There were 1,252 COVID-19 vaccine doses administered yesterday in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 44,521.  With this, 100 per cent of the doses received have been administered to date.  This overage is due to efficiencies in drawing extra doses from vials of vaccine received.

The 1,252 doses were administered in the following zones: Far North West (294), Far North Central (11), Far North East (162), North West (75), North East (242), North Central (72), Central West (381), South East (15).  Back-dated corrections submitted for January 22 – February 6 have realized an additional 282 doses of vaccine administered.

Today, the Public Health Agency of Canada announced the approval of regulatory change for the Pfizer vaccine from five doses to six doses per vial.  This week’s shipment of Pfizer to the province will continue to be counted as five doses per vial.  Beginning next week, all Pfizer doses shipped to provinces and territories will be based on six doses per vial.  Due to this change, the Ministry of Health and the Saskatchewan Health Authority are currently examining the potential impact to vaccine distribution plans.

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 80 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on February 9, bringing the provincial total to date to 25,654 cases.

Five Saskatchewan residents who tested positive for COVID-19 have died.  One death was reported in the 60-69 age group from the Far North West zone; two deaths were reported in the 80+ age group from the North Central zone; one death was reported in the 80+ age group from the Saskatoon zone; and one death was reported in the 80+ age group from the South East zone.

The new cases are located in the Far North West (5), Far North East (7), North West (13), North Central (7), North East (1), Saskatoon (34), Central West (2), Central East (5), Regina (4) and South Central (1) zones. One (1) case has pending residence information. 

 A total of 23,282 individuals have recovered and 2,026 cases are considered active.

Two hundred and six (206) people are in hospital.  One hundred and eighty (180) people are receiving inpatient care: Far North West (4), North West (21), North Central (25), North East (2), Saskatoon (65), Central West (1), Central East (10), Regina (48), South Central (1), and South East (3).  Twenty-six (26) people are in intensive care: North West (1), North Central (1), Saskatoon (10), Central East (3), Regina (10) and South West (1).

There were 1,910 COVID-19 tests processed in Saskatchewan on February 8, 2021. 

To date, 530,826 COVID-19 tests have been processed in Saskatchewan.  As of February 7, 2021, when other provincial and national numbers were available, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 448,736 tests performed per million population. The national rate was 587,832 tests performed per million population.

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

The seven-day average of daily new cases is 203 (16.5 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.

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.

There were 509 COVID-19 vaccine doses administered yesterday in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 42,987.  Due to extreme weather and reporting delays, the number of vaccines administered yesterday was lower than targeted.  Second doses in the Far North Central region will continue on February 9th to align with the first dose schedule, and has further contributed to lower administration numbers yesterday.  With this, 96 per cent of the doses received have been administered to date.

The 509 doses were administered in the following zones: Far North West (61) and Far North East (448).  An additional 182 doses were administered in the North West zone on February 6.

This week’s Pfizer allocation of 1,950 doses is scheduled to arrive in Prince Albert on Thursday, February 11.  These are the second doses required to complete the Prince Albert Phase 1 of long-term care and priority population. 

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 171 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on February 8, bringing the provincial total to date to 25,574 cases.

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

The new cases are located in the Far North West (16), Far North Central (8), Far North East (11), North West (10), North Central (10), North East (15), Saskatoon (34), Central West (3), Central East (3), Regina (43), South Central (1), and the South East (14) zones.  Three (3) cases have pending residence information.

A total of 23,029 individuals have recovered and 2,204 cases are considered active.

Two hundred and fourteen (214) people are in hospital.  One hundred and eighty-four (184) people are receiving inpatient care: Far North West (3), North West (19), North Central (25), North East (2), Saskatoon (63), Central West (1), Central East (10), Regina (56), South Central (1), and South East (4).  Thirty (30) people are in intensive care: North West (1), North Central (2), Saskatoon (12), Central East (3), Regina (11) and South West (1).

There were 2,337 COVID-19 tests processed in Saskatchewan on February 7, 2021.

