The latest update from the Ministry of Health has just 43 Saskatchewan residents in hospital because of COVID-19, the lowest that number has been in the province since November 9.
Nine of the 43 hospitalied patients are receiving treatment in an I-C-U. That positive statistic comes on a day in which there are 50 new cases of the novel coronavirus and 51 individuals having recovered, leaving 376 active cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan. Of concern in Wednesday’s update is that 67 of 88 new, confirmed Variants of Concern in the province are of the highly-transmissable Delta strain. Otherwise, after 4,562 doses of vaccine were administered on Tuesday, Saskatchewan is less than 5,200 shots away from 1.4 million jabs.
There are 50 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on July 28, bringing the provincial total to 49,830 cases.
Fifteen Saskatchewan residents tested out-of-province were added to the following zones: Far North West, 6; Far North East, 1; North West, 4; Saskatoon, 2; and Central West, 2.
The new cases are located in the following zones: Far North West, 10; Far North Central, 8; North West, 1; North Central, 2; North East, 1; Saskatoon, 13; Central East, 3; Regina, 7; South West, 1; South Central, 1; and South East, 1. Two cases are pending residence information
One case with location pending was assigned to the North Central zone.
No new deaths were reported today.
Recoveries total 48,876 and 376 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, 14; Regina, 10; South Central, 2; 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 41 (3.4 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 1,824 COVID-19 tests processed in Saskatchewan on July 27, 2021.
To date, 957,184 COVID-19 tests have been processed in Saskatchewan. As of July 26, 2021, when other provincial and national numbers were available, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 806,361 tests performed per million population. The national rate was 1,007,919.
New lineage results were reported for 88 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 4,562 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 1,394,825.
The additional 4,562 doses of COVID-19 vaccine reported today were administered to residents living in the following zones: Far North West, 53; Far North Central, 1; Far North East, 104; North West, 375; North Central, 315; North East, 257; Saskatoon, 1,086; Central West, 193; Central East, 301; Regina, 1,125; South West, 76; South Central, 69; and South East, 441. There were 166 doses administered with zone of residence pending.
Seventy-four 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 47,821 (93%) 45,345 (88%)
Age 70-79 82,304 74,431 (90%) 70,507 (86%)
Age 60-69 140,471 121,950 (87%) 113,240 (81%)
Age 50-59 142,537 114,343 (80%) 101,353 (71%)
Age 40-49 150,870 110,452 (73%) 93,324 (62%)
Age 30-39 178,012 117,097 (66%) 93,402 (52%)
Age 18-29 181,622 115,123 (63%) 82,709 (46%)
Age 12-17 91,446 56,666 (62%) 36,945 (40%)
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.
