Three Saskatchewan residents who tested positive for COVID-19 have died.  All three deaths were in the Saskatoon zone, with one in the 30-39, one in the 60-69 and one in the 80+ age groups.

There are 147 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on December 30, 2020, bringing the provincial total to date to 15,160 cases.

The new cases are located in the Far North West (4), Far North East (25), North West (9), North Central (10), North East (5), Saskatoon (13), Central East (7), Regina (44), South West (2), South Central (3) and South East (17) zones.  Eight (8) new cases have pending residence information.

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

Seventeen previously reported cases have been assigned to the North Central (16) and Regina (1) zones.

Of the 15,160 cases, 2,949 cases are considered active.  A total of 12,057 individuals have recovered.

One hundred and fifty-one people are in hospital.  One hundred and nineteen  people are receiving inpatient care: one in the Far North West, one in the Far North Central; eight in the North West; 22 in the North Central; two in the North East; 50 in the Saskatoon; one in the Central West; four in the Central East; 28 in the Regina; one in the South West; and one in the South East zones.  Thirty-two people are in intensive care: two in the North West; five in the North Central; 13 in the Saskatoon; one in Central East; 10 in Regina; and one in the South West zones.

As of December 29, 2,942 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 15,160 cases in the province:

• 626 cases are travelers;
• 7,431 are community contacts (including mass gatherings);
• 3,529 have no known exposures; and
• 3,574 are under investigation by local public health. 

Overall in Saskatchewan to date:

• 710 cases are healthcare workers; however, the source of the infections may not be related to healthcare in all instances.
• 3,193 cases involve people 19 years of age and under, while the remainder are adults. 
• 5,431 cases are in the 20-39 age range; 3,886 are in the 40-59 age range; 1,972 are in the 60-79 age range; and 673 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. 
• 154 deaths related to COVID-19 have been reported to date.

Of 15,160 confirmed cases: 

• 4,264 cases are from the Saskatoon area
• 3,661 cases are from the north area (1,387 north west, 1,770 north central, 504 north east)
• 2,968 cases are from the Regina area
• 1,683 cases are from the far north (900 far north west, 106 far north central, 677 far north east)
• 1,570 cases are from the south (559 south west, 535 south central, 476 south east)
• 927 cases are from the central area (339 central west, 588 central east)
• 87 cases have pending residence information

To date, 424,533 COVID-19 tests have been processed in Saskatchewan.  As of December 28, 2020 when other provincial and national numbers were available, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 256,133 people tested per million population.  The national rate was 364,733 people tested per million population.

Yesterday, 1,475 COVID-19 tests were processed in Saskatchewan.

The seven-day average of daily new cases is 152 (12.5 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.

Expansion to Drive-thru Testing Sites

The Saskatchewan Health Authority is expanding drive-thru testing hours in Regina and Saskatoon.  Effective January 2, 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.  More information can be found at https://www.saskhealthauthority.ca/news/releases/Pages/2020/December/Regina-and-Saskatoon-Drive-thru-Testing-to-expand-in-January.aspx.

Please be aware that the COVID-19 drive-thru testing sites have modified their hours for the holiday season. Please check the Government of Saskatchewan website for dates and times for drive-thru testing between now and January 2:
https://www.saskatchewan.ca/government/health-care-administration-and-provider-resources/treatment-procedures-and-guidelines/emerging-public-health-issues/2019-novel-coronavirus/testing-information.

Case Information Posting through New Year’s

The daily provincial case information, including news release and dashboard, will be posted through December 31, but an update will not be available January 1. Case information from January 1 will be included in the next, scheduled information posting on January 2.

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.

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Today’s data update includes information for December 28 and 29.

There are 208 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on December 29, 2020, bringing the provincial total to date to 15,022 cases.  On December 28, there were 94 new cases.  On December 29, there were 114 new cases.

