There are 289 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on April 18, bringing the provincial total to 38,160 cases.
There is one new death reported in the 50-59 age group in the North Central zone.
Forty-one new cases have been reported in the South East region, including 10 in South East Zone 4, which includes Estevan. There are now 98 active cases in Zone 4, which is a new high.
There were also five new cases in South East Zone 3, which includes Weyburn; eight new cases in South East Zone 2, which is north of Zone 4; and 18 in Zone 1, which is northwest of Zone 4.
The other new cases for Saskatchewan are located in the Far North West (9), Far North East (2), North West (21), North Central (12), North East (2), Saskatoon (32), Central West (7), Central East (26), Regina (106), South West (6) and South Central (15) zones. Ten new cases have pending residence information.
Another 205 people have recovered, bringing the total number of recoveries to 34,953. The total number of recoveries for the South East on April 18 was not available.
A total of 2,742 cases are considered active, including 313 in the South East.
One hundred and eighty-nine people are in hospital. One hundred and forty-four people are receiving inpatient care: Far North West (1), Far North East (1), North West (4), North Central (7), North East (1), Saskatoon (42), Central East (8), Regina (66), South West (1), South Central (6) and South East (7). The number of people in hospital in the South East is down one from April 17.
Forty-five (45) people are in intensive care: North Central (2), Saskatoon (10), Central East (1), Regina (30) and South Central (2).
The 7-day average of new COVID-19 case number was 261 (21.3 new cases per 100,000). A chart comparing today's average to data collected over the past several months is available on the Government of Saskatchewan website at https://dashboard.saskatchewan.ca/health-wellness/covid-19/seven-day-average-of-new-covid-cases.
There were 3,623 COVID-19 tests processed in Saskatchewan on April 17, including 460 in the South East.
To date, 728,491 COVID-19 tests have been processed in Saskatchewan. As of April 16, when other provincial and national numbers were available, Saskatchewan's per capita rate was 610,828 tests performed per million population. The national rate was 784,188 tests performed per million population.
As of April 17, 4,664 variants of concern have been identified by screening in Saskatchewan, reported in the Far North West (24), Far North East (2), North West (66), North Central (55), North East (6), Saskatoon (441), Central West (59), Central East (168), Regina (2,857), South West (103), South Central (379) and South East (452) zones.
There are 52 cases with residence pending.
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, per capita testing rate and current numbers of confirmed variants of concern can be found at http://www.saskatchewan.ca/covid19-cases.
An additional 11,063 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 345,126.
The 11,063 doses of COVID-19 vaccine reported April 18 were administered to residents living in the following regions: Far North West (28), Far North Central (9), Far North East (58), North West (638), North Central (925), North East (170), Saskatoon (3,003), Central West (129), Central East (766), Regina (2,624), South West (203), South Central (1,270) and South East (997). There were 243 doses administered with zone of residence pending.
Forty-nine per cent of Saskatchewan residents age 40+ have received their first dose.
All vaccine administration details for the province, including first and second doses, can be found on the dashboard at https://dashboard.saskatchewan.ca/health-wellness. As the source database for vaccine information, Panorama is subject to continuous data updates which may result in revised counts, day over day.
The Ministry of Health has been informed of a reduction in the April 26 Moderna shipment. Saskatchewan's allocation has been reduced by 47 per cent, from 35,800 doses to 18,800 doses. The Ministry is working with the Saskatchewan Health Authority and Indigenous Services Canada to determine the potential impact this reduction could have on booked appointments, and the pharmacy vaccination pilot project, and will have an update in the coming days.
In an effort to continue to protect residents as quickly as possible, the eligible age for booking vaccination appointments online or by telephone has been lowered to 48 years.
Appointments can be made online at www.saskatchewan.ca/COVID19. People who do not have a cell phone or email account or need assistance can book by calling 1-833-SaskVax (1-833-727-5829).
Additional information on how to book your appointment is available at www.saskatchewan.ca/covid19-vaccine-booking.
