Vaccines Reported

An additional 2,789 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 86,879.

The 2,789 doses of COVID-19 vaccine reported today were administered in the following regions: Far North Central (22), North West (544), North Central (60), Central East (120), South East (30) Saskatoon (850), and Regina (1,163). 

Today, Health Canada has approved the use of the Johnson and Johnson (Janssen) COVID-19 Vaccine in Canada.  The Johnson and Johnson (Janssen) vaccine is approved for people 18 years and over and requires only one dose.  Recommended storage and transportation is from 2-8 degrees Celsius.  Shipment dates and quantities are not yet available.

A shipment of AstraZeneca vaccine (15,500 doses) is expected late the week of March 8 and will be distributed among Regina, Saskatoon, North Battleford, Prince Albert, Moose Jaw, and Yorkton.  Priority groups targeted for the AstraZeneca shipment are Phase One priority healthcare workers under 65 years and residents aged 60-64.  Those aged 60-64 will be able to book their appointment for the AstraZeneca vaccine the week of March 15, with actual appointments starting the week of March 22.  Details on the phone line to call for bookings will be released by the end of next week. 

The Moderna vaccine shipment for the week of March 8 is now not expected until the week of March 15. 

A data correction from February 18 moved 36 second doses to first doses – totalling 1,014 first doses for that day.  For a listing of first and second doses in Saskatchewan administered by geographic zone, visit https://www.saskatchewan.ca/covid19-vaccine-update.

Daily COVID-19 Statistics

There are 207 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on March 5, bringing the provincial total to 29,432 cases.

Two Saskatchewan residents who tested positive for COVID-19 have died.  One (1) death was reported in the 60-69 age group from the Regina zone, and one (1) death was reported in the 80+ age group from the Saskatoon zone.

The new cases are located in the Far North West (23), Far North Central (2), Far North East (13), North West (20), North Central (13), North East (8), Saskatoon (45), Central East (18), Regina (43), South West (2), South Central (5), and South East (5) zones.  Ten (10) cases are pending residence information.  Four (4) cases with pending residence information were assigned to the North Central zone.  Five (5) cases tested out-of-province were Saskatchewan residents and added to the counts.

There are a total of 27,532 recoveries and 1,507 cases are considered active.

One hundred and thirty-eight (138) people are in hospital.  One hundred and eighteen (118) people are receiving inpatient care: Far North West (3), Far North East (2), North West (11), North Central (9), North East (3), Saskatoon (52), Central West (1), Central East (4), Regina (31), and South East (2).  Twenty people are in intensive care: North Central (2), Saskatoon (9), Central East (1) and Regina (8).

There were 3,289 COVID-19 tests processed in Saskatchewan on March 4, 2021.

To date, 589,109 COVID-19 tests have been processed in Saskatchewan.  As of March 3, 2021, when other provincial and national numbers were available, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 493,699 tests performed per million population.  The national rate was 651,581 tests performed per million population.

The seven-day average of daily new cases is 155 (12.7 new cases per 100,000).  A chart comparing today’s average to data collected over the past several months is available on the Government of Saskatchewan website.  Please visit https://dashboard.saskatchewan.ca/health-wellness/covid-19/seven-day-average-of-new-covid-cases.

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 https://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.

Assess Your Risk and Get Tested

The Government of Saskatchewan continues to recommend against all non-essential travel.  International travellers must abide by federal testing and quarantine measures.  If you choose to travel inter-provincially, get tested as soon as you return to Saskatchewan and plan for a follow up test seven days later.

The presence of new variants across Canada means an elevated risk of bringing more transmissible strains of COVID-19 home with you.  While you cannot test your way out of travel risks, testing is the best tool available to protect your family, friends and all residents of Saskatchewan against COVID-19 if you have travelled.

You do not need to be experiencing symptoms in order to have COVID-19.  Find testing options near you 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.

Enforcing Public Health Measures

Enforcement of public health orders is permitted under The Public Health Act, 1994.  Public health inspectors will be supported in their efforts to ticket violators quickly to ensure that businesses and events are brought into compliance as quickly as possible, in addition to the enforcement efforts that have been undertaken by police agencies throughout the province.

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.

Vaccines Reported

An additional 2,493 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 84,090.

The 2,493 doses of COVID-19 vaccine reported today were administered in the following regions: Far North East (11), North East (10), North West (6), North Central (12), Central East (174), South East (188) Saskatoon (951), and Regina (1141).  

Pfizer vaccine shipments have arrived in Prince Albert (4,680) and North Battleford (2,340) and clinics will begin on March 4. 

For a listing of first and second doses in Saskatchewan administered by geographic zone, visit https://www.saskatchewan.ca/covid19-vaccine-update.

