COVID-19. (Canadian Press file photo).

By paNOW Staff

COVID updates

Fifty new COVID-19 cases, 51 recoveries reported today in Saskatchewan

Jul 28, 2021 | 1:55 PM

The provincial government is reporting another 50 new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan today, 22 of which have been reported in the six northern zones of the province.

This brings the provincial total to 49,830 cases; 48,876 total recoveries and 376 cases considered active.

In the northern zones, there are currently 243 active cases of COVID-19.

Fifteen Saskatchewan residents tested out-of-province were added to the following zones: Far North West, six; Far North East, one; North West, four; Saskatoon, two; and Central West, two.

The new cases are located in the following zones: Far North West, 10; Far North Central, eight; North West, one; North Central, two; and North East, one. Two cases are pending residence information

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One case with location pending was assigned to the North Central zone.

No new deaths were reported today.

The province reported another 50 cases of COVID-19 in the province today. (Government of Saskatchewan)

NITHA Data

As of July 27, there are 133 active cases of COVID-19 in NITHA communities.
These cases are located in the Far North Central (Athabasca), 17; Far North West, 79; Far North East, 36; North Central, 0; and North East, one.

There are 51 active cases of COVID-19 Variants of Concern (VOCs) in NITHA communities. These cases are located in the Far North Central; four, Far North West, 41; and Far North East, six; North Central, 0; and North East, 0.

There have been 3,918 cases (96 per cent) that have recovered, and one person is hospitalized.

There are 133 active cases of COVID-19 in NITHA communities as of July 27, including 51 cases that have been identified as variants of concern. (Facebook/NITHA Saskatchewan)

Vaccines Reported

An additional 4,562 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 1,394,825.

The additional 4,562 doses of COVID-19 vaccine reported today were administered to residents living in the following zones: Far North West, 53; Far North Central, one; Far North East, 104; North West, 375; North Central, 315; North East, 257; Saskatoon, 1,086; Central West, 193; Central East, 301; Regina, 1,125; South West, 76; South Central, 69; and South East, 441. There were 166 doses administered with zone of residence pending.

An additional 4,562 doses of COVID-19 vaccine were reported on July 28. This brings the number of vaccines administered in the province to 1,394,825. (Government of Saskatchewan)

Seventy-four per cent of those 12+ have received their first dose and 63 per cent of those 12+ are fully vaccinated.

This an abridged version of the daily COVID update from the Saskatchewan government.

Click here to view the full release. The province will only be releasing COVID-19 updates on weekdays. Daily cases and vaccine numbers will not be released on the weekend.

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