For December 28 and 29, 10 Saskatchewan residents who tested positive for COVID-19 have died.  One death in the 20-29 age group was reported in the Saskatoon zone.  Two deaths in the 60-69 age group were reported in the North Central and Saskatoon zones.  One death in the 70-79 age group was reported in the Regina zone. Six new deaths in the age group 80+ were reported in the Far North West, North West, North Central, Central East and Regina (2) zones.

The new cases are located in the Far North West (4), Far North East (36), North West (13), North Central (33), North East (8), Saskatoon (39), Central West (4), Central East (7), Regina (39), South West (1) and South East (15) zones.  Nine (9) new cases have pending residence information.

Thirty-one previously reported cases have been assigned to the North West (1), North Central (29) and Central East (1) zones.

Of the 15,022 cases, 3,191 cases are considered active.  A total of 11,680 individuals have recovered.

As of December 28, 2,371 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 15,022 cases in the province:

• 620 cases are travelers;
• 7,251 are community contacts (including mass gatherings);
• 3,458 have no known exposures; and
• 3,693 are under investigation by local public health. 

Overall in Saskatchewan to date:

• 674 cases are healthcare workers; however, the source of the infections may not be related to healthcare in all instances. 
• 3,170 cases involve people 19 years of age and under, while the remainder are adults. 
• 5,373 cases are in the 20-39 age range; 3,851 are in the 40-59 age range; 1,953 are in the 60-79 age range; and 670 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. 
• 151 deaths related to COVID-19 have been reported to date.

Of 15,022 confirmed cases: 

• 4,251 cases are from the Saskatoon area
• 3,621 cases are from the north area (1,378 north west, 1,744 north central, 499 north east)
• 2,923 cases are from the Regina area
• 1,654 cases are from the far north (896 far north west, 106 far north central, 652 far north east)
• 1,548 cases are from the south (557 south west, 532 south central, 459 south east)
• 920 cases are from the central area (339 central west, 581 central east)
• 105 cases have pending residence information

To date, 423,058 COVID-19 tests have been processed in Saskatchewan.  As of December 27, 2020 when other provincial and national numbers were available, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 255,670 people tested per million population.  The national rate was 362,422 people tested per million population.

For December 28 and 29, 2,438 COVID-19 tests were processed in Saskatchewan (December 28: 1,239; December 29: 1,199).

The seven-day average of daily new cases is 154 (12.7 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.

Expansion to Drive-thru Testing Sites

The Saskatchewan Health Authority is expanding drive-thru testing hours in Regina and Saskatoon.  Effective January 2, 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.  More information can be found at https://www.saskhealthauthority.ca/news/releases/Pages/2020/December/Regina-and-Saskatoon-Drive-thru-Testing-to-expand-in-January.aspx.

Please be aware that the COVID-19 drive-thru testing sites have modified their hours for the holiday season. Please check the Government of Saskatchewan website for dates and times for drive-thru testing between now and January 2:
https://www.saskatchewan.ca/government/health-care-administration-and-provider-resources/treatment-procedures-and-guidelines/emerging-public-health-issues/2019-novel-coronavirus/testing-information.

Case Information Posting through New Year’s

The daily provincial case information, including news release and dashboard, will be posted through December 31, but an update will not be available January 1. Case information from January 1 will be included in the next, scheduled information posting on January 2.

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.

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

There are 154 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on December 24, 2020, bringing the provincial total to date to 14,255 cases.

The new cases are located in the Far North West (10), Far North East (14), North West (17), North Central (28), North East (3), Saskatoon (30), Central West (2), Central East (10), Regina (25), South Central (3) and South East (3) zones. Nine (9) new cases have pending residence information. 

Of the cases, 3,346 cases out of the 14,255 cases are considered active.  A total of 10,775 individuals have recovered.

As of December 23, 2020, 1,786 doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine have been provided to health care workers in Regina as part of the initial pilot and Saskatoon as part of Phase 1.

 Of the 14,255 cases in the province:

• 608 cases are travelers;
• 6,942 are community contacts (including mass gatherings);
• 3,293 have no known exposures; and
• 3,412 are under investigation by local public health. 

