The province reported only 98 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, with 166 more recoveries the active case count has dropped to 1,399.  Two more deaths were also reported of people who tested positive for COVID-19, one person was over 80 and from the Far North West zone, the other was in their 20’s and lived in Regina.

COVID-19 numbers for the Regina zone were down significantly to 27 on Sunday, while Saskatoon saw 25 new cases.  There were 1,752 COVID-19 tests processed in Saskatchewan on Saturday.

The rest of the new cases are located in the Far North East (6), North West (3), North Central (1), North East (2), Central West (2), Central East (15), South West (6), South Central (4) and South East (6) zones. One (1) new case is pending residence information. Five (5) cases with pending residence information were assigned to the North West (4) and Regina (1) zones.

The provincial total now sits at 30,620 reported cases with 28,814 recoveries.  The seven-day average of daily new cases dropped to 130, one week ago the average was 152.

131 people are currently in hospital with 29 in intensive care.  102 people are receiving inpatient care: Far North West (2), Far North East (1), North West (9), North Central (7), Saskatoon (44), Central East (5), Regina (32), South Central (1) and South East (1).  Twenty-nine (29) people are in intensive care: North West (1), North Central (1), Saskatoon (13), Central East (2) and Regina (12).

Vaccination Bookings Expand Again on Monday

Starting Monday COVID-19 vaccine bookings will extend to people aged 70 and over province-wide, and will also now include anyone 50 and over in Far North region (Northern Administrative District).

This expansion will starting at 8 a.m. on Monday for the Saskatchewan Health Authority Patient Booking System.

• Residents 50-69 years of age in the Northern Administrative District can only book their appointments by phone at this time.  Call 1-833-SASKVAX (1-833-727-5829) between 8am and 11pm.  Northern residents 70+ can utilize either the online to telephone booking system.
• A map of the Northern Administrative District

Additional information on eligibility and how to book your appointment is available here.

Vaccines Reported

An additional 2,220 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 102,415.

The 2,220 doses of COVID-19 vaccine reported today were administered in the following regions: North West (410), North Central (320), Central East (6), Saskatoon (924) and Regina (560).

For a listing of first and second doses in Saskatchewan administered by geographic zone.

AstraZeneca Clinic Open for 64 year olds only Monday in Regina

Beginning Monday, Regina will open a drive-thru immunization clinic to administer the AstraZeneca vaccine to ONLY those aged 64 years of age on the grounds of the Regina Exhibition Association Ltd (REAL).  The site will begin to open up to additional ages, in reverse order from oldest to youngest, in the days after.

The drive-thru site will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. and will be on a first-come, first-served basis.  Only those 64 years of age (with a birthdate between March 16, 1956 and March 15, 1957) will be eligible.  You cannot pre-book an appointment for the drive-thru clinics.

Health officials are currently working on expanding availability of the AstraZeneca vaccine to a wider age range in the Regina area.  Additional details will be announced in the coming days.

Interrupt COVID-19 Transmission in Regina

With an increase of community transmission of variants of concern in Regina, public health officials are asking all those who live and work in Regina to re-commit to best prevention practices to protect against COVID-19.

• Wear your mask in all public places
• Maintain physical distancing
• If you are able to work from home, work from home at this time
• Wash your hands frequently
• Avoid all unnecessary travel

At this time, it is recommended that Regina and area residents – particularly those over age 50 – should not consider increasing their household bubbles to include 2-3 households up to 10 people.  They should consider remaining with their current household only.

Many of Regina’s outbreaks are a result of people of going to work and public places while symptomatic.  If you have any symptoms, stay home and arrange for a COVID-19 test.