The number of active cases of COVID-19 in South East Zone 4 dropped once again.
According to the May 16 COVID update, there were 167 new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan, with 14 in the South East region. Thirteen of those cases are in South East Zone 4, which includes Estevan.
The number of active cases in Zone 4 is at 143, down four from May 15.
The other new case in the South East is in Zone 1, which is northwest of Zone 4.
The other new cases in the province are located in the following zones: Far North West, 6; Far North East, 1; North West, 20; North Central, 16; Saskatoon, 54; Central West, 1; Central East, 6; Regina, 29; South West, 3; and South Central, 11. Six new cases are pending residence information.
One new death is reported in the 80+ age group from the Saskatoon zone.
A total of 517 people from Saskatchewan with COVID-19 have died.
Another 156 people have recovered, bringing recoveries to 41,932. Twenty-two of the recoveries are from the South East region, including 17 from South East Zone 4.
A total of 2,082 cases are considered active, including 199 from the South East.
There are 137 people in hospital, including four in the South East, up one from April 15. There are 113 people receiving in-patient care and 24 are in intensive care.
The seven-day average of new COVID-19 case number is 191 (15.6 new cases per 100,000).
There were 2,827 COVID-19 tests processed in Saskatchewan on May 15, including 173 in the South East.
An additional 18,995 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 590,952. This is a daily record for vaccines administered, due largely to the expanded capacity resulting from increased involvement of pharmacies in the COVID vaccination program.
There were 1,083 doses in the South East.
Seventy-four per cent of those over the age of 40 have received their first dose. Sixty-six per cent of those 30+ have received their first dose. Fifty-seven per cent of those 18+ have received their first dose.