Overall in Saskatchewan to date:

• 620 cases are healthcare workers; however, the source of the infections may not be related to healthcare in all instances. 
• 3,067 cases involve people 19 years of age and under, while the remainder are adults. 
• 5,052 cases are in the 20-39 age range; 3,668 are in the 40-59 age range; 1,849 are in the 60-79 age range; and 614 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. 
• 134 deaths related to COVID-19 have been reported to date.

Of 14,255 confirmed cases: 

• 4,086 cases are from the Saskatoon area
• 3,366 cases are from the north area (1,323 north west, 1,574 north central, 469 north east)
• 2,814 cases are from the Regina area
• 1,515 cases are from the south area (554 south west, 528 south central, 433 south east)
• 1,543 cases are from the far north area (867 far north west, 106 far north central, 570 far north east)
• 884 cases are from the central area (333 central west, 551 central east)
• 47 cases have pending residence information

To date, 415,541 COVID-19 tests have been processed in Saskatchewan.  As of December 22, 2020 when other provincial and national numbers were available, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 252,000 people tested per million population.  The national rate was 354,978 people tested per million population.

Yesterday, 2,394 COVID-19 tests were processed in Saskatchewan.

The seven-day average of daily new cases is 203 (16.7 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.

Reconciliation of Hospitalized Residents

The provincial dashboard reports that 125 people are in hospital.  One hundred and four people are receiving inpatient care: two in the Far North West, four in the North West, 18 in the North Central, three in the North East, 40 in the Saskatoon, two in the Central West, four in the Central East, 25 in the Regina, two in the South West and four in the South East zones.  Twenty-one people are in intensive care: one in the North West, six in the North Central, ten in the Saskatoon, three in the Regina and one in the South West zones.

With Saskatchewan updating definitions of the COVID-19 infectious period to align with national definitions, the COVID-19 data set correction resulted in the number of individuals hospitalized due to COVID-19 being under-reported in the daily, provincial report.  As of December 22, 2020, there were an additional 40 COVID-19 patients in hospital, including nine in ICU, who have been receiving care, resulting in the reported case number of 165.  The Saskatchewan Health Authority is working on a process to ensure these numbers are included in the daily case reports.  The provincial dashboard will have a notation added while this process is finalized.

These are not new hospitalizations.  These are patients no longer infectious for COVID-19, which had shifted them from active to recovered cases, but still experiencing the complications of COVID-19 illness.  Validation processes are in place to report a complete census of patients in hospital, including ICU, due to COVID-19.  The Ministry of Health is currently reviewing how these cases are reported in other Canadian jurisdictions. 

Public Health Measures Effective December 25

For more information on the public health measures that take effect Friday, December 25, 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. 

Drive-thru Testing Sites’ Holiday Hours

As we move through the holiday season, please be aware that the COVID-19 drive-thru testing sites will have modified hours. Please check the Government of Saskatchewan website for all of the dates and times for drive-thru testing: https://www.saskatchewan.ca/government/health-care-administration-and-provider-resources/treatment-procedures-and-guidelines/emerging-public-health-issues/2019-novel-coronavirus/testing-information.

Case Information Posting through December

The daily provincial case information, including news release and dashboard, will be posted December 24; December 27; and 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.

Five residents who tested positive for COVID-19 have died.  Two deaths in the 70-79 age group were in the Regina (2) zone.  Three deaths in the 80+ age group were in the North West (1), Central East (1) and Regina (1) zones.

There are 159 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on December 23, 2020, bringing the provincial total to date to 14,101 cases.

The new cases are located in the Far North West (14), Far North East (8), North West (24), North Central (24), North East (8), Saskatoon (21), Central East (1), Regina (50), South West (3) and South East (2) zones.  Four new cases have pending residence information.

Of the cases, 3,850 cases out of the 14,101 cases are considered active.  A total of 10,121 individuals have recovered.

