• As of November 2nd, there are 107 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing the total to 77,902 reported cases
• The new cases are located in the Far North West (9), Far North East (3), North West (12), North Central (2), North East (2), Saskatoon (29), Central West (1), Central East (11), Regina (22), South Central (4) and South East (3) zones and nine (9) new cases have pending residence information
• Sixteen (16) cases with pending residence information were assigned to Far North West (from October 31 (1)), Far North East (from October 31 (2)), North West (from September 18 (1), October 8 (1)), North Central (from October 31 (1)), Central East (from October 30 (7)), and Regina (from September 30 (1), October 6 (1) and October 12 (1)) zones
• Three (3) cases were added to total case counts; two (2) SK residents tested out of province were added to Saskatoon (from October 26) and one (1) SK resident assumed to be tested in a private lab was added to Far North West (from October 23)
• One (1) duplicate case was removed from Far North West (from September 21)
• 77,902 cases are confirmed
  • 19,055 cases are from the North area (8,466 North West, 7,798 North Central, 2,791 North East)
  • 18,766 cases are from the Saskatoon area
  • 15,314 cases are from the Regina area
  • 9,476 cases are from the South area (2,099 South West, 2,838 South Central, 4,539 South East)
  • 9,129 cases are from the Far North area (4,270 Far North West, 541 Far North Central, 4,318 Far North East)
  • 5,551 cases are from the Central area (1,393 Central West, 4,158 Central East)
  • 611 cases have pending residence information
• 1,829 cases are considered active and 75,214 cases are considered recovered
• Less than one-third (31.8%) of new cases are in the age category of 20 to 39 years
• Less than half (40.7%) of new cases eligible for vaccination (aged 12 years and older) were fully vaccinated
• As of November 2nd, a total of 222 individuals are hospitalized, including 174 inpatient hospitalizations and 48 ICU hospitalizations. Of the 222 patients, 154 (69.4) were not fully vaccinated.
• In addition to SK ICUs, there are 26 residents in out-of-province ICUs. As these patients are receiving care out of province, this number is not included in the hospitalization counts in dashboard.
• Five (5) new death reported today. 859 Saskatchewan residents with COVID-19 have died, with a case fatality rate of 1.1%.
• 1,229,233 COVID-19 tests have been performed in the province. As of October 31, 2021, when other provincial and national numbers are available from PHAC, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 1,037,421 tests performed per million population. The national rate was 1,218,883 tests performed per million population.
• The 7-day average of new COVID-19 case numbers was 185 (15.4 new cases per 100,000)

Weekly Roundup:

STICK IT TO COVID: WATCH FOR YOUR ELIGIBILITY FOR BOOSTERS

Starting October 25, the COVID-19 immunization program was expanded, permitting eligible age and at-risk groups to receive their booster or third dose.

The following are currently eligible to receive their booster dose at least six months after the second dose was received:

• individuals aged 65 years and older;
• individuals living in the Far North and those living on First Nation communities, aged 50 years and older;
• health care workers; or,
• individuals born in 2009 and earlier with underlying health conditions in people with severe respiratory conditions, people with rare diseases or very significant developmental disabilities that increase their risk of infections, individuals who had their spleen removed, people on dialysis or with chronic kidney disease (stage five) and those with significant neuromuscular conditions requiring respiratory support.

Residents of long-term care, special care and personal care homes and immunocompromised and clinically extremely vulnerable individuals including organ transplant recipients, those receiving immunosuppressive or immunomodulating therapy, etc. may receive their third dose 28 days after receiving their second dose.

A table with the list of at-risk populations is available at www.saskatchewan.ca/covid-19 including information on obtaining letters of eligibility for presentation at the vaccination clinic.

Your immunization record will be confirmed at the clinic location to ensure that it has been at least six months since your last COVID-19 vaccination.

It is recommended that your booster dose match your previous two dose COVID-19 vaccinations.  If you received two doses of Astra Zeneca, it is recommended that you receive an mRNA vaccine for your booster immunization.

Stick it to COVID and book your immunization today.

Monoclonal Antibody Treatment Self-Assessment Tool Online

Monoclonal antibodies are available for eligible patients who have contracted COVID-19.  If you have tested positive and are within five days of being symptomatic, you may be referred for treatment.  The self-assessment tool is now online, to support the clinical decision to refer patients for this treatment.

