As of January 6, a total of 4,524 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Saskatchewan.  This includes 2,069 Pfizer doses in the Regina pilot program, 2,407 Pfizer doses in Saskatoon, and 48 Moderna doses in the Far North East and Far North Central zones.

Three thousand, nine hundred doses of Pfizer are expected to arrive in Prince Albert today with administration to follow soon after.

Today, the Government of Saskatchewan will be allocating all remaining Moderna doses received to date to the Far North East and North East zones.  They will be shipped as soon as possible and priority sequencing of eligible residents for these zones will include and residents and staff of long term care and personal care homes and front-line health care workers.

Residents currently eligible under the vaccination prioritization schedule (health care workers, long term care and personal care home residents) will be contacted by immunization clinic teams with details about clinic locations and requirements when they are able to receive the vaccine.  The way people are contacted may vary by community, with more details to come.  The Government of Saskatchewan will alert additional priority groups when they are eligible to receive vaccine as allotments permit, according to the priority sequence.

There are 277 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on January 6, 2021, bringing the provincial total to date to 16,804 cases.

Nine Saskatchewan residents who tested positive for COVID-19 have died.  One new death was recorded in the 60-69 age group in Central West.  Two new deaths were recorded in 80+ age group in South East.  Three new deaths were recorded in Regina: two in the 80+ age group and one in the 20-29 age group.  One new death was recorded in 80+ age group in North Central.  Two new deaths were recorded in Saskatoon: one in the 60-69 age group and one in the 50-59 age group.

The new cases are located in the Far North West (3), Far North Central (1), Far North East (32), North West (18), North Central (40), North East (2), Saskatoon (44), Central West (2), Central East (4), Regina (70), South West (1), South Central (2) and South East (16) zones and 42 new cases have pending residence information.

Eight previously reported cases with pending residence information have been assigned to the North Central (3), North West (4), and Regina (1) zones.  Seven residents tested out of province have been added to the counts for Far North West (2), Far North East (1), North West (2), Saskatoon (1), and one (1) to the pending residence category.

A total of 13,737 individuals have recovered and 2,893 cases are considered active.

One hundred and seventy-two people are in hospital.  One hundred and forty-three people are receiving inpatient care in the following zones: Far North West (1); Far North Central (1), Far North East (1); North West (6); North Central (28); North East (3); Saskatoon (37); Central East (6); Regina (48); South West (1); South Central (2); and South East (9).  Twenty-nine people are in intensive care in the following zones: North West (2); North Central (3); Saskatoon (10); Central East (1); and Regina (13).

There were 2,094 COVID-19 tests processed in Saskatchewan on January 5, 2021.

To date, 439,515 COVID-19 tests have been processed in Saskatchewan.  As of January 4, 2021 when other provincial and national numbers were available, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 261,545 people tested per million population.  The national rate was 377,252 people tested per million population.

Daily COVID-19 Statistics

Further statistics on the total number of cases among health care 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 233 (19.2 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.

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.

As of January 5, a total of 4,254 doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine have been provided in Saskatchewan. The majority of those first doses have been administered to health care workers as part of the pilot project, which is completed in Regina and nearing 90 per cent completion in Saskatoon.  Those same health care workers will begin receiving their second doses soon, at which point they will be fully immunized.

The province expects a shipment of vaccines to be received in Prince Albert this week to allow vaccinations for eligible health care staff, long term and personal care home residents in the area to begin.

Vaccination of long term care residents and health providers began this morning in Saskatchewan’s Far North. The first Moderna vaccinations were provided in Île-à-la-Crosse to Registered Nurse Brittany Favel and her grandfather Jimmy Favel who is a resident in Île-à-la-Crosse Long Term Care.  Vaccinations also started in La Loche this morning, as part of the roll-out in the Far North West zone.

There are 153 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on January 5, 2021, bringing the provincial total to date to 16,520 cases.

Five Saskatchewan residents who tested positive for COVID-19 have died.  The individuals were from the North Central (1), North East (1), South Central (1) and Regina (2) zones and all in the 80+ age group.

The new cases are located in the Far North West (8), Far North East (6), North West (13), North Central (14), North East (5), Saskatoon (33), Central West (1), Central East (13), Regina (39), South Central (1) and South East (6) zones.  Fourteen new cases have pending residence information.

Fifteen previously reported cases with pending residence information have been assigned to the North Central (11), North East (2), South Central (1), and Saskatoon (1) zones.

A total of 13,298 individuals have recovered and 3,057 cases are considered active.

One hundred and sixty-six people are in hospital. One hundred and thirty-five people are receiving inpatient care: one in the Far North West; one in the Far North East; six in the North West; 25 in the North Central; three in the North East; 40 in the Saskatoon; five in the Central East; 42 in the Regina; two in the South West; two in the South Central; and eight in the South East zones.  Thirty-one people are in intensive care: two in the North West; four in the North Central; 10 in the Saskatoon; one in the Central East; 14 in the Regina zones.

There were 1,779 COVID-19 tests processed in Saskatchewan on January 4, 2021.

