(Saskatchewan Health Authority)

By paNOW Staff

Latest from the province

106 new COVID-19 cases, one new death reported for Saturday

Jun 12, 2021 | 1:58 PM

There are 106 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on June 12, bringing the provincial total to 47,875 cases.

The new cases are located in the following zones: Far North West, three; Far North East, one; North West, 19; North Central, 17; North East, two; Saskatoon, 29; Central West, five; Central East, three; Regina,10; South West, 3; South Central, eight; and South East, four. Two cases are pending residence information.

Five cases tested out of province were added: Far North East, four; and one case with pending resident information.

One new death is being reported today in the 80+ age group from the North West zone.

(Government of Saskatchewan)

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Recoveries total 46,446 and 874 cases are considered active.

There are 96 people in hospital. Seventy-nine people are receiving inpatient care: North West, 12; North Central, five; Saskatoon, 29; Central East, three; Regina, 26; South West, one; South Central, two; and South East; 2. Seventeen people are in intensive care: North West, one; North Central, four; Saskatoon, five; Central East, one; Regina, five; and South West, one.

The seven-day average of new COVID-19 case number is 79 (6.5 per 100,000). A chart comparing today’s average to data collected over the past few months is available here.

There were 2,159 COVID-19 tests processed in Saskatchewan on June 11, 2021.

(Government of Saskatchewan)

Vaccine update

An additional 18,014 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 878,665.

The 18,014 doses of COVID-19 vaccine reported today were administered to residents living in the following zones: Far North West, 277; Far North Central, 31; Far North East, 409; North West, 1,094; North Central, 1,323; North East, 483; Saskatoon, 5,063 Central West, 626; Central East, 1,544; Regina, 3,994; South West, 994; South Central, 1,014; and South East, 790. There were 372 doses administered with zone of residence pending.

Seventy-nine per cent of those over the age of 40 have received their first dose. Seventy-three per cent of those 30+ have received their first dose. Sixty-eight per cent of those 18+ have received their first dose, while sixty-six per cent of those 12+ have also received their first dose.

Note: Age is calculated on the date of the most recent dose. Someone age 69 at their first dose and 70 at their second will now be counted in the 70-79 group for both doses, resulting in a decrease in the 60-69 first dose number.

All vaccine administration details for the province, including first and second doses, can be found at https://dashboard.saskatchewan.ca/health-wellness.

Saskatchewan has been allocated 89,880 Moderna doses for the week of June 14 and 130,620 Moderna doses for the week of June 21.

(Submitted/Government of Saskatchewan)

NITHA numbers

There are 36 active cases of COVID-19 in Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority (NITHA) communities.

These cases are located in the Far North West, 18; Far North East, 12; North Central, three; and North East, three; 3,606 cases (98 per cent) have recovered, and 4 people are hospitalized.

There are 13 active cases of COVID-19 Variants of Concern (VOCs) in NITHA communities. These cases are located in the Far North West, 7; and Far North East, 6.

(Facebook/NITHA Saskatchewan)

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