One hundred and twenty-five people are in hospital.  One hundred and four people are receiving inpatient care: two in the Far North West, four in the North West, 18 in the North Central, three in the North East, 43 in the Saskatoon, one in the Central West, four in the Central East, 23 in the Regina, two in the South West and four in the South East zones.  Twenty-one people are in intensive care: one in the North West, six in the North Central, nine in the Saskatoon, four in the Regina and one in the South West zones.

As of December 22, 1,597 doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine have been provided to health care workers in Regina as part of the initial pilot and Saskatoon as part of Phase 1.

Of the 14,101 cases in the province:

• 603 cases are travelers;
• 6,862 are community contacts (including mass gatherings);
• 3,237 have no known exposures; and
• 3,399 are under investigation by local public health. 

Overall in Saskatchewan to date:

• 610 cases are healthcare workers; however, the source of the infections may not be related to healthcare in all instances. 
• 3,043 cases involve people 19 years of age and under, while the remainder are adults. 
• 4,994 cases are in the 20-39 age range; 3,627 are in the 40-59 age range; 1,825 are in the 60-79 age range; and 607 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. 
• 130 deaths related to COVID-19 have been reported to date.

Of 14,101 confirmed cases: 

• 4,056 cases are from the Saskatoon area
• 3,318 cases are from the north area (1,306 north west, 1,546 north central, 466 north east)
• 2,789 cases are from the Regina area
• 1,509 cases are from the south area (554 south west, 525 south central, 430 south east)
• 1,519 cases are from the far north area (857 far north west, 106 far north central, 556 far north east)
• 872 cases are from the central area (331 central west, 541 central east)
• 38 cases have pending residence information

To date, 413,147 COVID-19 tests have been processed in Saskatchewan.  As of December 21, 2020 when other provincial and national numbers were available, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 251,161 people tested per million population.  The national rate was 352,605 people tested per million population.

Yesterday, 2,531 COVID-19 tests were processed in Saskatchewan.

The seven-day average of daily new cases is 215 (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 Effective December 25

For more information on the public health measures that take effect Friday, December 25, or to see the Public Health Order, visit https://www.saskatchewan.ca/covid19-measures.

Drive-thru Testing Sites’ Holiday Hours

As we move through the holiday season, please be aware that the COVID-19 drive-thru testing sites will have modified hours. Please check the Government of Saskatchewan website for all of the dates and times for drive-thru testing: https://www.saskatchewan.ca/government/health-care-administration-and-provider-resources/treatment-procedures-and-guidelines/emerging-public-health-issues/2019-novel-coronavirus/testing-information.

Case Information Posting through December

The daily provincial case information, including news release and dashboard, will be posted December 24; December 27; and 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. 

COVID-19 Update Moderna Vaccine Arriving in Saskatchewan the Week of December 28

With Health Canada’s approval of the Moderna vaccine for COVID-19, Saskatchewan is anticipating 4,900 doses to arrive in the province the week of December 28.

“The approval of the Moderna vaccine means more high-risk Saskatchewan residents will be able to be immunized against COVID-19,” Health Minister Paul Merriman said.  “This vaccine allows us to continue with our Phase 1 plans to target residents where they are living and working, whether in long term care and personal care homes, in northern and remote communities and in health care staff outside our major centres.”

The Moderna vaccine is approved for people 18 years and over.  It requires two doses, 28 days apart.  This vaccine requires refrigeration but at not the ultra-cold temperature required for the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.  This will allow public health to distribute this vaccine to more locations throughout the province, as the vaccine becomes available.

Phase 1 of Saskatchewan’s Vaccine Delivery Plan focuses on immunizing priority populations who are at a higher risk of exposure to the virus as well as those more at risk of serious illness.  Moderna vaccinations will target long term care and personal care home residents and staff; front-line health care workers most at risk for COVID-19 exposure; residents 80 years and older; and all residents 50 years and older living in northern and remote communities, as supply allows.

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 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.