There are 249 new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan, bringing the provincial total to 37,873 cases.
There are two new deaths to report today. One death was reported in the 40-49 age group from the Central East zone. One death was reported in the 80+ age group from the North West zone.
The new cases are located in the Far North West (3), Far North East (3), North West (14), North Central (10), North East (7), Saskatoon (56), Central West (12), Central East (8), Regina (73), South West (18), South Central (8) and South East (29) zones. Eight (8) new cases have pending residence information.
The total number of recoveries and total number of active cases in Saskatchewan are not available today and will be included in Sunday’s update.
The number of those in hospital stands at 192 with 47 in intensive care including 31 in Regina.
As of April 17, 4,529 variants of concern have been identified by screening in Saskatchewan, reported in the Far North West (21), Far North East (3), North West (59), North Central (51), North East (5), Saskatoon (424), Central West (52), Central East (164), Regina (2,792), South West (98), South Central (376) and South East (430) zones.
10,490 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 334,063.
Vaccines were administered to residents living in the following regions: Far North West (41), Far North Central (2), Far North East (225), North West (1,113), North Central (1,133), North East (86), Saskatoon (2,823), Central West (172), Central East (652), Regina (2,582), South West (334), South Central (655) and South East (382).
