Seven residents who tested positive for COVID-19 have died.  One new death in the age group 40-49 was reported in the South East zone.  One new death in the age group 60-69 was reported in the North Central zone.  Five new deaths in the age group 80+ were reported in the Saskatoon (1), Regina (3) and South West (1) zones.

There are 238 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on December 17, 2020, bringing the provincial total to date to 12,832 cases.

The new cases are located in the Far North West (5), Far North Central (1), Far North East (15), North West (26), North Central (32), North East (9), Saskatoon (81), Central East (7), Regina (40), South West (3), South Central (7) and South East (3) zones and nine (9) new cases have pending residence information.

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

Of the cases, 3,978 cases out of the 12,832 cases are considered active.  A total of 8,749 individuals have recovered.

One hundred and twenty-six people are in hospital.  One hundred and four people are receiving inpatient care: three in the Far North West, nine in the North West, 16 in the North Central, 44 in the Saskatoon, one in the Central West, two in the Central East, 23 in the Regina, one in the South Central and five in the South East zones.  Twenty-two people are in intensive care: five in the North Central, nine in the Saskatoon and eight in the Regina zones.

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

Of the 12,832 cases in the province:

• 571 cases are travelers;
• 6,117 are community contacts (including mass gatherings);
• 2,885 have no known exposures; and
• 3,259 are under investigation by local public health. 

Overall in Saskatchewan to date:

• 534 cases are healthcare workers; however, the source of the infections may not be related to healthcare in all instances. 
• 2,731 cases involve people 19 years of age and under, while the remainder are adults. 
• 4,501 cases are in the 20-39 age range; 3,350 are in the 40-59 age range; 1,683 are in the 60-79 age range; and 562 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. 
• 105 deaths related to COVID-19 have been reported to date. 

Of 12,832 confirmed cases: 

• 3,790 cases are from the Saskatoon area
• 2,836 cases are from the north area (1085 north west, 1,339 north central, 412 north east)
• 2,564 cases are from the Regina area
• 1,457 cases are from the south area (545 south west, 503 south central, 409 south east)
• 1,353 cases are from the far north area (798 far north west, 97 far north central, 458 far north east)
• 788 cases are from the central area (320 central west, 468 central east)
• 44 cases have pending residence information

To date, 396,555 COVID-19 tests have been processed in Saskatchewan.  As of December 15, 2020 when other provincial and national numbers were available, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 244,094 people tested per million population.  The national rate was 339,375 people tested per million population.

Yesterday, 2,875 COVID-19 tests were processed in Saskatchewan.

Self-isolation period changing

The isolation period for COVID-19 positive individuals is being reduced from 14 to 10 days effective immediately.  Individuals who are already currently in self-isolation should still continue to wait for a call from public health to confirm they are recovered.

Individuals who are self-isolating as a result of being a close contact must continue to self-isolate for 14 days as it can take several days for symptoms to appear.  Once symptoms appear individuals must self-isolate for 10 days from the onset of symptoms.  Immunocompromised persons should follow the isolation period recommendations of public health and follow up with their physician or oncologist.

New Public Health Measures Take Effect Today

For more information on the public health measures that take effect today (December 17), 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. 

Phase 1 of Vaccine Delivery Plan to Begin Next Week

An early holiday gift will soon be on its way to Saskatchewan as another shipment of the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine is expected to arrive in Saskatoon next week, as early as December 21.

The first step of Phase 1 of the Vaccine Delivery Plan will be begin next week as 1,950 health care workers in Saskatoon ICUs, Emergency Departments, Covid Units, testing and assessment centres will receive their initial dose of the vaccine at Merlis Belcher Place at the University of Saskatchewan.  Recipients will receive their second dose three to four weeks later.

General COVID-19 Information

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

There are 169 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on December 16, 2020, bringing the provincial total to date to 12,594 cases.

The new cases are located in the Far North West (3), Far North Central (2), Far North East (13), North West (35), North Central (28), North East (2), Saskatoon (38), Central West (1), Central East (2), Regina (30), South West (1), South Central (2) and South East (1) zones and 11 new cases have pending residence information.

