A fifth case of the Omicron variant has been discovered through initial screening for COVID-19 in Saskatchewan.
As is the case with the first four from the same household, the person with the fifth omicron variant case in the province has not been identified nor has their location. Otherwise, Monday’s dashboard reading from the Government of Saskatchewan website has 35 new cases of the novel coronavirus with no new fatalities and 79 recoveries, leaving 568 active cases of COVID-19 in the province. From the active cases, there are 110 people in hospital, including 34 infections in an I-C-U. One Saskatchewan resident remains in an Ontario hospital I-C-U. Sunday saw 997 COVID-19 tests performed in the province along with 1,147 doses of vaccine administered, including 311 shots that made the recipient fully immunized.
Highlights
- As of December 13th, there are 35 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing the total to 81,852 reported cases
- The new cases are located in the North West (1), North Central (5), Saskatoon (9), Central East (4), Regina (13), and South East
- (2) zones and one (1) new case has pending residence information
- 81,852 cases are confirmed
- 19,934 cases are from the North area (8,859 North West, 8,238 North Central, 2,837 North East)
- 19,517 cases are from the Saskatoon area
- 15,974 cases are from the Regina area
- 10,323 cases are from the South area (2,199 South West, 3,010 South Central, 5,114 South East)
- 9,385 cases are from the Far North area (4,409 Far North West, 541 Far North Central, 4,435 Far North East)
- 6,176 cases are from the Central area (1,446 Central West, 4,730 Central East)
- 543 cases have pending residence information
- 568 cases are considered active and 80,347 cases are considered recovered
- Almost one-third (31.4%) of new cases are in the age category of 40 to 59
- More than one-half (58.1%) of new cases eligible for vaccination (aged 5 years and older) were fully vaccinated
- As of December 13th, a total of 110 individuals are hospitalized, including 76 inpatient hospitalizations and 34 ICU hospitalizations. Of the 110 patients, 69 (62.4%) were not fully vaccinated.
- In addition to SK ICU counts, there is one (1) resident receiving out-of-province care in hospital. As this patient is receiving care out of province, this number is not included in the hospitalization counts in the dashboard.
- No (0) new deaths reported today. 937 Saskatchewan residents with COVID-19 have died, with a case fatality rate of 1.1%.
- 1,300,100 COVID-19 tests have been performed in the province. As of December 9, 2021, when other provincial and national numbers are available from PHAC, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 1,096,047 tests performed per million. The national rate was 1,302,852 tests performed per million
- The 7-day average of new COVID-19 case numbers was 54 (4.5 new cases per 100,000)
Cases infected with a variant of concern (VoC), as of December 13, 2021
| Zone | VoCs Detected by Screening * |
VoCs Sequenced (WGS) |
Alpha (B.1.1.7) | Beta (B.1.351) | Gamma (P.1) | Delta (B.1.617.2) | Omicron (B.1.1.529) |
| Far North West | 339 | 765 | 212 | 23 | 530 | ||
| Far North Central | 4 | 88 | 4 | 84 | |||
| Far North East | 100 | 660 | 56 | 12 | 592 | ||
| North West | 883 | 1,455 | 351 | 251 | 853 | ||
| North Central | 668 | 1,309 | 345 | 9 | 26 | 929 | |
| North East | 87 | 429 | 66 | 2 | 361 | ||
| Saskatoon | 2,196 | 3,080 | 1,137 | 1 | 127 | 1,815 | |
| Central West | 149 | 263 | 107 | 2 | 154 | ||
| Central East | 655 | 1,055 | 405 | 5 | 645 | ||
| Regina | 4,835 | 4,199 | 2,838 | 5 | 1,356 | ||
| South West | 416 | 572 | 252 | 26 | 294 | ||
| South Central | 894 | 954 | 635 | 2 | 317 | ||
| South East | 1,158 | 1,505 | 693 | 1 | 811 | ||
| Pending | 77 | 184 | 22 | 2 | 160 | ||
| Totals | 12,461 | 16,522 | 7,123 | 10 | 484 | 8,901 | 5^ |
^Providing the region where these cases reside risks identifying individuals so their location is not disclosed. Contact investigations have confirmed that the risk of community transmission is low. If any contact investigation determines a risk of community transmission, additional information will be provided to area residents to self-monitor or self-isolate and seek testing.
* As of September 13, 2021, the province of Saskatchewan ceased testing for variant type on all new cases using SNP in order to support overall COVID-19 testing. Whole genome sequencing will continue to identify any emerging variants. Note that, as public health investigations proceed, variant of concern case locations may change due as residence locations are confirmed.
COVID-19 Deaths by Age Group, as of December 13, 2021
| Age Group | 19 and under | 20 to 39 | 40 to 59 | 60 to 79 | 80+ | Total |
| COVID-19 Deaths | 3 | 39 | 107 | 384 | 404 | 937 |
