While there aren’t a lot of new cases of COVID-19 to report, once again the majority of them are in remote areas of Saskatchewan.
Tuesday’s update from the Ministry of Health had 27 new cases of the novel coronavirus with 10 from the Far North East and five from the Far North West zones. Coupled with 47 recoveries and the province’s active case count is down to 375. Of those active cases, 57 people are in hospital with 10 infections receiving treatment in an I-C-U. The seven-day average for new cases in Saskatchewan is at 44. There were no new deaths included in the latest report. From 49,304 total cases of COVID-19 since the pandemic was declared in the province in mid-March of 2020, there have been 573 deaths and 48,356 recoveries for a 1.2 per cent fatality rate and 98.1 per cent rate of recovery.
There are 27 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on July 13, bringing the provincial total to 49,304 cases.
The new cases are located in the following zones: Far North West, 5; Far North East, 10; North West, 3; Saskatoon, 2; Central East, 2; Regina, 1; South West, 1; and South East, 3. Two out-of-province cases were removed from the following zones: North West, 1; and Central East, 1.
No new deaths were reported today.
Recoveries total 48,356 and 375 cases are considered active.
There are 57 people in hospital. Forty-seven are receiving inpatient care: North West, 5; North Central, 5; Saskatoon, 20; Central East, 2; Regina, 13; and South East, 2. Ten are in intensive care: North West, 1; North Central, 1; Saskatoon, 4; and Regina, 4.
The seven-day average of new COVID-19 case number is 44 (3.6 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 1,234 COVID-19 tests processed in Saskatchewan on July 12, 2021.
To date, 937,084 COVID-19 tests have been processed in Saskatchewan. As of July 11, 2021, when other provincial and national numbers were available, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 789,808 tests performed per million population. The national rate was 985,497.
There were 78 new lineage results reported for Variants of Concern today. Of the 7,747 VOCs with lineages identified by whole genome sequencing in Saskatchewan, 6,952 are Alpha (B.1.1.7), 408 are Gamma (P.1), 377 are Delta (B.1.617.2) 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 2,419 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 1,307,065.
The additional 2,419 doses of COVID-19 vaccine reported today were administered to residents living in the following zones: Far North West, 46; Far North East, 25; North West, 571; North Central, 149; North East, 31; Saskatoon, 761; Central West, 36; Central East, 59; Regina, 548; South West, 17; South Central, 23; and South East, 67. There were 86 doses administered with zone of residence pending.
Seventy-three per cent of those 12+ have received their first dose and 55 per cent of those 12+ are fully vaccinated.
Status of Population Vaccinations, as of July 12, 2021
Group Estimated
Population Received
First Dose Fully
Vaccinated
Age 80+ 51,352 47,698 (93%) 44,815 (87%)
Age 70-79 82,304 74,050 (90%) 68,974 (84%)
Age 60-69 140,471 120,917 (86%) 108,735 (77%)
Age 50-59 142,537 112,769 (79%) 94,210 (66%)
Age 40-49 150,870 108,247 (72%) 82,046 (54%)
Age 30-39 178,012 113,785 (64%) 77,883 (44%)
Age 18-29 181,622 110,062 (61%) 64,964 (36%)
Age 12-17 91,446 54,269 (59%) 23,516 (26%)
Covered Population Update
The Saskatchewan Health Coverage Report is a count of persons who were eligible for Saskatchewan health insurance benefits as of June 30, and is the population data utilized by the Ministry of Health when reporting COVID-19 case and vaccination rates. The covered population data will be used for the COVID-19 vaccination rates at the provincial level for 12+ population and the age groups. Note that other reports will continue to utilize the 2020 covered population numbers in the provincial dashboard until the new data set is fully incorporated with a complete update targeted for the week of July 11. All vaccine administration details for the province, including first and second doses, can be found at https://dashboard.saskatchewan.ca/health-wellness.
All Residents 12+ Eligible for COVID-19 First and Second Dose Immunizations
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.
