After weeks of no COVID-19 case counts above 100, Saskatchewan broke that barrier again today. According to their release, however, this is a result of a long buildup of cases in one particular subzone. 

The Saskatchewan Health Authority reported 113 new cases of the virus today for a total of 49,152. There were just 17 recoveries for a total of 48,167. This leaves 415 active cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan. There were no new deaths to report today. The seven-day average of daily new cases is 42, while 62 people are hospitalized due to the virus.

Today's new cases are located in the following zones: Far North West, 2; Far North Central, 3; Far North East, 58; North West, 2; North Central, 2; Saskatoon, 16; Central West, 1; Central East, 2; and Regina, 12. There are 15 more cases with pending residence information.

The reason for the sudden spike in new cases in the Far North East, according to the province, was a previously reported outbreak in the Hatchet Lake area. Some First Nations in that area, including Hatchet Lake, use a rapid test machine provided by the federal government, the results of which needed to be manually inputted into the provincial system. Because of a delay doing so, this represents more than one day worth of data. 

Vaccines Reported

An additional 13,314 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 1,260,567.  Over half a million Saskatchewan residents are now fully vaccinated.

The additional 13,314 doses of COVID-19 vaccine reported today were administered to residents living in the following zones: Far North West, 135; Far North Central, 19; Far North East, 139; North West, 1,006; North Central, 1,122; North East, 590; Saskatoon, 3,575; Central West, 477; Central East, 815; Regina, 3,341; South West, 265; South Central, 492; and South East, 914.  There were 424 doses administered with zone of residence pending.

Seventy-one per cent of those 12+ have received their first dose and 51 per cent of those 12+ are fully vaccinated.