(The Canadian Press)

By paNOW Staff

Latest from the province

Another COVID-19 vaccine record set, 167 new cases, one death

May 16, 2021 | 1:51 PM

An additional 18,995 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 590,952. This is a daily record for vaccines administered, due largely to the expanded capacity resulting from increased involvement of pharmacies in the COVID vaccination program.

The 18,995 doses of COVID-19 vaccine reported today were administered to residents living in the following zones: Far North West, 87; Far North Central, nine; Far North East, 170; North West, 665; North Central, 960; North East, 626; Saskatoon, 5,796; Central West, 319; Central East, 1,328; Regina, 5,805; South West, 525; South Central, 1,132; and South East, 1,083. There were 490 doses administered with zone of residence pending.

Seventy-four per cent of those over the age of 40 have received their first dose. Sixty-six per cent of those 30+ have received their first dose. Fifty-seven per cent of those 18+ have received their first dose.

All vaccine administration details for the province, including first and second doses, can be found here. As the source database for vaccine information, Panorama is subject to continuous data updates which may result in revised counts, day over day.

Vaccination Booking System Open to Ages 20+

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Eligibility in the provincial age-based immunization program is currently age 20 and older. It remains age 18 and older for the Northern Saskatchewan Administration District. This applies to all immunization clinics: booked appointments, drive-thru/walk-ins, pharmacies, and mobile clinics.

Prioritized front-line workers are also eligible. A list of those occupations is available here. Eligible priority groups may visit a drive-thru or walk-in clinic, arrange an appointment with a participating pharmacy, or call 1-833-SaskVax (1-833-727-5829) to make an appointment through the SHA booking system. Prioritized front-line workers will be required to provide proof of employment at the time of immunization (a pay stub, letter from their employer, or a copy of a professional license).

Residents aged 20+ may book online at www.saskatchewan.ca/COVID19 or by calling 1-833-SaskVax (1-833-727-5829). They may also attend a scheduled drive-thru or book at a participating pharmacy. Additional information on how to book your appointment is available here. Please do not call until you are eligible to book your vaccination appointment.

The Saskatchewan Health Authority has scheduled drive-thru and walk-in clinics throughout the province. For street addresses and hours of operation for these clinics, see this.

The current list of pharmacies offering vaccinations is available here. Find participating pharmacies near you using the map tool.

There may be clinic options outside your community and residents are encouraged to consider those alternate locations for immunization. Additional stops should be avoided if possible when travelling to another community for an appointment. More clinics will be added as new vaccine shipments are received.

Second Dose Booking Available Starting Monday for Priority Populations

As of 8:00 a.m., Monday, May 17, anyone who is 85 and older or anyone who received their first dose before February 15 will be eligible to book their second doses. Individuals diagnosed with or being treated for cancer and those who have received solid organ transplants will receive a letter of eligibility in the mail that will allow them priority access to a second dose.

For all other residents, your eligibility to book for second doses will be announced according to the age-based and priority sequencing of first doses.

Starting Monday, May 17, second dose vaccinations will be available at participating pharmacies across the province, through the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) drive-thru and walk-in clinics as well as through clinics operated by Indigenous Services Canada and the Northern Inter-tribal Health Authority (NITHA).

At this time online booking is not yet available for second doses, it is anticipated to be available in the coming days.

Be ready by knowing the date you received your first vaccine. If you do not know the date or have misplaced the wallet card provided at the time of your first dose, call 1-833-SaskVax (1-833-727-5829) and they can provide you with that date, or check your Immunization History on your MySaskHealthRecord account.

During your second dose appointment, the clinic or pharmacy will validate the timing and brand of your first dose to ensure you are receiving your second dose within the recommended timeframe. The type of vaccine available at each location will be advertised to ensure that you are receiving the same vaccine brand for your second dose.

Daily COVID-19 Statistics

There are 167 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on May 16, bringing the provincial total to 44,531 cases.

One new death is reported today in the 80+ age group from the Saskatoon zone.

The new cases are located in the following zones: Far North West, six; Far North East, one; North West, 20; North Central, 16; Saskatoon, 54; Central West, one; Central East, six; Regina, 29; South West, three; South Central, 11; and South East, 14. Six new cases are pending residence information. One case with pending residence information has been assigned to the Saskatoon zone.

Recoveries total 41,932 and 2,082 cases are considered active.

There are 137 people in hospital. One hundred and thirteen people are receiving inpatient care: Far North West, one; North West, four; North Central, five; Saskatoon, 47; Central East, three; Regina, 43; South West, three; South Central, three; and South East, four. Twenty-four people are in intensive care: North West, one; North Central, one; Saskatoon, 10; Central East, one; and Regina, 11.

The seven-day average of new COVID-19 case number is 191 (15.6 new cases per 100,000). A chart comparing today’s average to data collected over the past few months is available here.

There were 2,827 COVID-19 tests processed in Saskatchewan on Saturday.

To date, 822,565 COVID-19 tests have been processed in Saskatchewan. As of May 14, when other provincial and national numbers were available, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 691,293 tests performed per million population. The national rate was 878,397.

As of May 15, 9,215 variants of concern have been identified by screening in Saskatchewan, reported in the following zones: Far North West, 206; Far North East, 15; North West, 392; North Central, 283; North East, 54; Saskatoon, 1,258; Central West, 100; Central East, 444; Regina, 4,371; South West, 314; South Central, 670; and South East, 956. There are 152 screened VOCs with residence pending.

There are zero new lineage results reported today. Of the 4,443 VOCs with lineages identified by whole genome sequencing in Saskatchewan, 4,341 are B.1.1.1.7 (UK), 87 are P.1 (Brazilian), 10 are B.1.351 (SA), and five are B.1.617 (Indian).

Confirmed variant of concern cases may appear in both columns on the website, depending on testing for that case. Adding the cases identified by screening and those that have received whole genome sequencing may result in double-counting individual cases.

Further 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 here.

(Facebook/NITHA Saskatchewan)

NITHA numbers

There are 37 active cases of COVID-19 in Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority communities.
These cases are located in the Far North Central (Athabasca), one; Far North West, 13; Far North East, 20; North Central, one; and North East, two; 3,482 cases (98 per cent) have recovered, and one person is hospitalized.

There are 13 active cases of COVID-19 Variants of Concern (VOCs) in NITHA communities. These cases are located in the Far North West, eight; and Far North East, five.

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