To date, 437,421 COVID-19 tests have been processed in Saskatchewan.  As of January 3, 2021 when other provincial and national numbers were available, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 260,933 people tested per million population.  The national rate was 375,678 people tested per million population.

Daily COVID-19 Statistics

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 214 (17.7 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

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.

As of January 4, a total of 4,013 doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine have been provided to health care workers in Regina as part of the initial pilot and in Saskatoon as part of Phase 1.

Starting this week, Pfizer vaccinations will begin in Prince Albert and Moderna vaccinations will begin in the Far North West and Far North Central zones for eligible health care staff as well as long term and personal care home residents, according to the COVID-19 immunization prioritization.

There are 286 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on January 4, 2021, bringing the provincial total to date to 16,367 cases.

Two Saskatchewan residents who tested positive for COVID-19 have died.  One in the 80+ age group was from the Far North East zone and one in the 70-79 age group was from the North East zone.

The new cases are located in the Far North West (18), Far North Central (1), Far North East (46), North West (17), North Central (63), North East (5), Saskatoon (41), Central West (5), Central East (8), Regina (48), South West (1), South Central (8) and South East (9) zones.  Sixteen new cases have pending residence information.

Two previously reported cases with pending residence information have been found to be out-of-province residents and removed from the counts.

A total of 13,180 individuals have recovered and 3,027 cases are considered active.

One hundred and eighty people are in hospital.  One hundred and forty-five people are receiving inpatient care: one in the Far North West; one in the Far North East; 10 in the North West; 30 in the North Central; three in the North East; 42 in the Saskatoon; one in the Central West; six in the Central East; 42 in the Regina; one in the South West; three in the South Central; and five in the South East zones.  Thirty-five people are in intensive care: two in the North West; five in the North Central; 10 in the Saskatoon; one in the Central East; 16 in the Regina; and one in the South Central zones.

There were 1,485 COVID-19 tests processed in Saskatchewan on January 4, 2021.

To date, 435,642 COVID-19 tests have been processed in Saskatchewan.  As of January 2, 2021 when other provincial and national numbers were available, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 260,283 people tested per million population.  The national rate was 373,549 people tested per million population.

Daily COVID-19 Statistics

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 209 (17.2 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.

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.

As of January 3, a total of 3,866 doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine have been provided to health care workers in Regina as part of the initial pilot and in Saskatoon as part of Phase 1.  With the arrival of 4,900 doses of Moderna vaccine, the Far North Central and Far North West regions will start vaccinating priority populations the week of January 4.

There are 238 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on January 3, 2021, bringing the provincial total to date to 16,083 cases.

There are no deaths to report for January 3.

The new cases are located in the Far North West (17), Far North East (39), North West (23), North Central (50), North East (2), Saskatoon (42), Central West (1), Central East (6), Regina (20), South West (1), South Central (13) and South East (14) zones.  Ten new cases have pending residence information.

Two previously reported cases with pending residence information have been assigned to the North West and North Central zones.

A total of 13,084 individuals have recovered and 2,841 cases are considered active.

One hundred and fifty-two people are in hospital.  One hundred and fourteen people are receiving inpatient care: eight in the North West; 29 in the North Central; 35 in Saskatoon; two in the Central East; 36 in Regina; one in the South West; two in the South central; and one in the South East zones.  Thirty-eight people are in intensive care: three in the North West; five in the North Central; 11 in Saskatoon; one in Central East; 15 in Regina; two in the South West; and one in the South Central zones.

There were 2,103 COVID-19 tests processed in Saskatchewan as January 3, 2021.

To date, 434,157 COVID-19 tests have been processed in Saskatchewan.  As of December 29, 2020 when other provincial and national numbers were available, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 256,659 people tested per million population.  The national rate was 366,464 people tested per million population.

Daily COVID-19 Statistics

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 181 (15.0 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-case.

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.

As of January 2, 3,722 doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine have been provided to health care workers in Regina as part of the initial pilot and in Saskatoon as part of Phase 1.  With the arrival of 4,900 doses of Moderna vaccine, the Far North Central and Far North West regions will start vaccinating priority populations the week of January 4.

There are 485 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on January 2, 2021, bringing the provincial total to date to 15,845 cases.  On January 1, there were 275 new cases and on January 2, there were 210 new cases.

Three Saskatchewan residents who tested positive for COVID-19 have died.  Two in the 80+ age group were from the Saskatoon and Regina zones and one in the 50-59 age group from North Central.

The new cases are located in the Far North West (13), Far North Central (1), Far North East (90), North West (51), North Central (68), North East (18), Saskatoon (75), Central West (3), Central East (32), Regina (81), South Central (18) and South East (24) zones.  Eleven new cases have pending residence information. 

Ten Saskatchewan residents tested out-of-province have been added to the case counts in the Far North East (1), North Central (1), North West (7), and Regina (1) counts.  Thirty-one previously reported cases with pending residence information have been assigned to the Far North East (3), North West (1), and North Central (27) zones.

