There are 13 more recoveries from COVID-19 to report in south East Zone 4, which includes Estevan, on May 26.
There were five new cases of COVID-19 to report in Zone 4 on May 25 as well, leaving the area with 52 active cases.
There was also one new case in South East Zone 1, which is northwest of Zone 4.
Saskatchewan is reporting 151 new cases, 189 recoveries and one new death on May 26. There have been 46,001 cases of COVID-19 diagnosed in Saskatchewan.
One death is reported today on the 40-49 age group from the Saskatoon zone.
The other new cases are located in the following zones: Far North West, 1; Far North Central, 2;North West, 11; Far North East, 10; North West, 16; North Central, 8; North East, 2; Saskatoon, 51; Central West, 2; Central East, 1; Regina, 32; South West, 5; and South Central, 11. Four new cases are pending residence information. Two previously reported cases with pending residence information were added to the Far North West zone.
Recoveries total 44,031. Fourteen of the new recoveries are from the South East.
A total of 1,442 cases are considered active, with 95 in the South East.
There are 133 people in hospital, with 106 receiving in-patient care and 27 in intensive care. Two people are receiving in-patient care in the South East, one down from the previous day.
The seven-day average of new COVID-19 case number is 141 (11.5 new cases per 100,000).
There were 2,162 COVID-19 tests processed in Saskatchewan on May 25, with 82 in the South East. Totally, there were 48,746 tests processed in the South East.
An additional 4,654 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 669,847. Included in that total was 171 doses in the South East region.
Seventy-six per cent of those over the age of 40 have received their first dose. Seventy per cent of those 30+ have received their first dose. Sixty-three per cent of those 18+ have received their first dose.
As of May 25, 10,317 variants of concern have been identified by screening in Saskatchewan, including 1,037 in the South East.
