There were 429 administered doses of COVID-19 vaccine reported yesterday in Saskatchewan – this brings the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 34,615.   As of January 27, 106 per cent of the doses received have been administered.  This overage is due to efficiencies in drawing extra doses from vials of vaccine received.

The doses were administered in the following zones: Far North Central (22), North West (58), Saskatoon (230) and South East (119).  Back-dated corrections submitted for January 25 have realized an additional 106 doses of vaccine administered.

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 149 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on January 27, 2021, bringing the provincial total to date to 22,794 cases.

Six Saskatchewan residents who tested positive for COVID-19 have died.  One reported death was in the 50-59 age group from the Saskatoon zone; one reported death was in the 60-69 age group from the North Central zone; and four reported deaths were in the 80+ age group from the Saskatoon zone.

The new cases are located in the Far North West (5), Far North Central (1), Far North East (3), North West (8), North Central (8), North East (8), Saskatoon (48), Central West (2), Central East (7), Regina (38), South Central (2) and South East (15) zones and four new cases have pending residence information.

Ten cases with pending residence information were assigned to the Far North West (5), Far North East (1), North West (3) and North Central (1) zones.

One previously reported case has been deemed to be out-of-province and removed from the counts.

A total of 19,993 individuals have recovered and 2,527 cases are considered active.

Two hundred and twenty (220) people are in hospital. One hundred and eighty-four (184) people are receiving inpatient care: Far North West (5), Far North East (1), North West (15), North Central (30), North East (6), Saskatoon (70), Central West (2), Central East (11), Regina (39), South West (1), South Central (1) and South East (3).  Thirty-six (36) people are in intensive care: North West (2), North Central (2), Saskatoon (18), Central East (1), Regina (12) and South West (1).

There were 2,176 COVID-19 tests processed in Saskatchewan on January 26, 2021.

To date, 497,468 COVID-19 tests have been processed in Saskatchewan.  As of January 25, 2021 when other provincial and national numbers were available, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 282,334 people tested per million population.  The national rate was 455,473 people tested per million population.

The seven-day average of daily new cases is 242 (19.8 new cases per 100,000 population).

Please note that the Ministry of Health is updating data reporting systems.  The COVID-19 dashboard will not be available for January 27, 2021.

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 362 doses of COVID-19 vaccine administered yesterday in Saskatchewan – this brings the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 34,080.  As of January 25, 104 per cent of the doses received have been administered.  This overage is due to efficiencies in drawing extra doses from vials of vaccine received.

The doses were administered in the following zones: Far North West (22), North East (23), North West (66), Central East (10), and Saskatoon (241). Back-dated corrections submitted for the period January 17-24 have realized an additional 365 doses of vaccine administered.  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 232 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on January 26, 2021, bringing the provincial total to date to 22,646 cases.

Fourteen Saskatchewan residents who tested positive for COVID-19 have died. One reported death in the 40-49 age group from the North Central zone; two reported deaths in the 50-59 age group from the Regina and Saskatoon zones; two reported deaths in the 60-69 age group from the Saskatoon zone; three reported deaths in the 70-79 age group from the Regina, Saskatoon and South East zones; six reported deaths in the 80+ age group from the Far North West, North Central, Regina, South East and Saskatoon (2) zones.

The new cases are located in the Far North West (23), Far North Central (3), Far North East (4), North West (45), North Central (31), North East (7), Saskatoon (47), Central West (3), Central East (4), Regina (46), South Central (2) and South East (6) zones and 11 new cases have pending residence information.

Three cases with pending residence information were assigned to the Far North East (1), Far North West (1), and North Central (1) zones.

Two previously reported cases were deemed to be out-of-province and removed from the count for Far North West zone and pending category.

A total of 19,219 individuals have recovered and 2,665 cases are considered active.

Two hundred and eight (208) people are in hospital. One hundred and seventy-five (175) people are receiving inpatient care: Far North West (5), North West (15), North Central (28), North East (2), Saskatoon (73), Central West (2), Central East (8), Regina (36), South West (1), South Central (1) and South East (4).   Thirty-three (33) people are in intensive care: North West (2), North Central (2), Saskatoon (15), Central East (1), Regina (11), South West (1) and South Central (1).

There were 2,160 COVID-19 tests processed in Saskatchewan on January 25, 2021.

To date, 495,292 COVID-19 tests have been processed in Saskatchewan.  As of January 24, 2021 when other provincial and national numbers were available, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 281,571 people tested per million population.  The national rate was 454,554 people tested 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 254 (20.7 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 Extended to February 19

The current public health order will remain in effect until February 19, 2021.  Public health officials will continue to monitor COVID-19 transmission trends throughout this period.  Detail on the current public health measures is available at  www.saskatchewan.ca/covid19-measures.

Public Health Orders Will Be Enforced

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.

Tickets were issued this morning for failure to abide by public health orders to Crackers and the Crazy Cactus in Saskatoon and Stats Cocktails and Dreams in Regina ($14,000 each).

