An additional 11,634 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 256,280. This is the highest daily doses administered to date.
On the same day, there are 358 new COVID cases in Saskatchewan, and six new deaths, including 25 new cases in the Weyburn area, and 63 for the southeast region.
The 11,634 doses of COVID-19 vaccine reported today were administered to residents living in the following regions: Far North West (370), Far North Central (1), Far North East (171), Northwest (835), North Central (987), Northeast (977), Saskatoon (3,328), Central West (244), Central East (782), Regina (1,716), Southwest (464), South Central (685) and Southeast (783). There were 291 doses administered with zone of residence pending.
Forty-five per cent of Saskatchewan residents age 50+ have received their first dose:
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Status of Priority Population Vaccinations, as of April 9, 2021 |
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Group |
Estimated |
Received |
Received |
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LTC Residents |
8,392 |
7,741 (92%) |
6,787 (81%) |
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PCH Residents |
4,247 |
5,350 (126%) |
3,615 (85%) |
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Age 80+ |
51,307 |
42,344 (83%) |
11,539 (22%) |
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Age 70-79 |
79,818 |
58,729 (74%) |
5,004 (6%) |
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Age 60-69 |
138,471 |
59,373 (43%) |
4,488 (3%) |
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Age 50-59 |
147,466 |
25,704 (17%) |
5,659 (4%) |
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Phase 1 health care workers (includes LTC and PCH staff) |
40,500 |
26,810 (66%) |
17,570 (43%) |
All vaccine administration details for the province, including first and second doses, can be found on the dashboard at https://dashboard.saskatchewan.ca/health-wellness.
Vaccination Booking System Eligibility Moves To Ages 55+ Province Wide
Effective Friday, April 9, Saskatchewan's vaccine booking system eligibility expanded to all individuals 55 years of age and older. Eligible residents ages 55+ can book their appointment online at www.saskatchewan.ca/covid19-vaccine, or by phone at 1-833-SASKVAX. Additional information on how to book your appointment is available at www.saskatchewan.ca/covid19-vaccine-booking.
Drive-Through Vaccination Clinics in Regina
The Regina COVID-19 vaccine drive thru will begin administering Pfizer/Biontech vaccines Friday, April 9 for residents age 53 and 54 years only, with possible changes to age ranges as demand allows in the coming days. This clinic will be first come first serve, open 8:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily at Evraz Place on the Regina Exhibition grounds. For further information on all drive-thru clinics, including wait times, see https://www.saskhealthauthority.ca/news/service-alerts-emergency-events/Pages/COVID-19-Vaccine-Drive-Thru-Wait-Times.aspx.
Daily COVID-19 Statistics
There are 358 new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan, and six new deaths to report on April 9.
One death is in the 40-49 age group from the Regina zone; four deaths are in the 70-79 age group in the Regina (2), Saskatoon (1), and Southeast (1) zones; and one death is in the 80+ age group from the Regina zone.
The new cases are located in the Far North West (6), North West (30), North Central (14), Northeast (7), Saskatoon (64), Central West (3), Central East (19), Regina (108), Southwest (4), South Central (8), and Southeast (63) zones. Thirty-two new cases have pending residence information. One case with pending residence information has been assigned to the Northwest zone. Fourteen Saskatchewan residents tested out-of-province have been added to the Northwest zone.
There are a total of 32,958 recoveries, including 160 new recoveries, and 2,337 cases are considered active.
There are 206 people in hospital, and 163 people are receiving inpatient care: Far North West (2), Far North East (1), Northwest (5), North Central (3), Northeast (1), Saskatoon (42), Central East (14), Regina (82), South Central (3) and Southeast (10). Forty-three people are in intensive care: North Central (5), Saskatoon (7), Central East (3), Regina (25) and South Central (3).
The seven-day average of daily new cases is 242 (19.7 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 at https://dashboard.saskatchewan.ca/health-wellness/covid-19/seven-day-average-of-new-covid-cases.
There were 3,914 COVID-19 tests processed in Saskatchewan on April 8, including 504 tests in the southeast region.
To date, 697,515 COVID-19 tests have been processed in Saskatchewan. As of April 7, when other provincial and national numbers were available, Saskatchewan's per capita rate was 584,301 tests performed per million population. The national rate was 751,977 tests performed per million population.
As of April 8, 3,086 variants of concern have been identified by screening in Saskatchewan, reported in the Far North West (2), Far North East (4), Northwest (7), North Central (24), Saskatoon (189), Central West (13), Central East (71), Regina (2,189), Southwest (19), South Central (266), and Southeast (283) zones. There are 19 cases with residence pending.
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, per capita testing rate and current numbers of confirmed variants of concern can be found at http://www.saskatchewan.ca/covid19-cases.
All Public Health Measures Extended to April 26
The Chief Medical Health Officer has extended 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 26, and will 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.
Please note: Variants of concern (VOC) have been rising across southern Saskatchewan, particularly in the Moose Jaw, Weyburn and Estevan areas. Residents in these areas are urged to adhere to best personal protective measures, including to wear your mask in all public places including all workplaces; wash non-medical masks daily; maintain physical distancing; wash your hands frequently; reduce activities outside of your home. Order take-out or curbside pick-up. If you are able to work from home, work from home at this time, and avoid all unnecessary travel to and from Moose Jaw, Weyburn and Estevan.
All Saskatchewan residents should monitor active cases in their area and adjust their activity accordingly. Active and new case information for each area can be found at https://dashboard.saskatchewan.ca/health-wellness.
If you have any symptoms, stay home and arrange for a COVID-19 test. If anyone in your home has symptoms, the entire household should remain home until the test results are known.
Testing information is available at www.saskatchewan.ca/government/health-care-administration-and-provider-resources/treatment-procedures-and-guidelines/emerging-public-health-issues/2019-novel-coronavirus/testing-information.