To date, 528,916 COVID-19 tests have been processed in Saskatchewan.  As of February 6, 2021, when other provincial and national numbers were available, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 446,754 tests performed per million population.  The national rate was 585,584 tests performed per million population.

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

The seven-day average of daily new cases is 223 (18.2 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.

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. 

There were 774 COVID-19 vaccine doses administered yesterday in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 42,296.  Due to weather issues, the number of vaccines administered yesterday was lower than targeted; reporting delays may also contribute to an underestimate of doses administered. With this, 95 per cent of the doses received have been administered to date.

The 774 doses were administered in the following zones: Far North East (39), North West (115), North Central (93), and Central West (527).  Back-dated corrections submitted for January 18, January 26 and February 5 have realized an additional 268 doses of vaccine administered in the North West (238) and Far North Central (30) zones.

Pfizer orders have been updated for March 1 and March 8 to be 23,400 doses in total.  These will be administered in Regina, Saskatoon, North Battleford, Prince Albert, Shellbrook, Big River, Lloydminster, Spritwood, Wilke, Broadview, Wawota and Yorkton.  Locations are subject to change should allocation from Pfizer change. 

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 194 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on February 7, bringing the provincial total to date to 25,403 cases.

Three Saskatchewan residents who tested positive for COVID-19 have died.  One death was reported in the 50-59 age group from the Regina zone; one death was reported in the 60-69 age group from the Far North Central zone; and one death was reported in the 70-79 age group from the North West zone. 

The new cases are located in the Far North West (10), Far North East (17), North West (27), North Central (18), North East (4), Saskatoon (45), Central West (4), Central East (7), Regina (49), South Central (4) and South East (8) zones, and one (1) case with pending residence information.

Fifteen cases with pending resident information were assigned to the Far North Central (1), Far North West (1), North Central (10), and North West (3) zones.   

A total of 22,701 individuals have recovered and 2,363 cases are considered active.

Two hundred and eleven (211) people are in hospital.  One hundred and eighty (183) people are receiving inpatient care: Far North West (2), North West (20), North Central (22), North East (2), Saskatoon (69), Central West (1), Central East (10), Regina (53) and South East (4).  Twenty-eight (28) people are in intensive care: North West (2), North Central (2), Saskatoon (10), Central East (3), Regina (10) and South West (1).

There were 2,357 COVID-19 tests processed in Saskatchewan on February 6, 2021.

To date, 526,579 COVID-19 tests have been processed in Saskatchewan.  As of February 5, 2021, when other provincial and national numbers were available, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 444,754 tests performed per million population.  The national rate was 583,230 tests performed per million population.

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

The seven-day average of daily new cases is 220 (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.

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.

Keep Game Day Safe

Today is Super Bowl Sunday and all sports fans are asked to ensure a safe weekend and keep COVID-19 transmission low.

• Because COVID-19 is airborne, shouting increases the risk of transmission.  Clap your hands, stomp your feet, and cheer your team on.
• Stay home and show your team colours, but only members of your household are permitted to gather in an indoor space.  Individuals who live alone may join another household of less than five under the current public health orders.
• If you’re going to brave the cold and take your viewing party outside, remember that outdoor gatherings are limited to 10, physical distancing between households must be maintained and do not share food and drink.
• While you may take in the game on the big screen at a public facility or licensed establishment, you must abide by the public health orders and guidelines to keep these spaces safer for all customers and staff.  Sharing food between non-household members is not recommended.  Requirements for masking, spacing between tables, acceptable sound levels, staying seated and customer limits 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/re-open-saskatchewan-plan/guidelines/restaurants-and-licensed-establishments-guidelines.
• Individuals and venues may be subject to fines for failure to abide by public health orders and guidelines.  Support your teams but also your chosen venues by abiding by the guidelines.  

The province has observed increased cases after holiday weekends and special events.  Stay apart and stay safe and keep Super Bowl a safe event for everyone.

