213 new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan with four new deaths

Four more people in Saskatchewan have died as a result of COVID-19 bringing the provincial death count to 486.

The province says three of the four deaths were in the Saskatoon zone and were people in their 40’s, 50’s and 70’s with the fourth person being someone in their 70’s from the Regina zone.

There are 213 new cases with 81 of them in the Regina region.  That gives the Regina region 810 of the province’s 2,443 active cases.

 

COVID-19 Update for April 28: 415,763 Vaccines Administered, 213 New Cases, 284 Recoveries, 184 in Hospital, Four New Deaths Current 7-Day Average: 245 (20.0 per 100,000). Full details: https://www.saskatchewan.ca/government/news-and-media/2021/april/28/covid19-update-for-april-28-415763-vaccines-administered-213-new-cases-284-recoveries-four-new-death COVID-19 Dashboard: https://dashboard.saskatchewan.ca/health-wellness

There are 184 people in hospital with 42 of those in intensive care including 25 in Regina.

143 more  variants of concern have been identified bringing the total to 6,444 across the province.

The seven-day daily average of cases now stands at 245.

When it comes to vaccines, the province says 7,334 shots were handed out on Tuesday with the most (2,206) being administered in the Saskatoon region.

Status of Priority Population Vaccinations, as of April 27, 2021
Group Estimated
Population
Received
First Dose
Received
Second Dose
Age 80+ 51,307 44,545 (87%) 12,182 (24%)
Age 70-79 79,818 67,260 (84%) 5,295 (7%)
Age 60-69 138,471 104,340 (75%) 5,005 (4%)
Age 50-59 147,466 83,420 (57%) 6,324 (4%)
Age 40-49 151,896 38,056 (25%) 5,447 (4%)
Age 30-39 183,246 19,132 (10%) 5,510 (3%)

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