There are 221 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on April 16, bringing the provincial total to 37,615 cases.
There are two new deaths to report. One death was reported in the 60-69 age group from the North West zone. One death was reported in the 40-49 age group from the South East zone.
A total of 462 people with COVID-19 have died in Saskatchewan, including 42 in the South East.
There are 25 new cases to report in the South East. Fourteen of those cases are in South East Zone 4, which includes Estevan.
Six new cases are in South East Zone 3, which includes Weyburn; four are in Zone 2, which is north of Zone 4; and one is in Zone 1, which is northwest of Zone 4.
There are 86 active cases in Zone 4, down three from April 15.
The other new cases are located in the Far North West (5), Far North East (5), North West (21), North Central (8), North East (4), Saskatoon (25), Central West (1), Central East (11), Regina (57), South West (18) and South Central (25) zones.
Sixteen (16) new cases have pending residence information. Two cases with pending residence information have been assigned to the South East.
There were 225 recoveries, bringing the total number of recoveries to 34,550. Thirty-seven of the new recoveries are from the South East.
A total of 2,603 cases are considered active, including 286 in the South East.
One hundred and ninety people are in hospital. One hundred and forty-six (146) people are receiving inpatient care: Far North West (1), Far North East (1), North West (5), North Central (7), North East (2), Saskatoon (39), Central East (13), Regina (66), South Central (4) and South East (8). The number of people in hospital in the South East is down one from April 15.
Forty-four (44) people are in intensive care: North Central (1), Saskatoon (9), Central East (1), Regina (30), South West (1) and South Central (2).
The seven-day average of daily new cases is 264 (21.6 new cases per 100,000). A chart comparing today's average to data collected over the past several months is available on the Government of Saskatchewan website.
There were 3,739 COVID-19 tests processed in Saskatchewan on April 15, including 225 in the South East.
To date, 721,225 COVID-19 tests have been processed in Saskatchewan. As of April 14, when other provincial and national numbers were available, Saskatchewan's per capita rate was 604,565 tests performed per million population. The national rate was 776,131 tests performed per million population.
As of April 16, 4,326 variants of concern have been identified by screening in Saskatchewan, reported in the Far North West (11), Far North East (2), North West (57), North Central (49), North East (4), Saskatoon (385), Central West (44), Central East (158), Regina (2,731), South West (70), South Central (349) and South East (419) zones. There are 47 cases with residence pending.
Further statistics on the total number of cases among healthcare 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 on the Government of Saskatchewan’s website.
An additional 8,168 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 323,573.
The 8,168 doses of COVID-19 vaccine reported April 16 were administered to residents living in the following regions: Far North West (11), Far North Central (1), Far North East (134), North West (452), North Central (463), North East (60), Saskatoon (2,532), Central West (78), Central East (740), Regina (2,468), South West (65), South Central (529) and South East (437). There were 198 doses administered with zone of residence pending.
Fifty-eight per cent of Saskatchewan residents age 50+ have received their first dose:
All vaccine administration details for the province, including first and second doses, can be found on the dashboard at https://dashboard.saskatchewan.ca/health-wellness.
As the source database for vaccine information, Panorama is subject to continuous data updates which may result in revised counts, day over day.
In an effort to continue to protect residents as quickly as possible, the eligible age for booking vaccination appointments online or by telephone has been lowered to 48 years. Appointments can be made online at www.saskatchewan.ca/COVID19. People who do not have a cell phone or email account or need assistance can book by calling 1-833-SaskVax (1-833-727-5829).
Additional information on how to book your appointment is available at www.saskatchewan.ca/covid19-vaccine-booking.
