It’s day four for no new deaths reported in the provincial COVID-19 update. There are 30 new cases and 9 people have recovered. The province is reporting 52 people in the hospital, including nine in intensive care. Looking at the statistics from June, of the 2,000 new cases, more than 80 per cent were unvaccinated, and there were no admissions to the ICU and no deaths is fully vaccinated residents. The provincial government states that your risk of getting COVID-19 is no longer determined by your age, but by your vaccination status.

Vaccines Reported

An additional 7,787 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 1,321,210.

The additional 7,787 doses of COVID-19 vaccine reported today were administered to residents living in the following zones: Far North West, 118; Far North Central, 13; Far North East, 126; North West, 744; North Central, 482; North East, 240; Saskatoon, 2,348; Central West, 276; Central East, 462; Regina, 1,711; South West, 108; South Central, 467; and South East, 424.  There were 268 doses administered with zone of residence pending.

Seventy-three per cent of those 12+ have received their first dose and 57 per cent of those 12+ are fully vaccinated.

Covered Population Update in Epi Report, Dashboard Update July 16

The Saskatchewan Health Coverage Report is a count of persons who were eligible for Saskatchewan health insurance benefits as of June 30, and is the population data utilized by the Ministry of Health when reporting COVID-19 case and vaccination rates.  The covered population data has now been incorporated in the provincial, daily epi reporting and the vaccination and case rate information has been updated in the case news release accordingly.

The COVID-19 dashboard will be updated for July 16.  There will be a variation between the case news release and the dashboard for July 15 only.

STICK it to COVID:  COVID-19 Risk Highest for Unvaccinated

Of the 2,000 new COVID-19 cases reported in June, more than 80 per cent of those cases were unvaccinated.  There were zero ICU admissions and zero deaths in fully vaccinated residents.  At this time, your risk of contracting COVID-19 is not determined by your age but by your vaccination status.  Saskatchewan could continue to see localized outbreaks among unvaccinated and under-vaccinated populations.  Every eligible person requires two doses of vaccine in order to achieve optimal protection, particularly against the Delta variant.

Every resident 12 and older in every community whether urban, rural or remote:  Stick it to COVID and get vaccinated.

All Saskatchewan residents 12 years and older who have received their first dose of vaccine are now eligible to receive their second dose following a 28-day interval.  Whether seeking your first or second dose, vaccination appointments can be booked through the Saskatchewan Health Authority online at  www.saskatchewan.ca/COVID19 or by calling 1-833-SaskVax (1-833-727-5829).  Street addresses and hours of operation for drive-thru and walk-in clinics are available at www.saskatchewan.ca/drive-thru-vax.

A map of participating pharmacies across the province is available at www.saskatchewan.ca/covid19-pharmacies.  This online tool includes links to pharmacy booking websites and provides details on the vaccine brand being offered at each location.

Daily COVID-19 Statistics

There are 30 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on July 15, bringing the provincial total to 49,341 cases.

The new cases are located in the following zones: Far North West, 3; Far North Central, 1; Far North East, 5; North West, 4; North East, 1; Saskatoon, 1; Central West, 4; Central East, 1; Regina, 4; South West, 1; and South East, 1.  Four cases are pending residence information.

Two cases with pending location were assigned to zones: Far North West, 1; and Regina, 1.  Eleven non-Saskatchewan residents were removed from the total case count of the following zones: North West, 1; Saskatoon, 1; Regina, 2; South West, 1; and pending residence, 6.

No new deaths were reported today.

Recoveries total 48,395 and 373 cases are considered active.

There are 52 people in hospital.  Forty-three are receiving inpatient care: Far North East, 1; North West, 2; North Central, 2; Saskatoon, 18; Central East, 1; Regina, 16; and South East, 3.  Nine are in intensive care: North Central, 1; Saskatoon, 5; and Regina,3.

The seven-day average of new COVID-19 case number is 27 (2.3 per 100,000).  This marks the lowest seven-day average since October 13, 2020.  A chart comparing today’s average to data collected over the past several months is available at https://dashboard.saskatchewan.ca/health-wellness/covid-19/seven-day-average-of-new-covid-cases.

There were 1,400 COVID-19 tests processed in Saskatchewan on July 14, 2021.

To date, 939,834 COVID-19 tests have been processed in Saskatchewan.  As of July 13, 2021, when other provincial and national numbers were available, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 792,001 tests performed per million population.  The national rate was 989,699.

No new lineage results were reported for Variants of Concern today.  Of the 7,747 VOCs with lineages identified by whole genome sequencing in Saskatchewan, 6,952 are Alpha (B.1.1.7), 408 are Gamma (P.1), 377 are Delta (B.1.617.2) and 10 are Beta (B.1.351).

Provincial COVID-19 statistics on the total number of cases among health care workers, breakdowns of total cases by source of infection, age, sex and region, total tests to date, per capita testing rate and current numbers of confirmed variants of concern can be found at http://www.saskatchewan.ca/covid19-cases.

Living With COVID-19

For guidance on Living with COVID-19, including the requirements for self-isolation if you have a positive COVID-19 test, expectations around masking, information for businesses and workplaces and the visitation requirements for acute care as well as long term care and personal care homes, go to https://www.saskatchewan.ca/living-with-covid.

General COVID-19 Information

General public inquiries may be directed to COVID19@health.gov.sk.ca.