There are seven more recoveries from COVID-19 to report in south East Zone 4, which includes Estevan, on May 28.
There were two new cases of COVID-19 to report in Zone 4 on May 28 as well, leaving the area with 57 active cases. The number of active cases went down slightly in comparison to the previous day.
There were also three new cases in South East Zone 1, which is northwest of Zone 4.
Saskatchewan is reporting 122 new cases, 131 recoveries and two new deaths on May 28. There have been 46,285 cases of COVID-19 diagnosed in Saskatchewan.
Two new deaths are being reported today. One death in the 70-79 age group from the Saskatoon zone and one death in the 80+ age group from the North West zone.
The other new cases are located in the following zones: Far North West, 4; Far North Central, 1; North West, 6; North Central, 12; North East, 2; Saskatoon, 38; Central East, 16; Regina, 21; South West, 1; South Central, 11; and South East, 5. Five new cases are pending residence information.
Recoveries total 44,378. Seven of the new recoveries are from the South East.
A total of 1,371 cases are considered active, with 98 in the South East, two down from the day prior.
There are 113 people in hospital, the lowest total in hospital since November 28, 2020. Eighty-seven people are receiving inpatient care and 26 in intensive care. One person is receiving in-patient care in the South East, one down from the day before.
The seven-day average of new COVID-19 case number is 129 (10.6 new cases per 100,000).
There were 2,726 COVID-19 tests processed in Saskatchewan on May 27, with 144 in the South East. Totally, there were 49,050 tests processed in the South East.
An additional 14,351 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 693,625. Included in that total was 782 doses in the South East region.
Seventy-six per cent of those over the age of 40 have received their first dose. Seventy per cent of those 30+ have received their first dose. Sixty-four per cent of those 18+ have received their first dose.
As of May 27, 10,399 variants of concern have been identified by screening in Saskatchewan, including 1,048 in the South East.
