There are 221 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on April 4, bringing the provincial total to 34,544 cases.
There are three new deaths to report. Two deaths were reported in the 50-59 age group from the Regina zone and one death was reported in the 80+ age group from the South East zone.
A total of 439 people with COVID-19 have died in Saskatchewan, including 37 in the South East.
There are 26 new cases in the South East region. Four of the cases are in South East Zone 4, which includes Estevan. There are now 43 active cases in South East Zone 4, down five from April 3.
As for the other new cases in the South East, 17 are in Zone 3, which is west of Zone 4 and includes Weyburn; four are in Zone 2, which is north of Zone 4; and one is in Zone 1, which is northwest of Zone 4.
The other new cases in Saskatchewan are located in the Far North East (7), North West (7), North Central (3), North East (6), Saskatoon (27), Central East (13), Regina (112), South West (4) and South Central (15) regions. One (1) new case h.as pending residence information.
Another 165 people have recovered, bringing the total number of recoveries to 31,909. Twenty-three recoveries are from the South East region.
A total of 2,196 cases are considered active, including 202 from the South East.
One hundred ninety-four people are in hospital. One hundred and fifty people are receiving inpatient care: Far North East (1), North West (10), North Central (2), Saskatoon (45), Central West (1), Central East (13), Regina (69), South Central (1) and South East (8). The number of people in hospital in the South East is down one from April 3.
Forty-four people are in intensive care: North Central (2), Saskatoon (10), Central East (2), Regina (27) and South Central (3).
The seven-day average of daily new cases is 216 (17.6 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.
There were 3,527 COVID-19 tests processed in Saskatchewan on April 3, including 305 from the South East.
To date, 681,074 COVID-19 tests have been processed in Saskatchewan. As of April 2, when other provincial and national numbers were available, Saskatchewan's per capita rate was 570,680 tests performed per million population. The national rate was 729,540 tests performed per million population.
As of April 3, 2,367 variants of concern have been identified by screening in Saskatchewan, reported in the Far North East (4), North West (2), North Central (18), Saskatoon (134), Central West (12), Central East (33), Regina (1,626), South West (7), South Central (180) and South East (167) zones. There are 184 cases with area of residence pending.
These were previously reported as "presumptive positives" but all screening tests will be considered confirmed VOCs for the purposes of public reporting and contact investigations.
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.
The Ministry of Health will launch a new dashboard April 5 with details on vaccine administration in the province, including first and second doses administered by age range. In preparation for the launch of the new dashboard, the Ministry is currently updating reporting systems used for vaccination information. Due to this transition, vaccine data is not available for April 4. The data will be included in tomorrow's new dashboard.
The COVID-19 vaccine appointment booking system currently includes residents 58 years of age and older. Eligible residents are encouraged to book their COVID-19 vaccinations online or by phone.
Another 7,200 doses of Moderna vaccine have now arrived in Saskatchewan and have been distributed to the Far North West, Far North East, North East and South East zones. The remaining doses from the March 22 Moderna shipment (14,100) are expected to arrive in Saskatchewan April 7.
