There is one new case of COVID-19 to report in South East Zone 4, which includes Estevan, bringing the total number of active cases in Zone 4 to four.
The new case was the only new one in the South East region reported on July 16.
There are 20 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan, bringing the provincial total to 49,362 cases.
The other new cases are located in the following zones: Far North West, 3; Far North East, 1; North West, 2; North Central, 2; Saskatoon, 3; Central East, 3; and Regina, 4. One case is pending residence information.
Two new deaths were reported. One death was reported in the 60 to 69 age group from the North West zone and one death was reported in the 70 to 79 age group from the Far North East zone.
A total of 575 people with COVID-19 have died in Saskatchewan.
Another 12 people have recovered, bringing the total number of recoveries to 48,407. None of the recoveries are from the South East.
There are 380 cases that are considered active, including 21 in the South East.
There are 53 people in hospital, including two receiving intensive care in the South East. Forty-four are receiving inpatient care in Saskatchewan, and nine are in intensive care.
The seven-day average of new COVID-19 case number is 25 (2.1 new cases per 100,000). This marks the lowest seven-day average since Oct. 13, 2020.
There were 1,573 COVID-19 tests processed in Saskatchewan on July 15, 2021, including 65 in the South East.
An additional 10,925 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 1,332,135. There were 613 in the South East.
Seventy-three per cent of those 12+ have received their first dose and 58 per cent of those 12+ are fully vaccinated.
