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SHA reports 179 new COVID-19 cases, one new death

May 29, 2021 | 2:19 PM

There are 179 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on May 29, bringing the provincial total to 46,464 cases.

One new death is reported today in the 50-59 age group from the Regina zone.

The new cases are located in the following zones: Far North West, five; Far North East, five; North West, 21; North Central, 18; North East, five; Saskatoon, 38; Central West, two; Central East, 10; Regina, 27; South West, 11; South Central, 19; and South East, 18. Two cases with pending residence information have been assigned to the following zones: North Central, one; and Regina, one.

Recoveries total 44,519 and 1,408 cases are considered active.

(Government of Saskatchewan)

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There are 113 people in hospital, the lowest total in hospital since November 28, 2020. Eighty-nine people are receiving inpatient care: North West, six; North Central, six; North East, two; Saskatoon, 36; Central East, three; Regina, 32; South West, one; South Central, two; and South East, one. Twenty-four people are in intensive care: North West, two; North Central, four; Saskatoon, nine; Central East, one; and Regina, eight.

The seven-day average of new COVID-19 case number is 129 (10.5 per 100,000). A chart comparing today’s average to data collected over the past few months is available at https://dashboard.saskatchewan.ca/health-wellness/covid-19/seven-day-average-of-new-covid-cases.

There were 2,933 COVID-19 tests processed in Saskatchewan on May 28.

To date, 857,297 COVID-19 tests have been processed in Saskatchewan.

(Government of Saskatchewan)

Vaccine update

An additional 12,923 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 706,548.

The 12,923 doses of COVID-19 vaccine reported today were administered to residents living in the following zones: Far North West, 205; Far North Central, 2; Far North East, 299; North West, 427; North Central, 831; North East, 489; Saskatoon, 4,387; Central West, 389; Central East, 922; Regina, 2,761; South West, 567; South Central, 482; and South East, 931. There were 231 doses administered with zone of residence pending.

(Government of Saskatchewan)

Seventy-seven per cent of those over the age of 40 have received their first dose. Seventy-one per cent of those 30+ have received their first dose. Sixty-five 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 at https://dashboard.saskatchewan.ca/health-wellness.

Saskatchewan has received a confirmed Moderna allocation for the weeks of May 31 (12,400 doses) and June 7 (3,000 doses).

Facebook/NITHA Saskatchewan

NITHA numbers

There are 48 active cases of COVID-19 in NITHA communities.
These cases are located in the Far North Central (Athabasca), one; Far North West, 13; Far North East, 30; and North East, four; 3,527 cases (98 per cent) have recovered, and three people are hospitalized.

There are 15 active cases of COVID-19 Variants of Concern (VOCs) in NITHA communities. These cases are located in the Far North West, seven; and Far North East, eight.

The full Saturday update from the Government of Saskatchewan is available here.

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