General COVID-19 Information

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

There were 2,412 COVID-19 vaccine doses administered yesterday in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 41,254.  With 11,850 doses having arrived in the province this week and the overages due to efficiencies in drawing extra doses from vials of vaccine received, 101 per cent of the doses received have been administered to date.

The 2,412 doses were administered in the following zones: Far North Central (54), Far North East (11), North West (545), North Central (920), Saskatoon (595), Central East (145) and South East (142).  Back-dated corrections submitted for February 4 have realized an additional 132 doses of vaccine administered in the Central East (83) and South East (49) zones.

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 264 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on February 6, bringing the provincial total to date to 25,209 cases.

Four Saskatchewan residents who tested positive for COVID-19 have died.  Two deaths were reported in the 50-59 age group from the Far North West (1) and North West (1) zones; and two deaths were reported in the 80+ age group from the Regina (1) and South East (1) zones.

The new cases are located in the Far North West (12), Far North Central (4), Far North East (9), North West (31), North Central (13), North East (9), Saskatoon (58), Central West (7), Central East (27), Regina (61), South Central (6) and South East (11) zones, and sixteen (16) cases with pending residence information.

Eight cases with pending resident information were assigned to the Far North West (1), Far North East (1), North West (1), North Central (1), Central East (1), Regina (2) and South East (1) zones.  One case was found to be a duplicate and removed from the Regina (1) zone.

A total of 22,460 individuals have recovered and 2,413 cases are considered active.

Two hundred and seven (207) people are in hospital.  One hundred and eighty (180) people are receiving inpatient care: Far North West (2), North West (21), North Central (22), North East (3), Saskatoon (67), Central West (1), Central East (10), Regina (50) and South East (4).  Twenty-seven (27) people are in intensive care: North West (1), North Central (1), Saskatoon (11), Central East (3), Regina (10) and South West (1).

There were 3,149 COVID-19 tests processed in Saskatchewan on February 5, 2021.

To date, 524,222 COVID-19 tests have been processed in Saskatchewan.  As of February 4, 2021, when other provincial and national numbers were available, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 442,082 tests performed per million population.  The national rate was 580,079 tests performed per million population.

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

The seven-day average of daily new cases is 226 (18.4 new cases per 100,000 population) and is now available on the Government of Saskatchewan website.  This chart compares today’s average to data collected over the past several months.  Please visit https://dashboard.saskatchewan.ca/health-wellness/covid-19/seven-day-average-of-new-covid-cases.

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.

Keep Game Day Safe

Tomorrow is Super Bowl Sunday and all sports fans are asked to ensure a safe weekend and keep COVID-19 transmission low.

• Because COVID-19 is airborne, shouting increases the risk of transmission.  Clap your hands, stomp your feet, and cheer your team on.
• Stay home and show your team colours, but only members of your household are permitted to gather in an indoor space.  Individuals who live alone may join another household of less than five under the current public health orders.
• If you’re going to brave the cold and take your viewing party outside, remember that outdoor gatherings are limited to 10, physical distancing between households must be maintained and do not share food and drink.
• While you may take in the game on the big screen at a public facility or licensed establishment, you must abide by the public health orders and guidelines to keep these spaces safer for all customers and staff.  Sharing food between non-household members is not recommended.  Requirements for masking, spacing between tables, acceptable sound levels, staying seated and customer limits 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/re-open-saskatchewan-plan/guidelines/restaurants-and-licensed-establishments-guidelines.
• Individuals and venues may be subject to fines for failure to abide by public health orders and guidelines.  Support your teams but also your chosen venues by abiding by the guidelines.  

The province has observed increased cases after holiday weekends and special events.  Stay apart and stay safe and keep Super Bowl a safe event for everyone.

General COVID-19 Information

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

There were 2,099 COVID-19 vaccine doses administered yesterday in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 38,710.  With 5,850 doses having arrived in the province this week and the overages due to efficiencies in drawing extra doses from vials of vaccine received, 100 per cent of the doses received have been administered to date.  With this allotment, Phase One vaccinations will continue in Prince Albert, Saskatoon, Yorkton and North Battleford.

