For those planning to watch Superbowl, Public health officials point out that shouting increases risk of transmission of COVID-19 and suggests those cheering on their favourite team clap their hands or stomp their feet to cheer. As well, a reminder that only members of your household are allowed to gather in an indoor space and individuals who live alone may join another household of less than five. Anyone hardy enough to brave the outdoors for the Superbowl can still only have a gathering of no more than 10 and physical distancing between households must be maintained. Do not share food and drink.
While you may take in the game on the big screen at a public facility or licensed establishment, you must abide by the public health orders and guidelines to keep these spaces safer for all customers and staff. Sharing food between non-household members is not recommended. Individuals and venues may be subject to fines for failure to abide by public health orders and guidelines. The province has observed increased cases after holiday weekends and special events.
Two hundred seven hospitalizations are part of the tally for COVID-19 on Saturday. There are also 264 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan. Four Saskatchewan residents who tested positive for COVID-19 have died. Two people in their fifties from the Far North West and a person in their fifties from the North West have died as has an individual in their eighties from the Regina zone as well as one from the South East Zone. Of the two hundred seven people in hospital, 27 are in intensive care.
There were 2,412 COVID-19 vaccine doses administered Friday in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 41,254. This week 11,850 doses of vaccine arrived in the province.
The new cases are located in the Far North West (12), Far North Central (4), Far North East (9), North West (31), North Central (13), North East (9), Saskatoon (58), Central West (7), Central East (27), Regina (61), South Central (6) and South East (11) zones, and sixteen (16) cases with pending residence information.
Eight cases with pending resident information were assigned to the Far North West (1), Far North East (1), North West (1), North Central (1), Central East (1), Regina (2) and South East (1) zones. One case was found to be a duplicate and removed from the Regina (1) zone.
A total of 22,460 individuals have recovered and 2,413 cases are considered active.
Two hundred and seven (207) people are in hospital. One hundred and eighty (180) people are receiving inpatient care: Far North West (2), North West (21), North Central (22), North East (3), Saskatoon (67), Central West (1), Central East (10), Regina (50) and South East (4). Twenty-seven (27) people are in intensive care: North West (1), North Central (1), Saskatoon (11), Central East (3), Regina (10) and South West (1).
There were 3,149 COVID-19 tests processed in Saskatchewan on February 5, 2021.
To date, 524,222 COVID-19 tests have been processed in Saskatchewan. As of February 4, 2021, when other provincial and national numbers were available, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 442,082 tests performed per million population. The national rate was 580,079 tests performed per million population.
Further statistics on the total number of cases among healthcare workers, breakdowns of total cases by source of infection, age, sex and region, total tests to date and the per capita testing rate can be found on the Government of Saskatchewan website. Please visit www.saskatchewan.ca/government/health-care-administration-and-provider-resources/treatment-procedures-and-guidelines/emerging-public-health-issues/2019-novel-coronavirus/cases-and-risk-of-covid-19-in-saskatchewan.
The seven-day average of daily new cases is 226 (18.4 new cases per 100,000 population) and is now available on the Government of Saskatchewan website. This chart compares today’s average to data collected over the past several months. Please visit https://dashboard.saskatchewan.ca/health-wellness/covid-19/seven-day-average-of-new-covid-cases.
Enforcing Public Health Measures
Enforcement of public health orders is permitted under The Public Health Act, 1994. Public health inspectors will be supported in their efforts to ticket violators quickly to ensure that businesses and events are brought into compliance as quickly as possible, in addition to the enforcement efforts that have been undertaken by police agencies throughout the province.
For more information on the current public health measures or to see the Public Health Order, visit www.saskatchewan.ca/covid19-measures.