General COVID-19 Information

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

There were 304 doses of COVID-19 vaccine administered yesterday in Saskatchewan  – this brings the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 33,353.  As of January 24, 102 per cent of the doses received have been administered.  This overage is due to efficiencies in drawing extra doses from vials of vaccine received.

The doses were administered in the following zones: Saskatoon (149), Far North Central (11), Far North East (11), and North West (133).  An additional 10 vaccines not previously reported, were administered in the Far North Central zone on January 19.

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 240 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on January 25, 2021, bringing the provincial total to date to 22,416 cases.

One Saskatchewan resident who tested positive for COVID-19 has died.  The individual was from the North Central Zone and in the 80+ age group.

The new cases are located in the Far North West (17), Far North Central (2), Far North East (3), North West (33), North Central (12), North East (36), Saskatoon (49), Central West (5), Central East (30), Regina (42), South Central (2) and South East (6) zones and three (3) new cases have pending residence information. 

Three cases with pending residence information were assigned to the North West (1), North Central (1), and South East (1) zones.

One previously reported case was deemed to be out-of-province and removed from the count for Saskatoon.

A total of 18,890 individuals have recovered and 3,272 cases are considered active.

Two hundred and two (202) people are in hospital. One hundred and seventy (170) people are receiving inpatient care: Far North West (3), North West (13), North Central (27), North East (2), Saskatoon (69), Central West (3), Central East (8), Regina (39), South West (1), South Central (1) and South East (4).  Thirty-two (32) people are in intensive care: North West (2), North Central (2), Saskatoon (14), Central East (1), Regina (11), South West (1) and South Central (1).

There were 2,193 COVID-19 tests processed in Saskatchewan on January 23, 2021.

To date, 493,132 COVID-19 tests have been processed in Saskatchewan.  As of January 22, 2021 when other provincial and national numbers were available, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 280,726 people tested per million population.  The national rate was 453,601 people tested 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 265 (21.6 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.

SHA Drive-thru Testing Wait-Times Now Available Online 

Beginning today, the Saskatchewan Health Authority will post the wait times for all drive-thru COVID-19 testing sites on their website at https://www.saskhealthauthority.ca/news/service-alerts-emergency-events/Pages/COVID-19-Drive-Thru-Wait-Times.aspx.  Wait times will be updated three to four times per day, depending on the hours of operation for each site. Wait times are approximate and can change very quickly.

Testing at the drive-thru sites is available to anyone who requests it, regardless of whether they have symptoms.  A referral from HealthLine 811 or family physician is not required, however, a valid health card and/or identification will be requested.

Public Health Measures

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

General COVID-19 Information

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

There were 642 doses of COVID-19 vaccine administered yesterday in Saskatchewan – this brings the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 33,039.  As of January 23, 101 per cent of the doses received have been administered. This overage is due to efficiencies in drawing extra doses from vials of vaccine received.

The doses were administered in the following zones: Saskatoon (148), North West (261) and South East (233) 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 260 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on January 24, 2021, bringing the provincial total to date to 22,177 cases.

Three Saskatchewan residents who tested positive for COVID-19 have died.  One death reported was in the 60-69 age group from the Far North East zone.  Two deaths were reported in the Regina zone – one in the 60-69 age group and the other in the 80+ age group.

The new cases are located in the Far North West (26), Far North Central (1), Far North East (3), North West (52), North Central (14), North East (9), Saskatoon (72), Central West (6), Central East (11), Regina (42), South West (1), South Central (4) and South East (17) zones.  Two new cases have pending residence information.

Eight cases with pending residence information were assigned to the Far North West (1), North West (4) and North Central (3) zones.

A total of 18,673 individuals have recovered and 3,251 cases are considered active.

One hundred and ninety-six (196) people are in hospital.  One hundred and sixty-four (164) people are receiving inpatient care: Far North West (4), North West (13), North Central (23),  North East (1), Saskatoon (68), Central West (3), Central East (8), Regina (36), South West (1), South Central (1) and South East (6). Thirty-two (32) people are in intensive care: North West (2), North Central (4), Saskatoon (15), Central East (1), Regina (9) and South Central (1).

There were 2,684 COVID-19 tests processed in Saskatchewan on January 23, 2021.

To date, 490,939 COVID-19 tests have been processed in Saskatchewan.  As of January 22, 2021 when other provincial and national numbers were available, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 279,708 people tested per million population.  The national rate was 452,236 people tested 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 272 (22.5 new cases per 100,000 population) and is now available on the Government of Saskatchewan website. This chart compares today’s average to data collected over the past several months.  Please visit https://dashboard.saskatchewan.ca/health-wellness/covid-19/seven-day-average-of-new-covid-cases.

Public Health Measures

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

General COVID-19 Information

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

There were 1,110 doses of COVID-19 vaccine administered yesterday in Saskatchewan – this brings the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 32,385.  As of January 22, 96 per cent of the doses received have been administered.  Saskatchewan now has the highest percentage of administration of doses received of any province in Canada.

The doses were administered in the following zones: Regina (148), Saskatoon (34), Far North Central (9), Far North East (10), North East (56), North West (449), Central East (320) and South East (84) 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 274 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on January 23, 2021, bringing the provincial total to date to 21,917 cases.