The 2,099 doses were administered in the following zones: Far North Central (10), Far North East (44), North Central (428), North West (573), Central East (116), South East (432) and Saskatoon (496).  Back-dated corrections submitted to February 2 have realized an additional 84 doses of vaccine administered in the Central East zone.

Saskatchewan’s Moderna shipment of 6,000 doses has arrived at Roy Romanow Provincial Laboratory. Ground transportation for the doses going to the South East, North East, Central West, and Far North West will begin late Friday afternoon.  Air transportation for the Far North Central and Far North East will begin on Saturday, February 6.

Saskatchewan is scheduled to receive 11,700 Pfizer doses the week of March 1 and 11,700 doses on the week of March 8.

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 269 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on February 5, bringing the provincial total to date to 24,946 cases.

Three Saskatchewan residents who tested positive for COVID-19 have died.  One death was reported in the 60-69 age group from the North East; one death in the 70-79 age group from the Far North West; and one death in the 80+ age group from the North Central zone.

The new cases are located in the Far North West (19), Far North Central (5), Far North East (15), North West (30), North Central (21), North East (22), Saskatoon (66), Central West (6), Central East (10), Regina (41), South West (1), South Central (4) and South East (22) zones, and seven (7) cases with pending residence information.

Nine cases with pending resident information were assigned to the Far North East (6), North West (2) and Saskatoon (1) zones. Three cases were found to be duplicates and removed from the North West (1), Regina (1) and South East (1) zones.

A total of 22,315 individuals have recovered and 2,299 cases are considered active.

Two hundred and twenty-four (224) people are in hospital.  One hundred and ninety-six (196) people are receiving inpatient care: Far North West (5), Far North East (1), North West (26), North Central (26), North East (3), Saskatoon (66), Central West (1), Central East (11), Regina (51), South Central (1) and South East (5).  Twenty-eight (28) people are in intensive care: North West (1), North Central (1), Saskatoon (11), Central East (3), South West (1) and Regina (11). Note that total hospitalizations (in-patient and ICU) include both infectious and non-infectious COVID-19 cases receiving care.

There were 3,317 COVID-19 tests processed in Saskatchewan on February 4, 2021.

To date, 521,073 COVID-19 tests have been processed in Saskatchewan.  As of February 3, 2021, when other provincial and national numbers were available, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 439,268 tests performed per million population.  The national rate was 576,787 tests performed per million population.

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

The seven-day average of daily new cases is 225 (18.4 new cases per 100,000 population) and is now available on the Government of Saskatchewan website.  This chart compares today’s average to data collected over the past several months.  Please visit https://dashboard.saskatchewan.ca/health-wellness/covid-19/seven-day-average-of-new-covid-cases.

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.

The week of February 1, Saskatchewan Health Authority public health inspectors issued seven individual tickets for failure to abide by public health orders.  Each of these tickets was for $2,800.  Note that under the Health Information and Privacy Act, the Ministry of Health cannot disclose the names of individuals who have received fines.

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.

There were 723 COVID-19 vaccine doses administered yesterday in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 36,527.  

The doses were administered in the following zones: Far North Central (17), Far North East (22), North Central (392), North West (83), Central East (11), and Saskatoon (198).  Back-dated corrections submitted to February 2 have realized an additional 41 doses of vaccine administered in the Far North East (22) and Regina (19) zones.

Saskatchewan’s Moderna allocation of 6,000 doses is scheduled to arrive at the RRPL on February 5.  It will be distributed to the Far North and North zones to provide second doses as well as to Central West, specifically Kindersley and Rosetown, for first doses.

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 250 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on February 4, bringing the provincial total to date to 24,680 cases.

Seven Saskatchewan residents who tested positive for COVID-19 have died.  Two deaths were reported in the 50-59 age group from the Far North West (1) and North West (1) zones.  Two deaths were reported in the 60-69 age group from the North West (1) and Saskatoon (1) zones; one death was reported in the 70-79 age group from the South Central zone; and two deaths reported in the 80+ age group from the Saskatoon zone.