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

Seven previously reported cases were deemed to be out-of-province residents and removed from the case counts for the North West (1), Central East (1), South West (1), South East (1) and three (3) from the pending residence category.

Of the cases, 4,213 cases out of the 12,594 cases are considered active.  A total of 8,283 individuals have recovered.

One hundred and twenty-four people are in hospital.  Ninety-four people are receiving inpatient care: two in the Far North West, eight in the North West, 10 in the North Central, 40 in Saskatoon, two in the Central East, 28 in Regina, one in the South Central and three in the South East zones.  Thirty people are in intensive care: one in the North West, six in the North Central, ten in Saskatoon, twelve in Regina, and one in the South West.

The seven-day average of daily new cases is 243 (20.1 new cases per 100,000 population).

Of the 12,594 cases in the province:

• 562 cases are travelers;
• 5,878 are community contacts (including mass gatherings);
• 2,827 have no known exposures; and
• 3,327 are under investigation by local public health. 

Overall in Saskatchewan to date:

• 514 cases are healthcare workers; however, the source of the infections may not be related to healthcare in all instances. 
• 2,672 cases involve people 19 years of age and under, while the remainder are adults. 
• 4,416 cases are in the 20-39 age range; 3,292 are in the 40-59 age range; 1,660 are in the 60-79 age range; and 549 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. 
• 98 deaths related to COVID-19 have been reported to date. 

Of 12,594 confirmed cases: 

• 3,709 cases are from the Saskatoon area
• 2,766 cases are from the north area (1059 north west, 1,304 north central, 403 north east)
• 2,524 cases are from the Regina area
• 1,444 cases are from the south area (542 south west, 496 south central, 406 south east)
• 1,330 cases are from the far north area (793 far north west, 95 far north central, 442 far north east)
• 781 cases are from the central area (320 central west, 461 central east)
• 40 cases have pending residence information

To date, 393,680 COVID-19 tests have been processed in Saskatchewan.  As of December 14, 2020 when other provincial and national numbers were available, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 243,150 people tested per million population.  The national rate was 337,648 people tested per million population.

Yesterday, 2,270 COVID-19 tests were processed in Saskatchewan.

Public Health Measures Effective December 17

For more information on the public health measures that take effect December 17, 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.

Seven residents who tested positive for COVID-19 have died.  One new death in the age group 20-29 was reported in the North West.  One new death in the age group 50-59 was reported in the Central West.  Five new deaths in the age group 80+ were reported in Saskatoon (4) and Regina (1).

There are 194 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on December 15, 2020, bringing the provincial total to date to 12,432 cases.

The new cases are located in the Far North West (13), Far North Central (1), Far North East (11), North West (28), North Central (21), North East (2), Saskatoon (53), Central East (5), Regina (37), South West (1), South Central (5) and South East (14) zones and three (3) new cases have pending residence information.

Three previously reported cases with pending residence information were assigned to the Regina zone.

Of the cases, 4,204 cases out of the 12,432 cases are considered active.  A total of 8,130 individuals have recovered.

One hundred and twenty-four people are in hospital.  Ninety-eight people are receiving inpatient care: two in the Far North West, nine in the North West, 10 in the North Central, 45 in Saskatoon, one in the Central East, 27 in Regina, one in the South West and three in the South East zones. Twenty-six people are in intensive care: five in the North Central, nine in Saskatoon, eleven in Regina, and one in the South West.

Of the 12,432 cases in the province:

• 555 cases are travelers;
• 5,725 are community contacts (including mass gatherings);
• 2,762 have no known exposures; and
• 3,390 are under investigation by local public health. 

Overall in Saskatchewan to date:

• 477 cases are healthcare workers; however, the source of the infections may not be related to healthcare in all instances. 
• 2,647 cases involve people 19 years of age and under, while the remainder are adults. 
• 4,349 cases are in the 20-39 age range; 3,247 are in the 40-59 age range; 1,642 are in the 60-79 age range; and 542 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. 
• 98 deaths related to COVID-19 have been reported to date. 

