The number of active cases of COVID-19 in South East Zone 4 continues to drop.
According to the May 19 COVID-19 update, there were 141 new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan, with nine in the South East region. Five of those cases are in South East Zone 4, which includes Estevan. There are currently 95 active cases in the Estevan’s subzone, 10 down from May 18.
No new death reported today.
The other new cases in the South East are in Zone 2 (1) and Zone 2 (2).
The other new cases in the province are located in the following zones: Far North West, 5; Far North East, 1; North West, 19; North Central, 13; North East, 1; Saskatoon, 38; Central West, 4; Central East, 15; Regina, 18; South West, 3; and South Central, 7. Eight cases are pending residence information. Three cases with pending residence information have been assigned to the North West, 1; and Regina, 2.
After 180 new recoveries, recoveries total 42,674 and 1,786 cases are considered active.
There are 134 people in hospital. One hundred and six people are receiving inpatient care, including two in the South East region, down two from the day before. Twenty-eight people are in intensive care, none from the South East.
The seven-day average of new COVID-19 case number is 180 (14.7 new cases per 100,000).
There were 2,866 COVID-19 tests processed in Saskatchewan on May 18, with 126 in the South East .
An additional 6,935 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 615,459. South East received 500 doses.
Seventy-five per cent of those over the age of 40 have received their first dose. Sixty-eight per cent of those 30+ have received their first dose. Sixty per cent of those 18+ have received their first dose.
