)
• 42 cases have pending residence information

To date, 403,054 COVID-19 tests have been processed in Saskatchewan.  As of December 17, 2020 when other provincial and national numbers were available, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 246,602 people tested per million population.  The national rate was 344,482 people tested per million population.

Yesterday, 3,328 COVID-19 tests were processed in Saskatchewan.

New Public Health Measures Take Effect Today

For more information on the public health measures that take effect today (December 19), or to see the Public Health Order, visit https://www.saskatchewan.ca/covid19-measures.

Seven-day Average of Daily New Cases

The seven-day average of daily new cases is now available on the Government of Saskatchewan website. This chart compares today’s average to data collected over the past several months and can be found here: 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.

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

There are 245 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on December 18, 2020, bringing the provincial total to date to 13,077 cases.

The new cases are located in the Far North West (12), Far North Central (1), Far North East (28), North West (53), North Central (16), North East (14), Saskatoon (46), Central West (5), Central East (4), Regina (42), South West (2), South Central (7) and South East (5) zones and 10 new cases have pending residence information.

Seven previously reported cases with pending residence information have been assigned to the Far North Central (1) and North Central (6).

Of the cases, 3,736 cases out of the 13,077 cases are considered active.  A total of 9,234 individuals have recovered.

One hundred and twenty-one people are in hospital.  One hundred and four people are receiving inpatient care: three in the Far North West, eight in the North West, 20 in the North Central, 41 in the Saskatoon, one in the Central West, two in the Central East, 24 in the Regina and five in the South East zones.  Seventeen people are in intensive care: five in the North Central, nine in the Saskatoon and three in the Regina zones.

The seven-day average of daily new cases is 230 (19 new cases per 100,000 population).

Of the 13,077 cases in the province:

• 575 cases are travelers;
• 6,292 are community contacts (including mass gatherings);
• 2,937 have no known exposures; and
• 3,273 are under investigation by local public health. 

Overall in Saskatchewan to date:

• 551 cases are healthcare workers; however, the source of the infections may not be related to healthcare in all instances. 
• 2,801 cases involve people 19 years of age and under, while the remainder are adults. 
• 4,580 cases are in the 20-39 age range; 3,403 are in the 40-59 age range; 1,716 are in the 60-79 age range; and 572 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. 
• 107 deaths related to COVID-19 have been reported to date. 

Of 13,077 confirmed cases: 

• 3,836 cases are from the Saskatoon area
• 2,925 cases are from the north area (1,138 north west, 1,361 north central, 426 north east)
• 2,606 cases are from the Regina area
• 1,471 cases are from the south area (547 south west, 510 south central, 414 south east)
• 1,395 cases are from the far north area (810 far north west, 99 far north central, 486 far north east)
• 797 cases are from the central area (325 central west, 472 central east)
• 47 cases have pending residence information

To date, 399,726 COVID-19 tests have been processed in Saskatchewan.  As of December 16, 2020 when other provincial and national numbers were available, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 245,198 people tested per million population.  The national rate was 342,119 people tested per million population.

Yesterday, 3,171 COVID-19 tests were processed in Saskatchewan.

Public Health Measures Effective December 19

For more information on the public health measures that take effect Saturday, December 19, or to see the Public Health Order, visit https://www.saskatchewan.ca/covid19-measures.

General COVID-19 Information

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