Daily COVID-19 Statistics

There are 169 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on March 4, bringing the provincial total to 29,220 cases.

Two Saskatchewan residents who tested positive for COVID-19 have died.  One (1) death was reported in the 70-79 age group from the North East zone, and one (1) death was reported in the 50-59 age group from the South East zone.

The new cases are located in the Far North West (27), Far North East (15), North West (10), North Central (9), Saskatoon (46), Central West (4), Central East (5), Regina (41), and South West (1), South Central (3), and South East (2) zones.  Six (6) cases are pending residence information.  Three (3) cases with pending residence information were assigned to the North Central (1) and Regina (2) zones.  Eight (8) cases were found to be out-of-province residents and were removed from the counts.

There are a total of 27,407 recoveries and 1,422 cases are considered active.

One hundred and forty-six (146) people are in hospital.  One hundred and twenty-six (126) people are receiving inpatient care: Far North West (3), Far North East (2), North West (11), North Central (14), North East (2), Saskatoon (52), Central West (1), Central East (5), Regina (33), and South East (3).  Twenty people are in intensive care: Saskatoon (10), Central East (1) and Regina (9).

There were 2,991 COVID-19 tests processed in Saskatchewan on March 3, 2021.

To date, 585,820 COVID-19 tests have been processed in Saskatchewan.  As of March 3, 2021, when other provincial and national numbers were available, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 491,504 tests performed per million population.  The national rate was 649,289 tests performed per million population.

The seven-day average of daily new cases is 148 (12.0 new cases per 100,000).  A chart comparing today’s average to data collected over the past several months is available on the Government of Saskatchewan website.  Please visit https://dashboard.saskatchewan.ca/health-wellness/covid-19/seven-day-average-of-new-covid-cases.

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 https://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.

Assess Your Risk and Get Tested

The Government of Saskatchewan continues to recommend against all non-essential travel.  International travellers must abide by federal testing and quarantine measures.  If you choose to travel inter-provincially, get tested as soon as you return to Saskatchewan and plan for a follow up test seven days later.

The presence of new variants across Canada means an elevated risk of bringing more transmissible strains of COVID-19 home with you.  While you cannot test your way out of travel risks, testing is the best tool available to protect your family, friends and all residents of Saskatchewan against COVID-19 if you have travelled.

You do not need to be experiencing symptoms in order to have COVID-19.  Find testing options near you 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.

Enforcing Public Health Measures

Enforcement of public health orders is permitted under The Public Health Act, 1994.  Public health inspectors will be supported in their efforts to ticket violators quickly to ensure that businesses and events are brought into compliance as quickly as possible, in addition to the enforcement efforts that have been undertaken by police agencies throughout the province.

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

Accelerating COVID-19 Vaccination in Saskatchewan

Ages 60-64 Among Those to Receive AstraZeneca, All adults in Saskatchewan to Have Access to First Dose by June

With expected deliveries of AstraZeneca in March, Saskatchewan residents ages 60-64 and phase one priority health care workers will be offered the first 15,500 doses.  Making vaccines available to the 60-64 age sequence group is being done as an exception to phase one criteria to align with the National Advisory Committee’s recommendation that AstraZeneca supply be targeted to those under 65.

“Saskatchewan is leading the nation in vaccine delivery and the promise of a predictable and increasing supply will ensure that every resident who wants a vaccine will be able to receive one that much faster,” Health Minister Paul Merriman said.   “Based on the evidence, we will see protection for our general population increase, protecting those of us at highest risk.”

Administration of the AstraZenca doses will begin March 22, distributed to six major hubs throughout the province.

All doses are expected to be fully administered within one week on a by-appointment basis.  Health care workers will receive notification of their eligibility directly from the Saskatchewan Health Authority.  Members of the public who are eligible will be able to book by phone.

The phone-in booking system is undergoing final testing in preparation of being launched next week.  Please do not call 811 seeking a vaccination appointment; details on the booking process will be announced.

General COVID-19 Information

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

Vaccines Reported

1,358 more COVID-19 vaccine dose administrations have been reported in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 81,597.

The 1,358 doses of COVID-19 vaccines reported today were administered in the following regions: Far North Central (21), Far North East (11), North West (6), North Central (452), Central East (351) Saskatoon (391), and Regina (126) zones.  

As of March 2, 50 per cent of Phase 1 priority healthcare workers received a first dose. This percentage includes healthcare workers from long term care and personal care home facilities.

Pfizer shipments for the week of March 1 have arrived in Regina (3,510) and Saskatoon (3,510).  North Battleford (2,340) and Prince Albert (4,680) shipments are expected by end of day March 3.