A total of 12,975 individuals have recovered and 2,712 cases are considered active. 

One hundred and sixty people are in hospital.  One hundred and twenty-seven people are receiving inpatient care: two in the Far North West, nine in the North West; 30 in the North Central; two in the North East; 36 in the Saskatoon; one in the Central West; six in the Central East; 36 in the Regina; one in the South West; and four in the South East zones.  Thirty-three people are in intensive care: two in the North West; three in the North Central; 11 in the Saskatoon; one in Central East; 14 in Regina; one in South Central and one in the South West zones.

There were 2,735 COVID-19 tests processed in Saskatchewan on December 31, 2020 and 2,588 on January 1, 2021.

To date, 432,054 COVID-19 tests have been processed in Saskatchewan.  As of December 29, 2020 when other provincial and national numbers were available, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 256,659 people tested per million population.  The national rate was 366,464 people tested per million population.

Daily COVID-19 Statistics

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 176 (14.5 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.

One Saskatchewan resident who tested positive for COVID-19 has died.  This individual was in the age group 80+ and was reported in the Saskatoon zone.

There are 190 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on December 31, 2020, bringing the provincial total to date to 15,350 cases.

The new cases are located in the Far North West (9), Far North East (22), North West (12), North Central (37), North East (2), Saskatoon (47), Central West (2), Central East (4), Regina (23), South West (3), South Central (8) and South East (10) zones.  Eleven (11) new cases have pending residence information.

Fifteen previously reported cases have been assigned to the North West (2) and North Central (13) zones.

As of December 31, there are 54 active COVID-19 cases among inmates and three active cases among staff at the Regina Correctional Centre.  This number is expected to increase as testing is underway.  Note that all new admissions to provincial correctional facilities are tested and screened for COVID-19 upon admission, and again after 10 days.  Offenders are also tested if they are symptomatic, are identified as requiring testing due to contact tracing, or being moved to a reduced custody setting.

Of the 15,350 cases, 2,699 cases are considered active.  A total of 12,496 individuals have recovered.

One hundred and forty-two people are in hospital.  One hundred and twelve people are receiving inpatient care: two in the Far North West, seven in the North West; 21 in the North Central; two in the North East; 39 in the Saskatoon; one in the Central West; six in the Central East; 32 in the Regina; one in the South West; and one in the South East zones.  Thirty people are in intensive care: three in the North West; five in the North Central; nine in the Saskatoon; one in Central East; 11 in the Regina; and one in the South West zones.

As of December 30, 3,458 doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine have been provided to health care workers in Regina as part of the initial pilot and in Saskatoon as part of Phase 1.

Of the 15,350 cases in the province:

• 632 cases are travelers;
• 7,559 are community contacts (including mass gatherings);
• 3,578 have no known exposures; and
• 3,581 are under investigation by local public health. 

Overall in Saskatchewan to date:

• 723 cases are healthcare workers; however, the source of the infections may not be related to healthcare in all instances.
• 3,229 cases involve people 19 years of age and under, while the remainder are adults. 
• 5,497 cases are in the 20-39 age range; 3,933 are in the 40-59 age range; 2,004 are in the 60-79 age range; and 682 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. 
• 155 deaths related to COVID-19 have been reported to date.

Of 15,350 confirmed cases: 

• 4,311 cases are from the Saskatoon area
• 3,727 cases are from the north area (1,401 north west, 1,820 north central, 506 north east)
• 2,991 cases are from the Regina area
• 1,714 cases are from the far north (909 far north west, 106 far north central, 699 far north east)
• 1,591 cases are from the south (562 south west, 543 south central, 486 south east)
• 933 cases are from the central area (341 central west, 592 central east)
• 83 cases have pending residence information

To date, 426,731 COVID-19 tests have been processed in Saskatchewan.  As of December 29, 2020 when other provincial and national numbers were available, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 256,659 people tested per million population.  The national rate was 366,464 people tested per million population.

Yesterday, 2,198 COVID-19 tests were processed in Saskatchewan.

The seven-day average of daily new cases is 157 (13 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.

Keep New Year’s Eve Safe

While most people are eager to say farewell to 2020, public health officials remind everyone that current public health orders on gathering sizes and events remain in place.  Keep your celebrations to your household.  Connect with friends and family virtually.  Head outdoors to wish your neighbours a happy new year at a safe distance.

Enforcement of public health orders is permitted under The Public Health Act, 1994.  Events and gatherings that are not abiding to the current public health order may be subject to fines.

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

Case Information Posting through New Year’s

The daily provincial case information will not be available tomorrow, January 1. Case information from January 1 will be included in the next, scheduled information posting on January 2.

Expansion to Drive-thru Testing Sites

The Saskatchewan Health Authority is expanding drive-thru testing hours in Regina and Saskatoon.  Effective January 4, the Saskatoon site will be open seven days a week, while the Regina site will have expanded hours, opening each day at 11:30 a.m. starting January 2.  More information 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/testing-information.

General COVID-19 Information

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