COVID-19-related hospitaliations may be at an eight-and-a-half month low in Saskatchewan, but new and active cases of the novel coronavirus are rising again in the province.
For the second straight day, there are 43 individuals in hospital because of COVID-19 with nine of those infections being treated in an I-C-U. There were no new deaths for a third straight day. However, for the third time in the last seven days, there are at least 50 new cases reported. Thursday’s 52 new cases, combined with just 16 recoveries, leaves Saskatchewan’s active case count at 412. The seven-day average for new cases of the virus is up to 44. In addition, the province surpassed 1.4 million doses of vaccine administered after 6,019 shots were received on Wednesday.
There are 52 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on July 29, bringing the provincial total to 49,882 cases.
The new cases are located in the following zones: Far North West, 9; Far North Central, 2; Far North East, 3; North West, 6; North Central, 4; North East, 2; Saskatoon, 9; Central East, 1; Regina, 6; and South East, 5. Five cases are pending residence information. One case with location pending was assigned to the Regina zone.
No new deaths were reported today.
Recoveries total 48,892 and 412 cases are considered active.
There are 43 people in hospital. This is the lowest number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients since November 9, 2020. Thirty-four are receiving inpatient care: Far North West, 1; North West, 2; North Central, 4; Saskatoon, 15; Regina, 11; and South East, 1. Nine are in intensive care: North Central, 1; Saskatoon, 5; and Regina, 3.
The seven-day average of new COVID-19 case number is 44 (3.7 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 1,564 COVID-19 tests processed in Saskatchewan on July 28, 2021.
To date, 958,748 COVID-19 tests have been processed in Saskatchewan. As of July 27, 2021, when other provincial and national numbers were available, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 807,908 tests performed per million population. The national rate was 1,009,101.
No new lineage results were reported for Variants of Concern today. Of the 8,050 VOCs with lineages identified by whole genome sequencing in Saskatchewan, 7,041 are Alpha (B.1.1.7), 573 are Delta (B.1.617.2), 426 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.
Vaccines Reported
An additional 6,019 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 1,400,844.
The additional 6,019 doses of COVID-19 vaccine reported today were administered to residents living in the following zones: Far North West, 174; Far North Central, 6; Far North East, 80; North West, 403; North Central, 356; North East, 403; Saskatoon, 1,603; Central West, 355; Central East, 334; Regina, 1,357; South West, 99; South Central, 169; and South East, 472. There were 208 doses administered with zone of residence pending.
Seventy-five per cent of those 12+ have received their first dose and 63 per cent of those 12+ are fully vaccinated.
Status of Population Vaccinations, as of July 27, 2021
Group Estimated
Population Received
First Dose Fully
Vaccinated
Age 80+ 51,352 47,829 (93%) 45,385 (88%)
Age 70-79 82,304 74,460 (90%) 70,611 (86%)
Age 60-69 140,471 122,024 (87%) 113,514 (81%)
Age 50-59 142,537 114,450 (80%) 101,787 (71%)
Age 40-49 150,870 110,647 (73%) 94,005 (62%)
Age 30-39 178,012 117,340 (66%) 94,238 (53%)
Age 18-29 181,622 115,472 (64%) 83,867 (46%)
Age 12-17 91,446 56,868 (62%) 38,231 (42%)
Don’t Hesitate – Vaccinate
As of August 8, the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is shifting their vaccination focus from mass vaccination to focused outreach, targeting those in the province who are under- and unvaccinated. While the provincial vaccination program will continue through targeted walk-in and pop up clinics as well as through participating pharmacies, take advantage of all the options currently available to receive your first or second dose.
Details on clinic locations and times are listed on the SHA website. Please note, these vaccine clinics are subject to change based on demand. Any changes to clinic hours and location will be updated online.
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.
