Over 1,600 vaccines in southeast, 11 new COVID cases in Weyburn area

An additional 12,615 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 268,895. This is the highest daily doses administered to date, and includes 1,664 doses administered in the southeast region.

For COVID cases, there are 11 new cases in the Weyburn and 30 in the southeast region, bringing the number of active cases to 127 for the Weyburn area (southeast-3) and 293 active cases in the southeast region.

The 12,615 doses of COVID-19 vaccine reported today were administered to residents living in the following regions: Far North West (268), Far North Central (7), Far North East (225), Northwest (776), North Central (704), Northeast (964), Saskatoon (2,321), Central West (700), Central East (1,588), Regina (1,565), Southwest (871), South Central (578) and Southeast (1,664). There were 384 doses administered with zone of residence pending.

Forty-seven per cent of Saskatchewan residents age 50+ have received their first dose:

All vaccine administration details for the province, including first and second doses, can be found on the dashboard at https://dashboard.saskatchewan.ca/health-wellness.  As the source database for vaccine information, Panorama is subject to continuous data updates which may result in revised counts, day over day.

Vaccination Booking System Eligibility Moves To Ages 55+ Province Wide

Saskatchewan's vaccine booking system eligibility was expanded to all individuals 55 years of age and older as of April 9. Eligible residents ages 55+ can book their appointment online at www.saskatchewan.ca/covid19-vaccine, or by phone at 1-833-SASKVAX. Additional information on how to book your appointment is available at www.saskatchewan.ca/covid19-vaccine-booking.  

Drive-Through Vaccination Clinics in Regina

The Regina COVID-19 vaccine drive-through will be administering Pfizer/Biontech vaccines Saturday, April 10 for residents aged 52, 53 and 54 years only, with possible changes to age ranges as demand allows in the coming days. This clinic will be first come first serve, open 8:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily at Evraz Place on the Regina Exhibition grounds. For further information on all drive-thru clinics, including wait times, see https://www.saskhealthauthority.ca/news/service-alerts-emergency-events/Pages/COVID-19-Vaccine-Drive-Thru-Wait-Times.aspx.

Daily COVID-19 Statistics

There are 236 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on April 10, bringing the provincial total to 35,983 cases. One case was found to be from out of province and was removed from the Southeast zone.There are no new deaths to report for April 10.

The new cases are located in the Far North West (6), Far North East (2), Northwest (11), North Central (5), Northeast (4), Saskatoon (35), Central West (2), Central East (7), Regina (91), Southwest (10), South Central (19) and Southeast (30) zones. Fourteen new cases have pending residence information. Three cases with pending residence information have been assigned to North Central (1), Regina (1) and Southeast (1) zones.

There are a total of 33,149 recoveries, including 191 new recoveries as of April 10, and 2,381 cases are considered active.

There are 192 people in hospital, and 146 people are receiving inpatient care: Far North West (2), Far North East (1), Northwest (4), North Central (3), Northeast (2), Saskatoon (38), Central East (13), Regina (75), South Central (2) and Southeast (6). Forty-six people are in intensive care: North Central (5), Saskatoon (9), Central East (3), Regina (24) Southwest (2) and South Central (3).

The seven-day average of daily new cases is 235 (19.2 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.

There were 3,439 COVID-19 tests processed in Saskatchewan on April 9, including 357 tests in the southeast area.

To date, 700,954 COVID-19 tests have been processed in Saskatchewan. As of April 8, when other provincial and national numbers were available, Saskatchewan's per capita rate was 587,621 tests performed per million population. The national rate was 755,833 tests performed per million population.

As of April 9, 3,212 variants of concern have been identified by screening in Saskatchewan, reported in the Far North West (2), Far North East (4), Northwest (8), North Central (26), Northeast (2), Saskatoon (190), Central West (14), Central East (80), Regina (2,253), Southwest (26), South Central (285) and Southeast (301) zones. There are 21 cases with residence pending.

There are 485 new lineage results being reported today.  Of the 1,435 VOCs with lineages identified by whole genome sequencing in Saskatchewan, 1,426 are B.1.1.1.7 (UK) and nine are B.1.351 (SA). The Regina zone accounts for 1,117 (78 per cent) of the VOC cases with confirmed lineage reported in Saskatchewan.

Further statistics on the total number of cases among healthcare 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 April 26

The Chief Medical Health Officer has extended the provincial public health orders announced on March 9 and the Regina and area revisions announced on March 24. The orders will remain in effect until April 26, and will be reviewed at that time.

Due to increased COVID-19 transmission risk in Regina and area, revisions were made March 24 including: restricting private indoor gatherings to immediate household members only; all restaurants and licensed establishments must close for in-person dining; and most event venues supporting 30 persons or less are not permitted to operate.

Travel is also not recommended in or out of the Regina area unless absolutely necessary.  It is strongly recommended that all individuals in the Regina area able to work from home do so.

Full details on current public health measures can be found at www.saskatchewan.ca/covid19-measures.

Please note: Variants of concern (VOC) are beginning to rise across southern Saskatchewan, particularly in the Moose Jaw, Estevan and Weyburn areas. Residents in these areas are urged to adhere to best personal protective measures, including wearing your mask in all public places including all workplaces, washing non-medical masks daily, maintaining physical distancing and washing your hands frequently. Also, residents are asked to avoid all unnecessary travel to and from Moose Jaw, Estevan and Weyburn.

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.