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No new COVID cases in Weyburn area, 164 cases in province

There are 164 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on March 30, bringing the provincial total to 33,399 cases. There are no new COVID cases in the Weyburn area. One (1) Saskatchewan resident who tested positive for COVID-19 has died.
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There are 164 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on March 30, bringing the provincial total to 33,399 cases. There are no new COVID cases in the Weyburn area.

One (1) Saskatchewan resident who tested positive for COVID-19 has died. The death was reported in the 80+ age group from the Central East zone.

The new cases are located in the Far North West (1), Far North East (1), Northwest (2), North Central (1), Northeast (2), Saskatoon (24), Central West (2), Central East (11), Regina (91), South Central (20) and Southeast (6) zones. There are three cases with pending residence information. One case with pending residence information has been assigned to the Northwest zone. Two cases where Saskatchewan residents were tested out-of-province have been added to the Far North East zone.

There are a total of 31,023 recoveries, including 201 new recoveries as of March 30, and 1,942 cases are considered active. There are 25 active cases in the Weyburn area, and 134 active cases in the southeast region.

There are 160 people in hospital, and 138 people are receiving inpatient care: Far North East (1), Northwest (5), North Central (8), Saskatoon (36), Central East (10), Regina (66), Southwest (1), South Central (2) and Southeast (9). Twenty-two people are in intensive care: North Central (1), Saskatoon (6), Central East (1) and Regina (14).

The seven-day average of daily new cases is 201 (16.4 new cases per 100,000). A chart comparing today's average to data collected over the past several months is available on the Government of Saskatchewan website. Please visit https://dashboard.saskatchewan.ca/health-wellness/covid-19/seven-day-average-of-new-covid-cases.

Vaccines Reported

An additional 4,636 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 184,436.

The 4,636 doses of COVID-19 vaccine reported today were administered in the following regions: Far North East (75), Northwest (24), Saskatoon (2,106), Central East (505), Regina (1,077), South Central (643) and Southeast (206).

COVID-19 vaccine booking eligibility is being expanded in Saskatchewan. Starting on March 31at 8 a.m., the appointment booking system will be available to residents 60 years of age and older. These residents are encouraged to book their COVID-19 vaccinations and can do so online or by phone. Additional information on how to book your appointment is available at www.saskatchewan.ca/covid19-vaccine-booking.

One fifth of Saskatchewan residents in their 80s have now received their second dose of vaccine and are fully vaccinated:

Status of Priority Population Vaccinations, as of March 28, 2021

Group

Estimated Population 

Received First Dose

Received Second Dose

LTC Residents

8,392

7,657 (91%)

6,234 (74%)

PCH Residents

4,247

4,471 (105%)

3,019 (71%)

Age 80+

51,307

39,071 (76%)

10,089 (20%)

Age 70-79

79,818

37,299 (47%)

4,587 (6%)

Phase 1 health care workers (includes LTC and PCH staff)

40,500

24,384 (60%)

16,534 (41%)

*An individual may be counted in more than one category (e.g. an 85-year-old LTC resident will be counted in the LTC-resident category, the 70+ category and the 80+ category). Effective March 5, Saskatchewan implemented the delayed second dose policy. This does not apply to residents of LTC and PCH and those priority Phase 1 individuals who had scheduled appointments to receive their second dose. All populations receiving vaccinations after March 5 will receive their second dose after all Saskatchewan adults have been offered their first dose. 

For a listing of first and second doses in Saskatchewan administered by geographic zone, visit https://www.saskatchewan.ca/covid19-vaccine-update.

There were 3,301 COVID-19 tests processed in Saskatchewan on March 29, including 196 tests in the southeast region.

To date, 662,471 COVID-19 tests have been processed in Saskatchewan. As of March 28, when other provincial and national numbers were available, Saskatchewan's per capita rate was 555,865 tests performed per million population. The national rate was 722,700 tests performed per million population.

As of March 29, 1,575 variants of concern have been identified by screening in Saskatchewan, reported in the Far North East (1), North Central (4), Saskatoon (18), Central West (3), Central East (25), Regina (1,298), Southwest (1), South Central (118) and Southeast (107) zones. These have previously been reported as "presumptive positives" but all screening tests will be considered confirmed VOCs for the purposes of public reporting and contact investigations.

The Regina zone accounts for 410 (or 83 per cent) of the VOC cases with confirmed lineage reported in Saskatchewan.

Further statistics on the total number of cases among healthcare workers, breakdowns of total cases by source of infection, age, sex and region, total tests to date, the per capita testing rate and current numbers of confirmed variants of concern can be found on the Government of Saskatchewan website.  Please visit http://www.saskatchewan.ca/covid19-cases.

All Public Health Measures Extended to April 12

The Chief Medical Health Officer is extending the provincial public health orders announced on March 9 and the Regina and area revisions announced on March 24.

The orders will remain in effect until April 12, 2021 and be reviewed at that time.

Due to increased COVID-19 transmission risk in Regina and area, revisions were made March 24 including: restricting private indoor gatherings to immediate household members only; all restaurants and licensed establishments must close for in-person dining; and most event venues supporting 30 persons or less are not permitted to operate.

Travel is also not recommended in or out of the Regina area unless absolutely necessary. It is strongly recommended that all individuals in the Regina area able to work from home do so.

Full details on current public health measures can be found at www.saskatchewan.ca/covid19-measures.

Keep Easter Celebrations Safe

All Saskatchewan residents are asked to keep their Easter weekend safe and abide by the public health recommendations and measures that are in place.  Consider making any gathering virtual and keep your Easter egg hunt to your immediate household only.

• With the exception of the Regina region, private indoor gatherings must be from two to three consistent households and cannot exceed 10 people. 

• For the city of Regina and area, all indoor private gatherings are limited to immediate households only with individuals who live alone and single parents of minor children permitted to meet with one consistent household of less than five individuals at this time.

If you are outside the Regina area and have a consistent household bubble gathering safely, purchase your Easter dinner groceries ahead of time with only one member of the household shopping. One person should handle the preparation of food and drink following proper food safety protocols and while wearing a non-medical mask. All served food should be plated by a single person or consider having individual portions delivered from a restaurant or caterer.

• If anyone in the household feels unwell, even with the most-mild symptoms, do not continue with plans and seek COVID-19 testing immediately.

• Travel is not recommended in or out of the Regina area unless absolutely necessary and non-essential travel, including interprovincial travel, is strongly discouraged. 

• Places of worship must follow the current guidelines, available at www.saskatchewan.ca/government/health-care-administration-and-provider-resources/treatment-procedures-and-guidelines/emerging-public-health-issues/2019-novel-coronavirus/public-health-measures