After reporting no new deaths associated with COVID-19 in the province on Saturday, three were reported on Sunday. Two-hundred-forty-eight new cases of the virus were also reported Sunday bringing the weekend total to 472. There were 112 recoveries announced Sunday bringing that total for the weekend to 199.
The overall total of new cases has risen to 33,031; recoveries to 30,648.
There are 1,950 cases considered active in the province. One-hundred-fifty-five people are in hospital with 27 in intensive care. Fifty-nine of those receiving inpatient care are in Regina. The next largest group is in Saskatoon at 36. Fifty three per cent of the active cases are in the Regina zone.
There were 3,748 COVID-19 tests processed in Saskatchewan on Saturday.
An additional 6,187 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan. They were administered in the following regions: Far North East (11), North Central (425), Saskatoon (1,917), Central East (1,113), Regina (1,469) and South Central (1,252). That brings the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 173,696.
To date, 656,103 COVID-19 tests have been processed in Saskatchewan.
Reminder – Additional Regina Region Public Health Measures Effective Sunday
In addition to the restriction on household gatherings and the travel advisory for Regina and area, the Ministry of Health notes that effective 12:01 a.m., Sunday March 28:
All restaurants and licensed establishments must close for in-person dining. Take-out and delivery is permitted. Video lottery terminals (VLTs) will also be closed in these locations.
The following venues are closed: banquet and conference facilities, community halls, galleries, museums, libraries, live theatres, movie theatres, performing arts facilities, bowling alleys, car shows, racing and rodeo facilities, arcades, trade shows, science centres and auctions (livestock sales are permitted).
This public health order amendment and recommendations apply to the city of Regina and area including: Belle Plaine, Pense, Grand Coulee, Lumsden Beach, Regina Beach, Craven, Lumsden, Edenwold, Pilot Butte, White City, Balgonie, Kronau, Davin, Gray, Riceton, RM of Lajord, RM of Edenwold, RM of Sherwood, RM of Pense and the RM of Lumsden.
Variants of concern (VOC) are beginning to rise across southern Saskatchewan, particularly in the Moose Jaw area. Moose Jaw residents are urged to follow the same guidelines as outlined for the City of Regina and area. There have been 1,365 variants of concern identified in Saskatchewan with 1,126, or 83 per cent, in the Regina zone.
