There are 286 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on April 24, bringing the provincial total to 39,683 cases. Weyburn and area has nine new COVID cases as of April 24, bringing the number of active cases in the area to 79, and 257 for the southeast region.
Five cases tested out of province have been added to the Regina (2) and Saskatoon (3) zone totals.
There are two new deaths reported in the 70-79 age group from the Regina zone.
The new cases are located in the Far North West (15), North West (28), North Central (25), Northeast (4), Saskatoon (55), Central West (1), Central East (16), Regina (90), Southwest (18), South Central (10) and Southeast (15) zones. Nine new cases have pending residence information. Eleven cases with pending residence information have been assigned to the North Central (2), North West (1), Saskatoon (1) and Regina (7) zones.
There are a total of 36,652 recoveries, including 194 new recoveries as of April 24, and 2,558 cases are considered active.
There are 186 people in hospital, and 135) people are receiving inpatient care: Far North East (1), Northwest (11), North Central (7), Saskatoon (46), Central East (5), Regina (52), Southwest (3), South Central (3) and Southeast (7). Fifty-one people are in intensive care: North Central (3), Saskatoon (11), Central East (2), Regina (34) and Southwest (1).
The seven-day average of new COVID-19 case number was 257 (21.0 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.
Vaccines Reported
An additional 10,159 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 392,294.
The 10,159 doses of COVID-19 vaccine reported today were administered to residents living in the following regions: Far North West (346), Far North East (253), Northwest (930), North Central (859), Northeast (552), Saskatoon (3,277), Central West (458), Central East (529), Regina (627), Southwest (871), South Central (233) and Southeast (908). There were 316 doses administered with zone of residence pending.
Fifty-six per cent of Saskatchewan residents age 40+, 37 per cent of Saskatchewan residents 18+ and 30 per cent of Saskatchewan's total population have received their first dose.
Vaccination Booking System Open to Ages 44+
Eligibility in the provincial age-based immunization program is currently age 44 and older, except for the Northern Saskatchewan Administration District, where it remains age 40 and older. This applies to all immunization clinics: booked appointments, drive-through/walk-in and mobile.
Please remember that demand for appointments outweighs current available supply. Additional clinics will be added as new vaccine shipments are received.
Appointments can be made online at www.saskatchewan.ca/COVID19. People who do not have a cell phone or email account, need assistance in booking, or are providing documentation for priority eligibility status must 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.
Please do not call until you are eligible to book your vaccination appointment.
There were 4,321 COVID-19 tests processed in Saskatchewan on April 23, with 286 tests processed in the southeast region.
To date, 749,756 COVID-19 tests have been processed in Saskatchewan. As of April 22, when other provincial and national numbers were available, Saskatchewan's per capita rate was 628,277 tests performed per million population. The national rate was 804,081 tests performed per million population.
As of April 23, 5,880 variants of concern have been identified by screening in Saskatchewan, reported in the Far North West (69), Far North East (2), North West (140), North Central (85), North East (10), Saskatoon (600), Central West (77), Central East (248), Regina (3,382), South West (151), South Central (444) and South East (607) zones. There are 65 screened VOCs with residence pending.
There are zero (0) new lineage results reported today. Of the 2,060 VOCs with lineages identified by whole genome sequencing in Saskatchewan, 2,046 are B.1.1.1.7 (UK), nine (9) are B.1.351 (SA) and five (5) are P.1. (Brazilian). The Regina zone accounts for 1,475 (72 per cent) of the VOC cases with confirmed lineage reported in Saskatchewan.
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, per capita testing rate and current numbers of confirmed variants of concern can be found at http://www.saskatchewan.ca/covid19-cases.
All Public Health Measures Extended to May 10
Due to increased COVID-19 transmission risk throughout the province, the Chief Medical Health Officer has extended all current provincial public health orders until May 10, 2021. The orders will be reviewed at that time. Full details on current public health measures can be found at www.saskatchewan.ca/covid19-measures.
All residents are urged to adhere to best personal protective measures: Wear your mask in all public places including all workplaces; wash non-medical masks daily; maintain physical distancing; wash your hands frequently; reduce activities outside of your home; order take-out or curbside pick-up. work from home if you are able to do so; and avoid all unnecessary travel throughout the province at this time.
If you have any symptoms, stay home and arrange for a COVID-19 test. If anyone in your home has symptoms, the entire household should remain home until the test results are known.
Testing information is available at www.saskatchewan.ca/government/health-care-administration-and-provider-resources/treatment-procedures-and-guidelines/emerging-public-health-issues/2019-novel-coronavirus/testing-information.
