221 new COVID-19 cases, three new deaths

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The seven-day average of daily new cases is 216 (17.6 new cases per 100,000).

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There were 3,527 COVID-19 tests processed in Saskatchewan on April 3, 2021. To date, 681,074 COVID-19 tests have been processed in the province. As of April 2, 2021, when other provincial and national numbers were available, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 570,680 tests performed per million population. The national rate was 729,540 tests performed per million population.

Variants of concern on the rise

Variants of concern (VOC) are beginning to rise across southern Saskatchewan, particularly in the Moose Jaw and Weyburn areas.

As of April 3, 2,367 variants of concern have been identified by screening in Saskatchewan. They have been reported in the Far North East (four) North West (two), North Central (18), Saskatoon (134), Central West (12), Central East (33), Regina (1,626), South West (seven), South Central (180) and South East (167) zones. There are 184 cases with area of residence pending.

These were previously reported as “presumptive positives” but all screening tests will be considered confirmed VOCs for the purposes of public reporting and contact investigations.

There are two new lineage results being reported today. Of the 951 VOCs with lineages identified by whole genome sequencing in Saskatchewan, 943 are B1.1.1.7 (UK) and eight are B1.351 (SA). The Regina zone accounts for 803 (84 per cent) of the VOC cases with confirmed lineage reported in Saskatchewan.

Please note that these VOC may have been initially identified via means other than screening (i.e. selection for whole genome sequencing without screening) and that whole genome sequencing results to identify lineage are included in the screening results.

Confirmed variant of concern cases may appear in both columns on the website, depending on testing for that case. Adding the cases identified by screening and those that have received whole genome sequencing may result in double-counting individual cases.

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 here.

Vaccine appointments

The COVID-19 vaccine appointment booking system currently includes residents 58 years of age and older. Eligible residents are encouraged to book their COVID-19 vaccinations online or by phone. Additional information on how to book your appointment is available here. Information on drive-thru clinics is available here.

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NITHA numbers

There are 40 active cases of COVID-19 in Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority communities.

These cases are located in the Far North West (10), Far North East (27), North Central (1), and North East (2).

Of the cases reported to date in NITHA communities, 3,300 (98%) have now recovered.

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