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COVID-19 update: 150 new cases with three in Estevan’s zone

There are 150 new cases of COVID-19 and 152 recoveries to report in Saskatchewan on March 23, bringing the provincial total to 31,991 cases. One (1) Saskatchewan resident who tested positive for COVID-19 has died.
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There are 150 new cases of COVID-19 and 152 recoveries to report in Saskatchewan on March 23, bringing the provincial total to 31,991 cases.

One (1) Saskatchewan resident who tested positive for COVID-19 has died. The death was reported in the 60-69 age group from the South Central zone.

There are six new cases in South East region, with three of them located in Estevan’s Zone 4 (20 active cases) and another three in Zone 2 to the north of the region.

The other new cases are located in the Far North West (1), Far North Central (1), Far North East (1), North West (9), North Central (8), North East (12), Saskatoon (8), Central East (8), Regina (91), South West (1) and South Central (3) zones.  One (1) new case is pending residence information. 

Three previously reported cases with pending residence information have been assigned to the North Central (1) and Regina (2) zones. One case previously assigned to Saskatoon zone was deemed to be an out of province resident and has been removed. 

There are a total of 30,100 recoveries and 1,472 cases are considered active.  

One hundred fifty-two (152) people are in hospital.  One hundred and twenty-six (126) people are receiving inpatient care: Far North West (4), Far North East (1), North West (6), North Central (6), North East (1), Saskatoon (42), Central East (9), Regina (45), South West (2), South Central (4) and South East (6).  Twenty-six (26) people are in intensive care: Saskatoon (8), Central East (2), Regina (15) and South Central (1).

The seven-day average of daily new cases is 158 (12.9 new cases per 100,000).  

There were 3,209 COVID-19 tests processed in Saskatchewan on March 22. 

To date, 636,484 COVID-19 tests have been processed in Saskatchewan.  As of March 22, when other provincial and national numbers were available, Saskatchewan's per capita rate was 534,111 tests performed per million population.  The national rate was 702,650 tests performed per million population.

As of March 23, 891 variants of concern (VOC) have been identified by screening in Saskatchewan, reported in the Far North East (1), Saskatoon (18), Central East (10), Regina (763), South Central (56) and South East (43) zones.  These have previously been reported as "presumptive positives" but all screening tests will be considered confirmed VOCs for the purposes of public reporting and contact investigations. Please note that these VOC may have been initially identified via means other than screening (i.e. selection for whole genome sequencing without screening).

There are 204 new lineage results reported today.  Of the 360 VOCs with lineages identified by whole genome sequencing in Saskatchewan, 352 are B1.1.1.7 (UK) and eight are B1.351 (SA).  The Regina zone accounts for 312 (or 87 per cent) of the VOC cases with confirmed lineage reported in Saskatchewan. 

Vaccination update

An additional 5,038 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 149,209.

The 5,038 doses of COVID-19 vaccine reported today were administered in the following regions: Far North West (112), Far North East (11), North West (12), North Central (20), Saskatoon (626), Central West (313), Central East (218), Regina (2,948), South West (158) and South East (620).

Of the doses administered March 22, 1,873 were delivered at the Regina drive thru clinic.  

For a listing of first and second doses in Saskatchewan administered by geographic zone, visit https://www.saskatchewan.ca/covid19-vaccine-update.

Residents 67 years and older are currently eligible to book their COVID-19 vaccination online or by phone.  Additional information on eligibility and how to book your appointment is available at www.saskatchewan.ca/government/health-care-administration-and-provider-resources/treatment-procedures-and-guidelines/emerging-public-health-issues/2019-novel-coronavirus/covid-19-vaccine/vaccine-booking.