Three Saskatchewan residents who tested positive for COVID-19 have died.  One death reported was in the 50-59 age group from the North Central zone.  One death reported was in the 60-69 age group from the Far North East zone.  One death reported was in the 80+ age group from the Far North West zone.

The new cases are located in the Far North West (50), Far North Central (10), Far North East (16), North West (41), North Central (19), North East (16), Saskatoon (51), Central West (3), Central East (5), Regina (41), South West (1) and South East (11) zones and 10 new cases have pending residence information.

Ten cases with pending residence information were assigned to the Far North East (3), North West (5) and North Central (2) zones.

One previously reported case in the Saskatoon zone has been found to be an out-of-province resident and removed from the counts.

A total of 18,506 individuals have recovered and 3,161 cases are considered active.

One hundred and ninety-seven people are in hospital.  One hundred and sixty-two people are receiving inpatient care: Far North West (4), North West (13), North Central (22), Saskatoon (70), Central West (2), Central East (8), Regina (36), South West (2), South Central (1) and South East (4). Thirty-five people are in intensive care: North West (2), North Central (4), Saskatoon (18), Central East (1), Regina (9) and South Central (1).

There were 3,252 COVID-19 tests processed in Saskatchewan on January 22, 2021.

To date, 488,255 COVID-19 tests have been processed in Saskatchewan.  As of January 21, 2021 when other provincial and national numbers were available, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 278,554 people tested per million population.  The national rate was 452,162 people tested 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 276 (22.8 new cases per 100,000 population) and is now available on the Government of Saskatchewan website. This chart compares today’s average to data collected over the past several months.  Please visit https://dashboard.saskatchewan.ca/health-wellness/covid-19/seven-day-average-of-new-covid-cases.

Public Health Measures

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

General COVID-19 Information

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

There were 2,548 doses of COVID-19 vaccine administered yesterday in Saskatchewan – this brings the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 29,781.

Saskatchewan now has one of the highest rates of vaccinations administered in Canada, but the pace of vaccinations will slow in the coming days with the supply of vaccines running short and no new vaccine deliveries from the federal government scheduled next week.   As of January 21, 91 per cent of the doses received have been administered in Saskatchewan.

The doses were administered in the following zones: Regina (800), Saskatoon (400), North Central (185), North West (418), Far North East (30), Far North Central (10), Central East (175) and South East (530).  No data reported January 20, 2021 for the Far North West and North East zones.

Administration of the first dose has been completed for long term care homes in more than 40 communities across the province.  This includes Saskatoon, Prince Albert and a range of communities across rural and northern Saskatchewan, with Regina being completed today.

The province received 2,925 doses of Pfizer vaccine late on Tuesday, which are currently being distributed for administration to priority populations in the Battleford area, Lloydminster, Regina and Fort Qu’Appelle.

The National Advisory Council on Immunization (NACI) now recommends an extended interval between first and second doses up to 42 days where operationally necessary.  This is supported by the World Health Organization and Canada’s Chief Medical Officers of Health. Previously, second doses were to occur between 21 and 28 days, depending on the vaccine brand.  Saskatchewan will be implementing these recommendations of up to 42 days where operationally necessary in order to deliver more first doses to eligible people.

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 227 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on January 21, 2021, bringing the provincial total to date to 21,338 cases.

Thirteen Saskatchewan residents who tested positive for COVID-19 have died.  One reported death in the 60-69 age group from Saskatoon; three reported deaths in the 70-79 age group in the Far North Central, North Central, and Saskatoon zones; and nine reported deaths in the 80+ age group in the Far North East (1), North Central (1), South East (1) and Saskatoon (6) zones.

The new cases are located in the Far North West (14), Far North Central (6), Far North East (7), North West (18), North Central (21), North East (11), Saskatoon (62), Central West (4), Central East (12), Regina (50), South West (2), South Central (4) and South East (12) zones and four (4) new cases have pending residence information.

Two cases with pending residence information were assigned to the North West (1) and Regina (1) zones.  Note that one previously reported case was deemed to be invalid and removed from the Central East zone count.

A total of 18,000 individuals have recovered and 3,099 cases are considered active.

One hundred and ninety-seven people are in hospital.  One hundred and sixty-six people are receiving inpatient care: Far North West (6), Far North East (1), North West (13), North Central (18), North East (6), Saskatoon (59), Central West (1), Central East (12), Regina (40), South West (1), South Central (1) and South East (8). Thirty-one people are in intensive care: North West (3), North Central (4), Saskatoon (14), Regina (9) and South Central (1).

There were 2,764 COVID-19 tests processed in Saskatchewan on January 20, 2021.

To date, 481,856 COVID-19 tests have been processed in Saskatchewan.  As of January 19, 2021 when other provincial and national numbers were available, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 276,440 people tested per million population.  The national rate was 446,372 people tested 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 286 (23.6 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.

COVID-19 Recoveries to be Updated

The Ministry of Health and Saskatchewan Health Authority continue to ensure that public reporting of COVID-19 cases reflects current, active case counts including those who require hospital care.

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

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.