There are 280 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on April 3, bringing the provincial total to 34,323 cases.
There are no new deaths to report today. A total of 436 people with COVID-19 have died in Saskatchewan.
There are 24 new cases of COVID-19 in the South East region, including seven in South East Zone 4, which includes Estevan. Forty-four cases of COVID-19 in Zone 4 are considered active, the highest number since the pandemic began.
There are five new cases in South East Zone 3, which includes Weyburn; three in South East Zone 2, which is north of Zone 4, and nine in South East Zone 1, which is northwest of Zone 4.
The other new cases are located in the Far North West (6), Far North East (1), North West (18), North Central (3), North East (11), Saskatoon (51), Central West (1), Central East (10), Regina (127), South West (6) and South Central (20) zones.
Two new cases have pending residence information.
There have been another 190 recoveries, bringing the total to 31,744. Nine of the recoveries are from the South East region, with two in South East Zone 4.
A total of 2,143 cases are considered active, including 200 in the South East.
One hundred eighty-nine (189) people are in hospital. One hundred and forty-seven (147) people are receiving inpatient care: Far North East (1), North West (9), North Central (2), Saskatoon (41), Central East (12), Regina (72), South Central (1) and South East (9). The number of people in hospital in the South East is up two from April 2.
Forty-two (42) people are in intensive care: North Central (2), Saskatoon (9), Central East (2), Regina (26) and South Central (3).
The seven-day average of daily new cases is 220 (17.9 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 3,336 COVID-19 tests processed in Saskatchewan on April 2, including 323 in the South East.
To date, 677,547 COVID-19 tests have been processed in Saskatchewan. As of March 31, 2021, when other provincial and national numbers were available, Saskatchewan's per capita rate was 563,795 tests performed per million population. The national rate was 730,689 tests performed per million population. The Public Health Agency website has not been updated and last available numbers are as of March 31st.
As of April 2, 2,226 variants of concern have been identified by screening in Saskatchewan, reported in the Far North East (2) North West (1), North Central (16), Saskatoon (117), Central West (12), Central East (32), Regina (1,578), South West (7), South Central (173) and South East (157) zones. There are 131 cases with area of residence pending.
An additional 5,504 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 214,246.
The 5,504 doses of COVID-19 vaccine reported April 3 were administered in the following regions: Far North West (11), North West (283), Saskatoon (1,854), Central East (1,035), Regina (1,318), South Central (462), South West (383) and South East (158).
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.
One fifth of Saskatchewan residents in their 80s have now received their second dose of vaccine and are fully vaccinated.
