There are 143 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on Feb. 15, bringing the provincial total to 26,693 cases.
Due to the Family Day statutory holiday, news release detail and dashboard are not available for Feb. 15.
There are 183 people in hospital, including 161 people receiving inpatient care and 22 people in intensive care.
There were 2,254 COVID-19 tests processed in Saskatchewan on Feb. 14. To date, 545,840 COVID-19 tests have been processed 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 and the per capita testing rate can be found on the Government of Saskatchewan website.
Please visit www.saskatchewan.ca/government/health-care-administration-and-provider-resources/treatment-procedures-and-guidelines/emerging-public-health-issues/2019-novel-coronavirus/cases-and-risk-of-covid-19-in-saskatchewan.
There were 164 COVID-19 vaccine doses administered on Feb. 14 in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 49,809. With this, 107 per cent of the doses received have been administered to date. This overage is due to efficiencies in drawing extra doses from vials of vaccine received.
The 164 doses were administered in the Far North Central (11) and North Central (153) zones.
Keep It Close to Home this Family Day Week
Keeping COVID-19 transmission low means building best public health practices into all your plans this Family Day week. Take the opportunity to get outdoors for your physical and mental health, even if it means adding an extra layer of long underwear.
• Stay safe this Family Day week by keeping your plans within your immediate household.
• If you are headed outdoors, you may gather in groups of 10 with two metres of physical distancing between household groups. Food should not be shared between non-household members.
• Stay close to home. Non-essential travel is not recommended at this time. Travel outside our borders means you will be subject to the public health requirements for that jurisdiction, including mandatory quarantine upon return from any international destination.
Enforcing Public Health Measures
Enforcement of public health orders is permitted under The Public Health Act, 1994. Public health inspectors will be supported in their efforts to ticket violators to ensure that businesses and events are brought into compliance as quickly as possible, in addition to the enforcement efforts that have been undertaken by police agencies throughout the province.
