The number of active cases of COVID-19 in South East Zone 4 dropped once again.
According to the May 17 COVID-19 update, there were 178 new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan, with nine in the South East region. Five of those cases are in South East Zone 4, which includes Estevan.
Two new deaths are reported today. One death was reported in the 80+ age group from the South Central zone and one death was in the 50-59 age group from the South East zone.
The number of active cases in Zone 4 is at 126, down 17 from May 16.
The other new cases in the South East are in Zone 1 (2) and Zone 2 (2).
The other new cases in the province are located in the following zones: Far North West, 7; North West, 16; North Central, 5; North East, 1; Saskatoon, 55; Central West, 1; Central East, 21; Regina, 42; South West, 8; and South Central, 10. Three new cases are pending residence information. Four cases with pending residence information has been assigned to the Far North West, 1; North West, 2; and South Central, 1.
Recoveries total 42,225 and 1,965 cases are considered active.
There are 142 people in hospital, five up from May 16. One hundred and fifteen people are receiving inpatient care with four in the South East. Twenty-seven people are in intensive care, none in the South East.
The seven-day average of new COVID-19 case number is 195 (15.9 new cases per 100,000).
There were 2,568 COVID-19 tests processed in Saskatchewan on May 16.
An additional 12,173 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, 841 in the South East, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 603,125. In the past three days, Saskatchewan has administered nearly 50,000 vaccines, accounting for close to 10 per cent of all vaccinations delivered during Saskatchewan's COVID-19 vaccine delivery effort.
Seventy-four per cent of those over the age of 40 have received their first dose. Sixty-seven per cent of those 30+ have received their first dose. Fifty-nine per cent of those 18+ have received their first dose.
