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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Of the 13,942 cases in the province:

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

Overall in Saskatchewan to date:

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

Of 13,942 confirmed cases: 

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

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

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

The seven-day average of daily new cases is 217 (17.9 new cases per 100,000 population) and is now available on the Government of Saskatchewan website.  This chart compares today’s average to data collected over the past several months.  Please visit https://dashboard.saskatchewan.ca/health-wellness/covid-19/seven-day-average-of-new-covid-cases.

Case Information Posting through December

The daily provincial case information, including news release and dashboard, will be posted December 21 through December 24; December 27; December 29 through December 31.  Updates will not be available on December 25, 26, 28 and January 1. Case information from those dates will be included in the next, scheduled information posting. 

General COVID-19 Information

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Of the 13,761 cases in the province:

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

Overall in Saskatchewan to date:

• 574 cases are healthcare workers; however, the source of the infections may not be related to healthcare in all instances. 
• 2,975 cases involve people 19 years of age and under, while the remainder are adults. 
• 4,864 cases are in the 20-39 age range; 3,538 are in the 40-59 age range; 1,785 are in the 60-79 age range; and 594 are in the 80-plus range. Confirmation of age is pending for five cases. 
• 50 per cent of the cases are female and 50 per cent are male. 
• 122 deaths related to COVID-19 have been reported to date. 

Of 13,671 confirmed cases: 

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

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

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

The seven-day average of daily new cases is 219 (18 new cases per 100,000 population) and is now available on the Government of Saskatchewan website.  This chart compares today’s average to data collected over the past several months.  Please visit https://dashboard.saskatchewan.ca/health-wellness/covid-19/seven-day-average-of-new-covid-cases.

Case Information Posting through December

The daily provincial case information, including news release and dashboard, will be posted December 21 through December 24; December 27; December 29 through December 31.  Updates will not be available on December 25, 26, 28 and January 1. Case information from those dates will be included in the next, scheduled information posting. 

General COVID-19 Information

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Of the 13,555 cases in the province:

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

Overall in Saskatchewan to date:

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

Of 13,555 confirmed cases: 

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

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

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

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

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

General COVID-19 Information

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Of the 13,329 cases in the province:

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

Overall in Saskatchewan to date:

• 567 cases are healthcare workers; however, the source of the infections may not be related to healthcare in all instances. 
• 2,859 cases involve people 19 years of age and under, while the remainder are adults. 
• 4,688 cases are in the 20-39 age range; 3,452 are in the 40-59 age range; 1,747 are in the 60-79 age range; and 578 are in the 80-plus range. Confirmation of age is pending for five cases. 
• 50 per cent of the cases are female and 50 per cent are male. 
• 115 deaths related to COVID-19 have been reported to date. 

Of 13,329 confirmed cases: 

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

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

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

New Public Health Measures Take Effect Today

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

Seven-day Average of Daily New Cases

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

General COVID-19 Information

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Of the 13,077 cases in the province:

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

Overall in Saskatchewan to date:

• 551 cases are healthcare workers; however, the source of the infections may not be related to healthcare in all instances. 
• 2,801 cases involve people 19 years of age and under, while the remainder are adults. 
• 4,580 cases are in the 20-39 age range; 3,403 are in the 40-59 age range; 1,716 are in the 60-79 age range; and 572 are in the 80-plus range. Confirmation of age is pending for five cases. 
• 50 per cent of the cases are female and 50 per cent are male. 
• 107 deaths related to COVID-19 have been reported to date. 

Of 13,077 confirmed cases: 

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

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

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

Public Health Measures Effective December 19

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

General COVID-19 Information

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Of the 12,832 cases in the province:

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

Overall in Saskatchewan to date:

• 534 cases are healthcare workers; however, the source of the infections may not be related to healthcare in all instances. 
• 2,731 cases involve people 19 years of age and under, while the remainder are adults. 
• 4,501 cases are in the 20-39 age range; 3,350 are in the 40-59 age range; 1,683 are in the 60-79 age range; and 562 are in the 80-plus range. Confirmation of age is pending for five cases. 
• 50 per cent of the cases are female and 50 per cent are male. 
• 105 deaths related to COVID-19 have been reported to date. 

Of 12,832 confirmed cases: 

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

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

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

Self-isolation period changing

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

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

New Public Health Measures Take Effect Today

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

Weekly Reporting of Testing Numbers and Cases for Youth

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

Phase 1 of Vaccine Delivery Plan to Begin Next Week

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

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

General COVID-19 Information

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