There are 146 new cases of COVID-19 and 171 recoveries to report in Saskatchewan on Feb. 18, bringing the provincial total to 27,099 cases.
There is one new case in South East region in Weyburn’s Zone 3. There are four active cases in Estevan’s Zone 4.
The other new cases are located in the Far North West (7), Far North Central (10), Far North East (5), North West (15), North Central (7), North East (10), Saskatoon (41), Central West (4), Central East (10), Regina (34) and South Central zones and one (1) case has pending resident information.
There are a total of 25,221 recoveries and 1,516 cases are considered active.
One hundred and seventy-eight (174) people are in hospital. One hundred and fifty-one (151) people are receiving inpatient care: Far North West (3), Far North Central (1), Far North East (1), North West (16), North Central (14), North East (1), Saskatoon (57), Central West (2), Central East (8), Regina (42), South West (1), South Central (1) and South East (4). Twenty-three people are in intensive care: North West (1), North Central (2), Saskatoon (11), Central East (1), and Regina (8).
There were 2,206 COVID-19 tests processed in Saskatchewan on Feb. 17.
Please note that, like most categories of statistics reported, daily testing numbers include those pending by location as noted in the footnotes daily on the Tests By Region page in the dashboard. Total testing numbers will include tests that are still pending by location; those numbers will not appear in the regional statistics until they are assigned.
To date, 551,283 COVID-19 tests have been processed in Saskatchewan. As of Feb. 16, when other provincial and national numbers were available, Saskatchewan's per capita rate was 463,537 tests performed per million population. The national rate was 612,673 tests performed per million population.
The seven-day average of daily new cases is 164 (13.4 new cases per 100,000).
Vaccine Delivery
There were 109 COVID-19 vaccine doses administered yesterday in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 50,465.
The 109 doses were administered in the Far North West (11), Far North East (30) and North Central (68). The South East zone has reported an additional 10 doses administered on Feb. 5, and the Far North East zone has reported an additional 20 doses administered on Feb. 16.
With the reduction in Moderna vaccines originally scheduled for the week Feb. 22, approximately 900 individuals will receive their second dose after the recommended 42 day period as soon as Moderna supplies are available. Please note that seniors living in congregate living arrangements and residents 70+ will receive their second dose within the 42 day period. The remaining long term care and personal care home staff and health care providers will receive their second dose on the basis of age as close to the 42 day interval as possible. Individuals who have had a delay in the administration of their second dose will not have to restart the series.
Note that we remain in Phase One of vaccine delivery, targeting residents and staff of long-term and personal-care homes, identified health care providers, residents 70 years and older and residents aged 50 and older in remote/Northern Saskatchewan. Eligible populations will be contacted directly to receive their vaccinations. Registration for appointments for Phase Two sequenced populations will be available when Phase Two commences. Please do not contact HealthLine 811 to register for vaccinations at this time. Notification will be provided when the registration system is available.
For a listing of first and second doses in Saskatchewan administered by geographic zone, visit https://www.saskatchewan.ca/covid19-vaccine-update.
Assess Your Risk and Get Tested
The Government of Saskatchewan continues to recommend against all non-essential travel. International travelers must abide by federal testing and quarantine measures. If you have chosen to travel inter-provincially during the break week, get tested as soon as you return to Saskatchewan and plan for a follow up test seven days later.
The presence of new variants across Canada means an elevated risk of bringing more transmissible strains of COVID-19 home with you. While you cannot test your way out of travel risks, testing is the best tool available to protect your family, friends and all residents of Saskatchewan against COVID-19 if you have travelled.
You do not need to be experiencing symptoms in order to have COVID-19. Finding testing options near you at https://www.saskatchewan.ca/government/health-care-administration-and-provider-resources/treatment-procedures-and-guidelines/emerging-public-health-issues/2019-novel-coronavirus/testing-information.