For a listing of first and second doses in Saskatchewan administered by geographic zone, visit https://www.saskatchewan.ca/covid19-vaccine-update.

Daily COVID-19 Statistics

There are 121 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on March 3, bringing the provincial total to 29,059 cases.

Two Saskatchewan residents who tested positive for COVID-19 have died.  The deaths were reported in the 80+ age group from the Regina (1) and Saskatoon (1) zones.

The new cases are located in the Far North West (2), Far North East (40), North West (6), North Central (6), North East (3), Saskatoon (17), Central West (2), Central East (7), Regina (35), and South West (1) zones.  Two (2) cases are pending residence information.  One (1) case with pending residence information was assigned to the North West (1) zone.  

There are a total of 27,239 recoveries and 1,431 cases are considered active.

One hundred and fifty-three (153) people are in hospital.  One hundred and thirty-three (133) people are receiving inpatient care: Far North West (3), Far North East (2), North West (11), North Central (14), North East (2), Saskatoon (54), Central West (1), Central East (5), Regina (35), South Central (2) and South East (4).  Twenty people are in intensive care: North Central (1), Saskatoon (10), Central East (1) and Regina (8).

There were 2,588 COVID-19 tests processed in Saskatchewan on March 2, 2021.

To date, 582,829 COVID-19 tests have been processed in Saskatchewan.  As of March 1, 2021, when other provincial and national numbers were available, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 489,658 tests performed per million population.  The national rate was 647,827 tests performed per million population.

The seven-day average of daily new cases is 154 (12.5 new cases per 100,000).  A chart comparing today’s average to data collected over the past several months is available on the Government of Saskatchewan website.  Please visit https://dashboard.saskatchewan.ca/health-wellness/covid-19/seven-day-average-of-new-covid-cases.

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 https://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.

Assess Your Risk and Get Tested

The Government of Saskatchewan continues to recommend against all non-essential travel.  International travellers must abide by federal testing and quarantine measures.  If you choose to travel inter-provincially, get tested as soon as you return to Saskatchewan and plan for a follow up test seven days later.

The presence of new variants across Canada means an elevated risk of bringing more transmissible strains of COVID-19 home with you.  While you cannot test your way out of travel risks, testing is the best tool available to protect your family, friends and all residents of Saskatchewan against COVID-19 if you have travelled.

You do not need to be experiencing symptoms in order to have COVID-19.  Find testing options near you 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.

Enforcing Public Health Measures

Enforcement of public health orders is permitted under The Public Health Act, 1994.  Public health inspectors will be supported in their efforts to ticket violators quickly to ensure that businesses and events are brought into compliance as quickly as possible, in addition to the enforcement efforts that have been undertaken by police agencies throughout the province.

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.

All Long-Term Care Homes have received First Doses

One hundred per cent (100) per cent of long-term care homes across Saskatchewan have now received their first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine with ninety-one (91) per cent of residents choosing to receive the vaccine.  Fifty-three (53) per cent of facilities have received both their first and second dose.  Nine per cent of long-term care home residents were not immunized due to a variety of circumstances, such as the availability of residents at the time of vaccination, refusal to take the vaccine or a change in health status.

Ninety (90) per cent of personal care homes (PCHs) have now received their first doses.  Forty-three (43) per cent have received both their first and second doses.

This achievement comes less than two months after the first long-term care home resident in Saskatchewan received the COVID-19 vaccine.

“Ensuring seniors living in long-term and personal care homes are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 is a priority for the Government of Saskatchewan,” Mental Health and Addictions, Seniors and Rural and Remote Health Minister Everett Hindley said.  “As the supply of vaccine hopefully continues to expand in the coming weeks, we will be able to quickly expand our vaccination efforts for seniors living independently, as well as our other priority groups.  We look forward to the day when all Saskatchewan’s seniors are fully vaccinated against the threat of COVID-19.”

Since the pandemic began a year ago, there have been over 40 outbreaks declared at long-term and personal care homes in Saskatchewan, resulting in over 100 deaths.

Vaccine Delivery

There were 618 COVID-19 vaccine doses administered yesterday in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 80,236.

The 618 doses were administered in the Far North West (27), Far North Central (11), Far North East (11), North West (6), North Central (44), Saskatoon (425), Central East (88) and South East (6) zones.  Data has been updated to include an additional 329 doses administered in the Central East (120) and South East (209) zones on February 26 and 27.

For a listing of first and second doses in Saskatchewan administered by geographic zone, visit https://www.saskatchewan.ca/covid19-vaccine-update.

