Saskatchewan’s COVID-19 update includes 51 new cases of the virus, 25 recoveries and two people who tested positive have died. One was in their fifties from the Regina area and one was in their sixties and from the Northeast zone.
Most of the new cases are in the far North. There are ten new cases reported in the far Northwest, eight in the far North Central zone, and eight in the far Northeast. The Northwest is reporting seven new cases. The rest are in the Saskatoon and Regina areas, Central East, South Central and South East.
There are 64 people in the hospital, which is an increase of five from Thursday. Ten of the 64 are in an ICU.
Vaccines Reported
An additional 8,204 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 1,374,210.
The additional 8,204 doses of COVID-19 vaccine reported today were administered to residents living in the following zones: Far North West, 110; Far North Central, 10; Far North East, 73; North West, 444; North Central, 590; North East, 200; Saskatoon, 2,998; Central West, 170; Central East, 659; Regina, 1,874; South West, 227; South Central, 254; and South East, 319. There were 276 doses administered with zone of residence pending.
Seventy-four per cent of those 12+ have received their first dose and 61 per cent of those 12+ are fully vaccinated.
| Status of Population Vaccinations, as of July 21, 2021 | |||
| Group | Estimated Population |
Received First Dose |
Fully Vaccinated |
| Age 80+ | 51,352 | 47,799 (93%) | 45,216 (88%) |
| Age 70-79 | 82,304 | 74,329 (90%) | 70,129 (85%) |
| Age 60-69 | 140,471 | 121,696 (87%) | 112,265 (80%) |
| Age 50-59 | 142,537 | 113,947 (80%) | 99,838 (70%) |
| Age 40-49 | 150,870 | 109,887 (73%) | 90,971 (60%) |
| Age 30-39 | 178,012 | 116,196 (65%) | 90,062 (51%) |
| Age 18-29 | 181,622 | 113,833 (63%) | 78,734 (43%) |
| Age 12-17 | 91,446 | 55,971 (61%) | 33,209 (36%) |
Stick it to COVID Now
Because it takes two weeks from your second dose to achieve optimal protection, take a look ahead at where you plan to be for the long weekend, for back to school, and plan to get your vaccination. Delaying your vaccination plans only allow more time for potential community transmission. All COVID-19 vaccines approved for use in Canada have proven to be safe and effective against COVID-19, reducing severe illness and death. Pfizer and Modern mRNA vaccines can be used interchangeably to complete the two-vaccine dose series and being fully vaccinated means fewer COVID-19 cases in your community.
All Saskatchewan residents 12 years and older who have received their first dose of vaccine are now eligible to receive their second dose following a 28-day interval. Whether seeking your first or second dose, vaccination appointments can be booked through the Saskatchewan Health Authority online at www.saskatchewan.ca/COVID19 or by calling 1-833-SaskVax (1-833-727-5829). Street addresses and hours of operation for drive-thru and walk-in clinics are available at www.saskatchewan.ca/drive-thru-vax.
A map of participating pharmacies across the province is available at www.saskatchewan.ca/covid19-pharmacies. This online tool includes links to pharmacy booking websites and provides details on the vaccine brand being offered at each location.
Daily COVID-19 Statistics
There are 51 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on July 23, bringing the provincial total to 49,608 cases.
The new cases are located in the following zones: Far North West, 10; Far North Central, 8; Far North East, 8; North West, 7; North East, 1; Saskatoon, 3; Central East, 3; Regina, 5; South Central, 1; and South East, 2. Three cases are pending residence information. Three cases were reassigned to the Far North Central zone. One case that tested out-of-province was added to the Saskatoon zone.
Two new deaths were reported today. One death was reported in the 50 to 59 age group from the Regina zone and one death was reported in the 60 to 69 age group from the North East zone.
Recoveries total 48,719 and 312 cases are considered active.
There are 64 people in hospital. Fifty-four are receiving inpatient care: Far North West, 1; North West, 8; North Central, 6; North East, 1; Saskatoon, 18; Central East, 1; Regina, 15; South Central, 3; and South East, 1. Ten are in intensive care: North Central, 3; Saskatoon, 4; and Regina, 3.
The seven-day average of new COVID-19 case number is 34 (2.8 new cases per 100,000). A chart comparing today’s average to data collected over the past several months is available at https://dashboard.saskatchewan.ca/health-wellness/covid-19/seven-day-average-of-new-covid-cases.
There were 1,654 COVID-19 tests processed in Saskatchewan on July 22, 2021.
To date, 950,698 COVID-19 tests have been processed in Saskatchewan. As of July 21, 2021, when other provincial and national numbers were available, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 801,002 tests performed per million population. The national rate was 1,001,298.
No new lineage results were reported for Variants of Concern today. Of the 7,961 VOCs with lineages identified by whole genome sequencing in Saskatchewan, 7,027 are Alpha (B.1.1.7), 505 are Delta (B.1.617.2), 419 are Gamma (P.1), and 10 are Beta (B.1.351).
Provincial COVID-19 statistics on the total number of cases among health care workers, breakdowns of total cases by source of infection, age, sex and region, total tests to date, per capita testing rate and current numbers of confirmed variants of concern can be found at http://www.saskatchewan.ca/covid19-cases.
Living With COVID-19
For guidance on Living with COVID-19, including the requirements for self-isolation if you have a positive COVID-19 test, expectations around masking, information for businesses and workplaces and the visitation requirements for acute care as well as long term care and personal care homes, go to https://www.saskatchewan.ca/living-with-covid.
General COVID-19 Information
General public inquiries may be directed to COVID19@health.gov.sk.ca.
