For the first time since January 14th, there were no new deaths to report because of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan while, for the fifth consecutive day, there were fewer than 200 new cases of the novel coronavirus as the seven-day average dipped to 182…below 200 for the first time since New Year’s Day…while the number of active cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan is down to 1,935. Of those active cases, 187 individuals are in hospital with 24 infections being treated in an I-C-U. Thursday’s update from the Ministry of Health had 114 new cases of the virus…at least one from all 13 zones, including 52 in Saskatoon…with 147 new recoveries.

       Meantime, the 1,950 doses of Pfizer vaccine have arrived in Prince Albert while Wednesday saw 793 doses administered over six zones.

There were 793 COVID-19 vaccine doses administered Wednesday in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 46,263.  With 1,950 doses having arrived in the province this week and the overages due to efficiencies in drawing extra doses from vials of vaccine received, 99 per cent of the does received have been administered to date.

The 793 doses were administered in the following zones: Far North West (320), Far North Central (21), Far North East (125), North East (287), North Central (29) and South East (11).  South East has reported an additional 124 doses administered on February 8 and 9.   Data corrections for January 18, 22, and February 9 have removed 25 doses from the total administered, including: Central East (13), South East (11), and Far North Central (1).

For a listing of first and second doses in Saskatchewan administered by geographic zone, visit https://www.saskatchewan.ca/covid19-vaccine-update.

Daily COVID-19 Statistics

There are 114 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on February 11, bringing the provincial total to date to 25,957 cases.  The new cases are located in the Far North West (5), Far North Central (4), Far North East (3), North West (15), North Central (3), North East (3), Saskatoon (52), Central West (2), Central East (4), Regina (17), South West (1), South Central (4), and South East (1) zones.

Nine pending residence cases have been assigned to the following zones: Far North Central (1), Central East (1), North West (1), North Central (5) and Regina (1).

A total of 23,674 individuals have recovered and 1,935 cases are considered active.

One hundred and eighty-seven (187) people are in hospital.  One hundred and sixty-three (163) people are receiving inpatient care: Far North West (4), Far North East (1), North West (19), North Central (19), North East (1), Saskatoon (60), Central East (11), Regina (44), South Central (1), and South East (3).  Twenty-four (24) people are in intensive care: North West (2), North Central (1), Saskatoon (9), Central East (2), Regina (9) and South West (1).

There were 2,214 COVID-19 tests processed in Saskatchewan on February 9, 2021.

To date, 535,393 COVID-19 tests have been processed in Saskatchewan.  As of February 10, 2021, when other provincial and national numbers were available, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 452,353 tests performed per million population.  The national rate was 593,440 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 182 (14.8 new cases per 100,000 population) and is now available on the Government of Saskatchewan website.  The seven day average is at its lowest level since January 3 and down approximately 43 per cent from its peak on January 12.  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.

Keep It Close to Home this Family Day Week

Keeping COVID-19 transmission low means building best public health practices into all your plans this Family Day week.  Take the opportunity to get outdoors for your physical and mental health, even if it means that extra layer of long underwear.

• Stay safe this Family Day week by keeping your plans within your immediate household.
• If you are headed outdoors, you may gather in groups of ten with two metres of physical distancing between household groups.  Food should not be shared between non-household members.
• Stay close to home.  Non-essential travel is not recommended at this time.  Travel outside our borders means you will be subject to the public health requirements for that jurisdiction, including mandatory quarantine upon return from any international destination.

Weekly Reporting of Testing Numbers and Cases for Youth

The trends of COVID-19 cases in school-aged children are being monitored.  The weekly report of cases and testing numbers for children aged 0-19, including data by age and positivity rates, has been posted at www.saskatchewan.ca/COVID19-Safe-Schools-Plan.

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.