Daily COVID-19 Statistics

There are 134 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on March 2, bringing the provincial total to 28,938 cases.

Two Saskatchewan residents who tested positive for COVID-19 have died.  The deaths were reported in the 80+ age group from the North Central (1) and Saskatoon (1) zones.

The new cases are located in the Far North West (22), Far North East (12), North West (12), North Central (5), North East (2), Saskatoon (28), Central East (8), Regina (38), South Central (3) and South East (3) zones.  One (1) case is pending residence information.  Four (4) cases with pending residence information were assigned to the Far North West (1), North West (2) and Saskatoon (1) zones.  Three Saskatchewan residents who tested positive out of province have been added to the North West (2) and North Central (1) zones.

There are a total of 27,059 recoveries and 1,492 cases are considered active.

One hundred and fifty-four (154) people are in hospital.  One hundred and thirty-four (134) people are receiving inpatient care: Far North West (4), Far North East (2), North West (11), North Central (12), North East (2), Saskatoon (53), Central West (1), Central East (7), Regina (36), South Central (2) and South East (4).  Twenty people are in intensive care: North West (1), Saskatoon (12) and Regina (7).

There were 2,175 COVID-19 tests processed in Saskatchewan on March 1, 2021.

To date, 580,241 COVID-19 tests have been processed in Saskatchewan.  As of February 28, 2021, when other provincial and national numbers were available, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 488,181 tests performed per million population.  The national rate was 645,844 tests performed per million population.

The seven-day average of daily new cases is 144 (11.8 new cases per 100,000).  A chart comparing today’s average to data collected over the past several months is available on the Government of Saskatchewan website.  Please visit 

https://dashboard.saskatchewan.ca/health-wellness/covid-19/seven-day-average-of-new-covid-cases.

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 https://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.

Assess Your Risk and Get Tested

The Government of Saskatchewan continues to recommend against all non-essential travel.  International travellers must abide by federal testing and quarantine measures.  If you choose to travel inter-provincially, get tested as soon as you return to Saskatchewan and plan for a follow up test seven days later.

The presence of new variants across Canada means an elevated risk of bringing more transmissible strains of COVID-19 home with you.  While you cannot test your way out of travel risks, testing is the best tool available to protect your family, friends and all residents of Saskatchewan against COVID-19 if you have travelled.

You do not need to be experiencing symptoms in order to have COVID-19.  Find testing options near you 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.

Enforcing Public Health Measures

Enforcement of public health orders is permitted under The Public Health Act, 1994.  Public health inspectors will be supported in their efforts to ticket violators quickly to ensure that businesses and events are brought into compliance as quickly as possible, in addition to the enforcement efforts that have been undertaken by police agencies throughout the province.

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.

Vaccine Delivery

There were 356 COVID-19 vaccine doses administered yesterday in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 79,289.

The 356 doses were administered in the North West (124) and North Central (262) zones. Data has been updated to include an additional 677 doses administered in the Far North East (22), North West (212), Central East (120) and South East (323) zones on February 25-27.

For a listing of first and second doses in Saskatchewan administered by geographic zone, visit https://www.saskatchewan.ca/covid19-vaccine-update.

Daily COVID-19 Statistics

There are 154 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on March 1, bringing the provincial total to 28,801 cases.

No additional Saskatchewan residents who tested positive for COVID-19 have died.

The new cases are located in the Far North West (12), Far North Central (3), Far North East (5), North West (14), North Central (10), North East (2), Saskatoon (33), Central West (1), Central East (14), Regina (53) and South East (2) zones. Five cases are pending residence information. Two cases with pending residence information were assigned to the North Central zone.

There are a total of 26,865 recoveries and 1,551 cases are considered active.

One hundred and fifty-one (151) people are in hospital. One hundred and thirty (130) people are receiving inpatient care: Far North West (4), Far North East (2), North West (12), North Central (14), North East (1), Saskatoon (49), Central West (1), Central East (7), Regina (33), South Central (3) and South East (4). Twenty-one people are in intensive care: North West (1), Saskatoon (11) and Regina (9).

There were 1,741 COVID-19 tests processed in Saskatchewan on February 28, 2021.

To date, 578,066 COVID-19 tests have been processed in Saskatchewan.  As of February 27, 2021, when other provincial and national numbers were available, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 486,243 tests performed per million population.  The national rate was 642,693 tests performed per million population.

The seven-day average of daily new cases is 143 (11.6 new cases per 100,000), the lowest seven-day average since early November.  A chart comparing today’s average to data collected over the past several months is available on the Government of Saskatchewan website.  Please visit https://dashboard.saskatchewan.ca/health-wellness/covid-19/seven-day-average-of-new-covid-cases.