Saskatchewan To Offer Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine

The federal government has allocated an initial supply of 2,500 single dose Janssen (Johnson & Johnson) vaccines for use in Saskatchewan’s COVID-19 vaccination rollout.

Details on when these doses will arrive in the province are still being determined and will be announced publicly once known.

Health Canada authorized the one-dose Janssen vaccine for use in Canada earlier this year, but it has not been administered in Canada to date.

Public Health Orders Will Be Enforced

The week of October 25, Saskatchewan Health Authority public health inspectors issued a number of fines:

• Two individual fines of $2,800 were issued at Tobin Lake for failure to mask as well as one corporate ticket to the Shorebird Inn at Tobin Lake for failure to screen for proof of vaccination or negative test.  The voluntary payment option for the $14,000 corporate fine will not be available for this fine.  As this recipient has had previous tickets, a court appearance is required to speak to the charge.
• Scott’s Fine Foods in Leader was issued a corporate fine of $14,000 for failure to screen for proof of vaccination or negative test.
• The Beacon in Caronport was issued a corporate fine of $14,000 for failure to screen for proof of vaccination or negative test.

Note that under The Health Information and Privacy Act, the Ministry of Health cannot disclose the names of individuals who have received fines.

Self-Test Results versus Negative Testing Result Requirement

Routine, voluntary testing at home will help prevent asymptomatic transmission and will reduce COVID-19 transmission in the community.  Delivery of rapid antigen test kits for the general public throughout the province at participating businesses and locations will continue with more than four million kits to be delivered to the province in November.

Self-tests are to be used only as a screening tool.

Stay home at the first-sign of any COVID-19 symptoms and seek PCR testing through the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA).  Note that all testing completed by the SHA and all PCR tests conducted by third parties are included in the provincial dashboard numbers reported daily.

Self-tests cannot be used for the negative test requirement under the proof of vaccination or negative test policy as they do not provide the required documentation of results.

Anyone requiring a proof of negative COVID-19 test require the verified, negative test certificate including your name, birth date, type of test, date and time of sample collection and test result verified by the test operator.

A list of negative test service providers is available at www.saskatchewan.ca/covid-19.

COVID-19 Summary for November 2, 2021:

• From October 27 – November 2, 21,108 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 1,670,748.
• As of November 2, 86 per cent of those 12+ have received their first dose and 78 per cent of those 12+ are fully vaccinated.
• There were 1,295 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan from October 27 – November 2, bringing the provincial total to 77,902 cases. There were 1,972 recoveries recorded during the same period.
• The seven-day average of new COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan is currently 185 (15.4 per 100,000).
• Thirty-two new deaths were reported October 27 – November 2.
• There were 457 new lineage results reported for October 27 – November 2.
• As of November 2, there are 222 people in hospital: 174 are receiving inpatient care and 48 are in intensive care.  One hundred and fifty-four of the people in hospital (69 per cent) are not fully vaccinated.  In addition, 26 residents are in out-of-province ICU’s.
• From October 27 – November 2, there were 14,989 COVID-19 tests processed in Saskatchewan.

Daily provincial COVID-19 statistics by age, date and geographic zones including active cases, recoveries, confirmed variants of concern and vaccination information can be found at www.saskatchewan.ca/covid19-cases.

Stick it to COVID – Get Your Vaccination

The Saskatchewan Health Authority is holding vaccination clinics throughout the province.  Clinic locations and times are listed on the SHA website.   Any changes to clinic hours and location will be updated online.

A map of pharmacies participating in COVID-19 vaccinations is available at www.saskatchewan.ca/covid19-pharmacies.

COVID-19 vaccinations are also available at most SHA operated flu shot clinics, so residents can receive both flu and COVID-19 vaccinations at the same time and location.  The COVID-19 vaccinations can be booked using the same online flu shot appointment tool (www.4flu.ca) or by telephone at 1-833-SASKVAX (1-833-727-5829).  If you need both a COVID and flu shot, only one appointment is needed.  Health staff are trained to offer both vaccines to those eligible.

General COVID-19 Information

General public inquiries may be directed to COVID19@health.gov.sk.ca.