An additional 10,490 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 334,063.
The 10,490 doses of COVID-19 vaccine reported on April 17 were administered to residents living in the following regions: Far North West (41), Far North Central (2), Far North East (225), North West (1,113), North Central (1,133), North East (86), Saskatoon (2,823), Central West (172), Central East (652), Regina (2,582), South West (334), South Central (655) and South East (382). There were 290 doses administered with zone of residence pending.
Fifty-nine 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.
The Ministry of Health has been informed of a reduction in the April 26 Moderna shipment. Saskatchewan's allocation has been reduced by 47 per cent, from 35,800 doses to 18,800 doses. The Ministry is working with the Saskatchewan Health Authority and Indigenous Services Canada to determine the potential impact this reduction could have on booked appointments, and the pharmacy vaccination pilot project, and will have an update in the coming days.
In an effort to continue to protect residents as quickly as possible, the eligible age for booking vaccination appointments online or by telephone has been lowered to 48 years. Appointments can be made online at www.saskatchewan.ca/COVID19. People who do not have a cell phone or email account or need assistance can book by calling 1-833-SaskVax (1-833-727-5829).
Additional information on how to book your appointment is available at www.saskatchewan.ca/covid19-vaccine-booking.
All drive-thru and walk-in COVID-19 vaccination clinics are available to residents aged 48-54 years.
Vaccine supply remains limited and drive-thru/walk-in clinics may close early when all vaccine is administered.
The drive-thru immunization clinic in Regina has now used up its supply of vaccine and has temporarily closed. Unless there is an unexpected increase in available vaccine supply, the Regina drive-thru clinic is not anticipated to re-open until May 2.
For further information on drive-thru clinics in the province, including hours of operation and wait times, see www.saskhealthauthority.ca/news/service-alerts-emergency-events/Pages/COVID-19-Vaccine-Drive-Thru-Wait-Times.aspx.
There are 249 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on April 17, bringing the provincial total to 37,873 cases.
There are two new deaths to report. One death was reported in the 40-49 age group from the Central East zone. One death was reported in the 80+ age group from the North West zone.
Twenty-nine new cases are located in the South East region. A breakdown on the locations of those cases was not available due to a data reporting issue at the Ministry of Health involving multiple case location reassignments.
As of April 16, there were 86 active cases in South East Zone 4, which includes Estevan.
The other new cases are located in the Far North West (3), Far North East (3), North West (14), North Central (10), North East (7), Saskatoon (56), Central West (12), Central East (8), Regina (73), South West (18) and South Central (8) regions. Eight new cases have pending residence information.
Forty-three cases with pending residence information have been assigned, including three in the South East.
The total number of recoveries and total number of active cases in Saskatchewan are not available April 17 due to the Ministry of Health’s data reporting issue. They will be included in the April 18 update.
One hundred and ninety-two people are in hospital. One hundred and forty-five people are receiving inpatient care: Far North West (1), Far North East (1), North West (5), North Central (7), North East (1), Saskatoon (39), Central East (10), Regina (66), South West (1), South Central (6) and South East (8). The number of people in hospital in the South East is the same as April 16.
Forty-seven people are in intensive care: North Central (3), Saskatoon (10), Central East (1), Regina (31) and South Central (2).
The seven-day average of daily new cases is 266 (21.7 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 3,643 COVID-19 tests processed in Saskatchewan on April 16.
To date, 724,868 COVID-19 tests have been processed in Saskatchewan. As of April 15, when other provincial and national numbers were available, Saskatchewan's per capita rate was 607,737 tests performed per million population. The national rate was 780,205 tests performed per million population.
As of April 17, 4,529 variants of concern have been identified by screening in Saskatchewan, reported in the Far North West (21), Far North East (3), North West (59), North Central (51), North East (5), Saskatoon (424), Central West (52), Central East (164), Regina (2,792), South West (98), South Central (376) and South East (430) zones. There are 54 cases with residence pending.
