There are no new COVID cases in the Weyburn area as of May 28, and there are 122 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan, bringing the provincial total to 46,285 cases.
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 new cases are located in the following zones: Far North West, 4; Far North Central, 1; Northwest, 6; North Central, 12; Northeast, 2; Saskatoon, 38; Central East, 16; Regina, 21; Southwest, 1; South Central, 11; and Southeast, 5. Five new cases are pending residence information.
Recoveries total 44,378, including 131 new recoveries as of May 28, and 1,371 cases are considered active. There are 10 active cases in the Weyburn area, with 98 active cases for the southeast region.
There are 113 people in hospital, the lowest total in hospital since November 28, 2020.
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, including 144 tests for the southeast region.
An additional 14,351 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, with 782 doses in the southeast region, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 693,625.
Seventy-six per cent of those over the age of 40 have received their first dose, 70 per cent of those 30+ have received their first dose, and 64 per cent of those 18+ have received their first dose.
At this time AstraZeneca is only available for second doses for individuals who received AstraZeneca for their first dose and who are over the age of 85 or cancer patients, solid organ transplant patients, or patients receiving treatment with Rituximab and Ocrelizumab, who received a letter.
These individuals will be contacted for an appointment. Guidance on the administration of AstraZeneca second doses for the general population will be provided prior to the recommended 12-week interval between doses, which begins the second week of June.