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.

Variant of Concern Testing at RRPL

The Roy Romanow Provincial Laboratory (RRPL) has completed the validation process in order to support whole genome sequencing.  This test determines that a positive COVID-19 case is a variant of concern, as well as what type of variant.  Starting immediately, the RRPL has the capacity to test up to 192 samples per week.

In order to monitor for variants of concern, the RRPL will continue to focus whole genome sequencing testing on COVID positive results linked to international travel, declared outbreaks and cases of unexpected severe illness, as well as a random sampling of confirmed cases.

The province will continue to send up to 120 samples per week to the National Microbiology Lab in Winnipeg to ensure a larger sample size.

Assess Your Risk and Get Tested

The Government of Saskatchewan continues to recommend against all non-essential travel.  International travellers must abide by federal testing and quarantine measures.  If you choose to travel inter-provincially, get tested as soon as you return to Saskatchewan and plan for a follow up test seven days later.

The presence of new variants across Canada means an elevated risk of bringing more transmissible strains of COVID-19 home with you.  While you cannot test your way out of travel risks, testing is the best tool available to protect your family, friends and all residents of Saskatchewan against COVID-19 if you have travelled.

You do not need to be experiencing symptoms in order to have COVID-19.  Find testing options near you 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.

Enforcing Public Health Measures

Enforcement of public health orders is permitted under The Public Health Act, 1994.  Public health inspectors will be supported in their efforts to ticket violators quickly to ensure that businesses and events are brought into compliance as quickly as possible, in addition to the enforcement efforts that have been undertaken by police agencies throughout the province.

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.

Vaccine Delivery 

There were 1,662 COVID-19 vaccine doses administered yesterday in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 78,226.

The 1,662 doses were administered in the Far North East (218), Far North Central (22) Regina (24), North Central (214), North West (314), Central West (102), Central East (112) and South East (656) zones.  Data has been updated to include an additional 936 doses administered in the South East zone, 49 in Central West zone and 78 in Central East zone on February 26.

For a listing of first and second doses in Saskatchewan administered by geographic zone, visit https://www.saskatchewan.ca/covid19-vaccine-update.

Daily COVID-19 Statistics

There are 141 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on February 28, bringing the provincial total to 28,647 cases.

No additional Saskatchewan residents who tested positive for COVID-19 have died.

The new cases are located in the Far North West (16), Far North Central (1), Far North East (14), North West (17), North Central (13), North East (3), Saskatoon (38), Central West (2), Central East (8), Regina (19), South Central (8) and South East (1) zones. One case has pending residence information.  Three cases with pending residence information were assigned to the North West (1), North Central (1) and Regina (1) zones.

There are a total of 26,719 recoveries and 1,543 cases are considered active.

One hundred and fifty-four (154) people are in hospital.  One hundred and thirty-five (135) people are receiving inpatient care: Far North West (4), Far North East (2), North West (12), North Central (14), North East (1), Saskatoon (50), Central West (1), Central East (7), Regina (37), South Central (3) and South East (4).  Nineteen people are in intensive care: North West (1), Saskatoon (11) and Regina (7).

There were 2,285 COVID-19 tests processed in Saskatchewan on February 27, 2021.

To date, 576,325 COVID-19 tests have been processed in Saskatchewan.  As of February 26, 2021, when other provincial and national numbers were available, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 483,997 tests performed per million population.  The national rate was 640,134 tests performed per million population.

The seven-day average of daily new cases is 146 (11.9 new cases per 100,000).  A chart comparing today’s average to data collected over the past several months is available on the Government of Saskatchewan website.  Please visit https://dashboard.saskatchewan.ca/health-wellness/covid-19/seven-day-average-of-new-covid-cases.

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.

Assess Your Risk and Get Tested

The Government of Saskatchewan continues to recommend against all non-essential travel.  International travellers must abide by federal testing and quarantine measures.  If you choose to travel inter-provincially, get tested as soon as you return to Saskatchewan and plan for a follow up test seven days later.

The presence of new variants across Canada means an elevated risk of bringing more transmissible strains of COVID-19 home with you.  While you cannot test your way out of travel risks, testing is the best tool available to protect your family, friends and all residents of Saskatchewan against COVID-19 if you have travelled.

You do not need to be experiencing symptoms in order to have COVID-19.  Find testing options near you 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.

Enforcing Public Health Measures

Enforcement of public health orders is permitted under The Public Health Act, 1994.  Public health inspectors will be supported in their efforts to ticket violators quickly to ensure that businesses and events are brought into compliance as quickly as possible, in addition to the enforcement efforts that have been undertaken by police agencies throughout the province.

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.