There are 179 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on May 29, bringing the provincial total to 46,464 cases. There are no new COVID cases for the Weyburn area, with active cases now down to six in the area, and at 107 for the southeast region.
One new death is reported today in the 50-59 age group from the Regina zone.
The new cases are located in the following zones: Far North West, 5; Far North East, 5; Northwest, 21; North Central, 18; Northeast, 5; Saskatoon, 38; Central West, 2; Central East, 10; Regina, 27; Southwest, 11; South Central, 19; and Southeast, 18. Two cases with pending residence information have been assigned to the following zones: North Central, 1; and Regina, 1. One case not previously reported has been added to the Regina zone, and one case from the Regina zone was a duplicate and it was removed.
Recoveries total 44,519, including 141 new recoveries as of May 29, and 1,408 cases are considered active.
There are 113 people in hospital, the lowest total in hospital since November 28, 2020. Eighty-nine people are receiving inpatient care: North West, 6; North Central, 6; North East, 2; Saskatoon, 36; Central East, 3; Regina, 32; South West, 1; South Central, 2; and South East, 1. Twenty-four people are in intensive care: North West, 2; North Central, 4; Saskatoon, 9; Central East, 1; and Regina, 8.
The seven-day average of new COVID-19 case number is 129 (10.5 per 100,000).
There were 2,933 COVID-19 tests processed in Saskatchewan on May 28, including 143 tests in the southeast region.
An additional 12,923 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, including 931 doses in the southeast region, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 706,548.
Seventy-seven per cent of those over the age of 40 have received their first dose. Seventy-one per cent of those 30+ have received their first dose. Sixty-five per cent of those 18+ have received their first dose.