The new cases are located in the Far North West (10), Far North Central (6), Far North East (37), North West (24), North Central (22), North East (5), Saskatoon (49), Central West (10), Central East (17), Regina (44), South Central (10) and South East (11) zones, and five (5) cases with pending residence information.

Eleven cases with pending resident information were assigned to the North Central (8), North East (2) and Regina (1) zones.

A total of 22,086 individuals have recovered and 2,265 cases are considered active.

Two hundred and sixteen (216) people are in hospital.  One hundred and eighty-six (186) people are receiving inpatient care: Far North West (4), Far North East (1), North West (21), North Central (26), North East (4), Saskatoon (70), Central West (1), Central East (11), Regina (43), South Central (1) and South East (4).  Thirty (30) people are in intensive care: North West (2), North Central (1), Saskatoon (13), Central East (4), and Regina (10).

There were 2,464 COVID-19 tests processed in Saskatchewan on February 3, 2021.

To date, 517,756 COVID-19 tests have been processed in Saskatchewan.  As of February 2, 2021, when other provincial and national numbers were available, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 437,178 tests performed per million population.  The national rate was 573,569 tests performed per million population.

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

The seven-day average of daily new cases is 234 (19.1 new cases per 100,000 population) and is now available on the Government of Saskatchewan website.  This chart compares today’s average to data collected over the past several months.  Please visit https://dashboard.saskatchewan.ca/health-wellness/covid-19/seven-day-average-of-new-covid-cases.1

COVID-19 Variant Detected

A third case of the UK COVID-19 variant (B.1.1.7) has been detected in a resident in the Saskatoon zone.  The contact investigation has determined that one case has travelled from south east Asia.  

The individual was tested mid-January.  The individual quarantined following the travel and is now no longer infectious.  Public health’s contact investigation indicates that all contacts of this resident have been identified and there is no indication of further transmission.  If required, public health will issue a public service announcement to alert the general public to any risk due to any confirmed case of a variant of concern.

While the Roy Romanow Provincial Laboratory is testing travelers for variants of concern, those tests must be genome-sequenced at the National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg at this time.  This process can take one to two weeks.  The RRPL is planning to increase their capacity to complete genome sequencing in Saskatchewan.  

Non-essential travel is not recommended at this time.  The best protection against all COVID-19 variants remains the same as protection against COVID-19: stay home, physically distance, wash your hands frequently, wear a mask and get tested if you are experiencing even mild symptoms.

The Government of Saskatchewan is considering the impact of variants on COVID-19 planning including any required increase to public health measures and surge capacity planning.

Keep Game Day Safe

This weekend is Superbowl Sunday and all sports fans are asked to ensure a safe weekend and keep COVID-19 transmission low.

• Because COVID-19 is airborne, shouting increases the risk of transmission.  Clap your hands, stomp your feet, and cheer your team on.
• Stay home and show your team colours but only members of your household are permitted to gather in an indoor space. Individuals who live alone may join another household of less than five under the current public health orders.
• If you’re going to brave the cold and take your viewing party outside, remember that outdoor gatherings are limited to 10, physical distancing between households must be maintained and do not share food and drink.  
• While you may take in the game on the big screen at a public facility or licensed establishment, you must abide by the public health orders and guidelines to keep these spaces safer for all customers and staff.  Sharing food between non-household members is not recommended.  Requirements for masking, spacing between tables, acceptable sound levels, staying seated and customer limits 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/re-open-saskatchewan-plan/guidelines/restaurants-and-licensed-establishments-guidelines. 
• Individuals and venues may be subject to fines for failure to abide by public health orders and guidelines.  Support your teams but also your chosen venues by abiding by the guidelines.  

The province has observed increased cases after holiday weekends and special events.  Stay apart and stay safe and keep Superbowl a safe event for everyone.  

Weekly Reporting of Testing Numbers and Cases for Youth

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

Public Health Measures

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.