With the recent announcement of a reduction in deliveries of Pfizer and Moderna vaccine over the next four weeks, the vaccine distribution schedule is being adjusted to account for these delays. The bulk of doses received next month must be used for second dose requirements, and some communities originally slated to receive first doses will see delays. Swift Current and Regina were slated to receive vaccine delivery next week for first dose administration to priority groups, but that will be rescheduled.

There were 308 COVID-19 vaccine doses administered yesterday in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 35,091. As of January 29, 107 per cent of the doses received have been administered. This overage is due to efficiencies in drawing extra doses from vials of vaccine received.

The doses were administered in the following zones: Far North Central (33), Saskatoon (233), Central East (22) and South East (20). Back-dated corrections submitted for January 27 have realized an additional 111 doses of vaccine administered.

COVID-19 Update

Seven Saskatchewan residents who tested positive for COVID-19 have died. One reported death was in the 50-59 age group from the North East (1) zone; three reported deaths were in the 70-79 age group from the North West (1), Saskatoon (1) and Regina (1) zones; and three reported deaths were in the 80+ age group from the North West (1) and Regina (2) zones.

There are 328 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on January 29, 2021, bringing the provincial total to date to 23,366 cases. The new cases are located in the Far North West (30), Far North Central (3), Far North East (16), North West (27), North Central (26), North East (13), Saskatoon (90), Central West (9), Central East (25), Regina (58), South West (1), South Central (3) and South East (19) zones and eight (8) new cases have pending residence information.

One case with pending residence information was assigned to the North West (1) zone.

A total of 20,575 individuals have recovered and 2,499 cases are considered active.

Two hundred and eighteen (218) people are in hospital. One hundred and eighty-five (185) people are receiving inpatient care: Far North West (4), Far North East (1), North West (16), North Central (28), North East (3), Saskatoon (68), Central West (1), Central East (14), Regina (42), South West (1), South Central (1) and South East (6). Thirty-three (33) people are in intensive care: North West (3), North Central (1), Saskatoon (15), Central East (2), Regina (11) and South West (1).

There were 3,100 COVID-19 tests processed in Saskatchewan on January 28, 2021.

To date, 503,143 COVID-19 tests have been processed in Saskatchewan.