An additional 7,334 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 415,763.
The 7,334 doses of COVID-19 vaccine reported April 28 includes 137 in the South East. The others were administered to residents living in the following zones: Far North West, 90; Far North Central, 3; Far North East, 39; North West, 829; North Central, 736; North East, 373; Saskatoon, 2,206; Central West, 110; Central East, 595; Regina, 1,278; South West, 230; and South Central, 330. There were 378 doses administered with zone of residence pending.
Eighty per cent of Saskatchewan residents over age 60 have received their first dose. Forty per cent of those 18+ have received their first dose.
All vaccine administration details for the province, including first and second doses, can be found 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.
There are 213 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on April 28, bringing the provincial total to 40,614 cases.
There are four new deaths reported. Three deaths are in the Saskatoon zone, with one each from the 40 to 49, 50 to 59, and 70 to 79 age groups. One death is in the Regina zone from the 70 to 79 age group.
Thirty-one new cases are in the South East region. Seven are from South East Zone 4, which includes Estevan. The number of active cases in South East 4 is at 75, down three from April 27.
There are 12 new cases from South East Zone 3, which includes Weyburn, two from Zone 2, which is north of Zone 4, and 10 from Zone 1, which is northwest of Zone 4.
The other new cases are located in the following zones: Far North West, 12; North West, 8; North Central, 4; North East, 3; Saskatoon, 47; Central East, 8; Regina, 81; South West, 4; and South Central, 12. Three new cases are pending residence information.
Another 284 people have recovered, bringing the total number of recoveries to 37,685. Forty-two recoveries are from the South East, including 10 from Zone 4.
A total of 2,443 cases are considered active, including 225 from the South East.
There are 184 people in hospital. One hundred and forty-two people are receiving inpatient care: Far North West, 1; Far North East, 1; North West, 6; North Central, 6; Saskatoon, 52; Central West, 2; Central East, 7; Regina, 53; South Central, 4; and South East, 10. The number of people in hospital in the South East is up two from April 27. Forty-two people are in intensive care: North West, 1; North Central, 2; Saskatoon, 11; Central East, 2; Regina, 25; and South Central, 1.
The seven-day average of new COVID-19 case number is 245 (20.0 new cases per 100,000). A chart comparing today's average to data collected over the past few months is available at https://dashboard.saskatchewan.ca/health-wellness/covid-19/seven-day-average-of-new-covid-cases.
There were 3,399 COVID-19 tests processed in Saskatchewan on April 27, including 216 in the South East.
To date, 762,565 COVID-19 tests have been processed in Saskatchewan. As of April 26, when other provincial and national numbers were available, Saskatchewan's per capita rate was 639,926 tests performed per million population. The national rate was 817,371.
As of April 27, 6,444 variants of concern have been identified by screening in Saskatchewan, reported in the following zones: Far North West, 92; Far North Central, 1; Far North East, 3; North West, 178; North Central, 103; North East, 13; Saskatoon, 711; Central West, 80; Central East, 282; Regina, 3,584; South West, 174; South Central, 486; and South East, 662. There are 75 screened VOCs with residence pending.
Of the 2,305 VOCs with lineages identified by whole genome sequencing in Saskatchewan, 2,277 are B.1.1.1.7 (UK), 19 are P.1 (Brazilian) and nine are B.1.351 (South African). The Regina zone accounts for 1,581 (69 per cent) of the VOC cases with confirmed lineage reported in Saskatchewan.