Of 12,432 confirmed cases: 

• 3,671 cases are from the Saskatoon area
• 2,699 cases are from the north area (1023 north west, 1,275 north central, 401 north east)
• 2,493 cases are from the Regina area
• 1,442 cases are from the south area (542 south west, 494 south central, 406 south east)
• 1,312 cases are from the far north area (790 far north west, 93 far north central, 429 far north east)
• 779 cases are from the central area (319 central west, 460 central east)
• 36 cases have pending residence information

To date, 391,410 COVID-19 tests have been processed in Saskatchewan.  As of December 13, 2020 when other provincial and national numbers were available, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 242,006 people tested per million population.  The national rate was 336,127 people tested per million population.

Yesterday, 2,438 COVID-19 tests were processed in Saskatchewan.

Public Health Measures Effective December 17

For more information on the public health measures that take effect December 17, or to see the Public Health Order, visit https://www.saskatchewan.ca/covid19-measures.  

Immunization of 1,950 Health Care Workers Begins:

The first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have arrived in Saskatchewan.  Immunization of 1,950 health care workers is beginning today at Regina General Hospital at 6 p.m., as part of a pilot to test the delivery and storage processes for the Pfizer vaccine.

This is the first step of the government’s phased approach to delivering the COVID-19 vaccination to Saskatchewan people.

“Today is an incredibly exciting day in our fight against COVID-19, as nearly 2,000 people who have been on the front-lines delivering care since the beginning of the pandemic start being immunized with their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine,” Premier Scott Moe said.  “As the first health care workers in Saskatchewan receive the vaccine, I encourage all Saskatchewan residents to get vaccinated, when the vaccine is made available to them.”

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.  The individuals were from the Saskatoon and North West zones and in the 80+ age group.

There are 269 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on December 14, 2020, bringing the provincial total to date to 12,238 cases.

The new cases are located in the Far North West (8), Far North Central (3), Far North East (14), North West (30), North Central (50), North East (17), Saskatoon (51), Central West (2), Central East (16), Regina (59), South West (1), South Central (5) and South East (6) zones and seven (7) new cases have pending residence information.

Two cases previously reported in the Far North East and Saskatoon zones were deemed to be out-of-province residents and removed from the case counts.

Of the cases, 4,380 cases out of the 12,238 cases are considered active.  A total of 7,767 individuals have recovered.

One hundred and twenty-four people are in hospital.  Ninety-seven people are receiving inpatient care: eight in the North West, 11 in the North Central, 41 in Saskatoon, two in the Central East, 30 in Regina, one in the South Central and four in the South East zones.  Twenty-seven people are in intensive care: six in the North Central, nine in Saskatoon, eleven in Regina, and one in the South West.

The seven-day average of daily new cases is 262 (21.7 new cases per 100,000 population).

Of the 12,238 cases in the province:

• 551 cases are travelers;
• 5,523 are community contacts (including mass gatherings);
• 2,755 have no known exposures; and
• 3,409 are under investigation by local public health. 

Overall in Saskatchewan to date:

• 419 cases are healthcare workers; however, the source of the infections may not be related to healthcare in all instances. 
• 2,588 cases involve people 19 years of age and under, while the remainder are adults. 
• 4,282 cases are in the 20-39 age range; 3,200 are in the 40-59 age range; 1,627 are in the 60-79 age range; and 536 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. 
• 91 deaths related to COVID-19 have been reported to date. 

Of 12,238 confirmed cases: 

• 3,618 cases are from the Saskatoon area
• 2,648 cases are from the north area (995 north west, 1,254 north central, 399 north east)
• 2,453 cases are from the Regina area
• 1,422 cases are from the south area (541 south west, 489 south central, 392 south east)
• 1,287 cases are from the far north area (777 far north west, 92 far north central, 418 far north east)
• 774 cases are from the central area (319 central west, 455 central east)
• 36 cases have pending residence information

To date, 388,972 COVID-19 tests have been processed in Saskatchewan.  As of December 12, 2020 when other provincial and national numbers were available, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 240,595 people tested per million population.  The national rate was 334,120 people tested per million population.

Yesterday, 3,024 COVID-19 tests were processed in Saskatchewan.

General COVID-19 Information

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