There are no new COVID cases in the Weyburn area as of July 2, with 21 new cases of COVID-19 to report province-wide, bringing the provincial total to 48,882 cases.
The new cases are located in the following zones: Far North West, 5; Far North Central, 1; Northwest, 1; North Central, 1; Saskatoon, 4; Central East, 1; Regina, 7; and Southwest, 1. Four previously reported cases have been assigned to North Central, 3; and Northwest, 1.
No new deaths are being reported today.Recoveries total 47,909, including 36 new recoveries, and 405 cases are considered active.
There are 57 people in hospital, and 45 are receiving inpatient care: Northwest, 3; North Central, 7; Saskatoon, 19; Central West, 1; Central East, 1; Regina, 12; and South Central, 2. Twelve are in intensive care: Northwest, 2; North Central, 2; Saskatoon, 5; and Regina, 3.
Declining hospitalization numbers are a significant indicator that vaccination efforts are having an impact in the province. In order to further reduce COVID-19 transmission now and through the remainder of 2021, residents are still encouraged to get their first and second doses of the vaccine.
The seven-day average of new COVID-19 case number is 38 (3.1 per 100,000).
There were 1,779 COVID-19 tests processed in Saskatchewan on July 1, including 61 tests in the southeast region.
COVID-19 Vaccination and Case Information Online
With declining COVID-19 case trends in the province, the daily COVID-19 vaccination and case news release will only be issued on weekdays going forward, with the exception of statutory holidays.
The COVID-19 dashboard, which contains all vaccination and case information including vaccines delivered, new and active cases, hospitalizations, testing, and status of variants of concern for the province will continue to be published seven days a week at this time. The dashboard can be found at www.saskatchewan.ca/covid19-cases.
Vaccines Reported
An additional 20,981 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, including 1,150 doses in the southeast region, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 1,194,535.
Seventy-one per cent of those 12+ have received their first dose and 45 per cent of those 12+ are fully vaccinated.
All Saskatchewan residents 12 years and older who have received their first dose of vaccine are now eligible to receive their second dose following a 28-day interval.
