There are 19 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on July 12, bringing the provincial total to 49,279 cases.

The new cases are located in the following zones: Far North West, 3; Far North East, 2; North Central, 3; North East, 2; Saskatoon, 7; Regina, 1; and South East, 1.

No new deaths were reported today (July 19).

Recoveries total 48,309 and 397 cases are considered active.

There are 57 people in hospital.  Forty-eight are receiving inpatient care: North West, 6; North Central, 5; Saskatoon, 20; Central East, 1; Regina, 15; and South East, 1.  Nine are in intensive care: North West, 1; Saskatoon, 4; and Regina, 4.

Vaccines Reported

An additional 5,458 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 1,304,646.

The additional 5,458 doses of COVID-19 vaccine reported today were administered to residents living in the following zones: Far North West, 60; Far North Central, 9; Far North East, 21; North West, 225; North Central, 214; North East, 86; Saskatoon, 1,970; Central West, 64; Central East, 150; Regina, 1,779; South West, 41; South Central, 498; and South East, 159.  There were 182 doses administered with zone of residence pending.

Seventy-three per cent of those 12+ have received their first dose and 55 per cent of those 12+ are fully vaccinated.

Status of Population Vaccinations, as of July 11, 2021
Group Estimated
Population
Received
First Dose
Fully 
Vaccinated
Age 80+ 51,352 47,697 (93%) 44,812 (87%)
 Age 70-79 82,304 74,042 (90%) 68,947 (84%)
Age 60-69 140,471 120,891 (86%) 108,618 (77%)
Age 50-59 142,537 112,720 (79%) 94,043 (66%)
Age 40-49 150,870 108,188 (72%) 81,686 (54%)
Age 30-39 178,012 113,671 (64%) 77,426 (43%)
Age 18-29 181,622 109,898 (61%) 64,466 (35%)
Age 12-17 91,446 54,225 (59%) 23,193 (25%)

 

All Residents 12+ Eligible for COVID-19 First and Second Dose Immunizations

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

The seven-day average of new COVID-19 case number is 43 (3.5 per 100,000).  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 922 COVID-19 tests processed in Saskatchewan on July 11, 2021.

To date, 935,850 COVID-19 tests have been processed in Saskatchewan.  As of July 10, 2021, when other provincial and national numbers were available, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 789,026 tests performed per million population.  The national rate was 982,307.

There were no new lineage results reported for Variants of Concern today.  Of the 7,669 VOCs with lineages identified by whole genome sequencing in Saskatchewan, 6,912 are Alpha (B.1.1.7), 398 are Gamma (P.1), 349 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.