There are 193 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on April 14, bringing the provincial total to 37,085 cases. There are four new COVID cases in the Weyburn area, with 103 active cases in the area, and 281 active cases for the southeast region.
There is one new death reported in the 70-79 age group in the Southeast zone.
The new cases are located in the Far North West (5), Northwest (20), North Central (2), Northeast (2), Saskatoon (40), Central East (13), Regina (66), Southwest (8), South Central (9) and Southeast (17) zones. Eleven new cases have pending residence information. Six cases with pending residence information have been assigned to the North West (1), South Central (1) and Southeast (4) zones.
There are a total of 34,102 recoveries, including 222 new recoveries as of April 14, and 2,525 cases are considered active.
There are 203 people in hospital, and 162 people are receiving inpatient care: Far North West (1), Far North East (1), Northwest (2), North Central (9), Northeast (1), Saskatoon (43), Central East (10), Regina (79), Southwest (3), South Central (2) and Southeast (11). Forty-one people are in intensive care: North Central (1), Saskatoon (8), Central East (2), Regina (27), Southwest (1) and South Central (2).
The seven-day average of daily new cases is 271 (22.2 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.
Vaccines Reported
An additional 8,682 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 307,449.
The 8,682 doses of COVID-19 vaccine reported today were administered to residents living in the following regions: Far North West (59), Far North East (36), Northwest (451), North Central (686), Northeast (105), Saskatoon (1,944), Central West (758), Central East (657), Regina (2,473), Southwest (366), South Central (517) and Southeast (369). There were 261 doses administered with zone of residence pending.
Fifty-five per cent of Saskatchewan residents age 50+ have received their first dose.
Vaccination Booking System Now Open to Ages 52+ Province Wide
In an effort to continue to protect residents as quickly as possible, the eligible age for booking vaccination appointments online or by telephone has been lowered to 52. Online appointments can be made by visiting www.saskatchewan.ca/COVID19. People who do not have a cell phone or email account or need assistance can book by calling 1-833-SaskVax (1-833-727-5829).
Additional information on how to book your appointment is available at www.saskatchewan.ca/covid19-vaccine-booking.
Regina Drive-Through Vaccination Clinic Open to Ages 48-54
The Regina COVID-19 vaccine drive-through has expanded eligibility to include all residents aged 48-54 years. This clinic is 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 onalldrive-through clinics in the province, including wait times, see https://www.saskhealthauthority.ca/news/service-alerts-emergency-events/Pages/COVID-19-Vaccine-Drive-Thru-Wait-Times.aspx.
Pharmacy Vaccination Pilot Project
Saskatchewan is preparing to offer COVID-19 vaccinations in pharmacies. In late April, select pharmacies will participate in a small-scale rollout to refine distribution and vaccination processes before larger volumes of vaccine are distributed to more pharmacies province-wide.
Appointments for pharmacy vaccinations are not yet available. Once participating pharmacies are ready to provide vaccinations, there will be additional information provided by the Ministry of Health and pharmacies will communicate directly with the public.
There were 3,258 COVID-19 tests processed in Saskatchewan on April 13, including 191 tests in the southeast region.
To date, 713,913 COVID-19 tests have been processed in Saskatchewan. As of April 12, when other provincial and national numbers were available, Saskatchewan's per capita rate was 598,769 tests performed per million population. The national rate was 769,666 tests performed per million population.
As of April 14, 3,901 variants of concern have been identified by screening in Saskatchewan, reported in the Far North West (9), Far North East (2), North West (40), North Central (46), North East (3), Saskatoon (328), Central West (29), Central East (121), Regina (2,532), South West (48), South Central (333) and South East (378) zones. There are 32 cases with residence pending.
The Regina zone accounts for 1,137 (79 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, per capita testing rate and current numbers of confirmed variants of concern can be found at http://www.saskatchewan.ca/covid19-cases.
Public Health Measures
Due to increased COVID-19 transmission risk in Saskatchewan, the Chief Medical Health Officer announced amendments to the Public Health Order.
Effective April 13, household bubbles are limited to immediate household members only for all of Saskatchewan. Persons who live alone and single parents of minor children are permitted to meet with one consistent household of less than five individuals. Co-parenting arrangements are permitted to continue. Caregivers, support personnel and tradespersons who are not a member of the household are not included in the maximum number of people allowed in that household.
The new Public Health Order will also include limits on worship gathering sizes to allow no more than 30 people effective 12:01, Friday, April 16.
Full details on current public health measures including the additional measures in effect for Regina and area can be found at www.saskatchewan.ca/covid19-measures.
These Public Health Order measures are in effect until April 26 and will be reviewed at that time.
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.
