(The Canadian Press)

By paNOW Staff

COVID-19 Today

472 new COVID-19 cases, 223 total hospitalizations

Sep 17, 2021 | 1:46 PM

The Government of Saskatchewan reported 472 new COVID-19 cases in Friday’s update.

Out of the new cases, 383 were unvaccinated cases. Of children 12 years old and under who are not yet eligible to get the vaccine, 91 new cases were reported.

Of the new cases, 60 are in the North West zone, 27 in North Central, 23 in North East, 16 in Far North West, 26 in Far North East, and none in Far North Central.

There are now 223 people in hospital with COVID, four in the Far North West (all inpatients), 34 in North West (29 inpatients, three in ICU), 28 in North Central (22 inpatients, six in ICU), and five in North East (all inpatients).

NITHA Data

Court

Cries of racism fill courtroom as judge stays impaired driving charge in Saskatoon

4h ago

Community support

The Hunger Games return to Prince Albert

7h ago

Raiders win 5-3

Defensive scoring leads Raiders over Wheat Kings

14h ago

There are 40 new cases to report Friday in NITHA communities. 30 (75 per cent) were unvaccinated, two (five per cent) are partially vaccinated and eight (20 per cent) were fully vaccinated.

There are 406 active cases of COVID-19 in NITHA communities. These cases are found in the Far North Central (Athabasca), 17; Far North West, 44; Far North East, 229; North Central, 63; and North East, 53; 5127 cases (92 per cent) have recovered, and 13 people are being hospitalized.

As of Sept. 17, 40 new cases were reported by Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority, bringing the total to 406 active cases of COVID-19 in NITHA communities. (Facebook/NITHA Saskatchewan)

There are 28 active cases of COVID-19 Variants of Concern (VOCs) in NITHA communities. These cases are located in the Far North Central; one, Far North West, 10; and Far North East, six; North Central, seven; and North East, four.

Athabasca Health Authority (AHA)

With no new cases or recoveries reported on Sept. 16, the active case count in the Athabasca Health Authority remains at 14.

Since the pandemic began, AHA has reported there has been 492 total cases of COVID-19.

To view the daily highlights, current charts, and statistics from the Saskatchewan government in their entirety, click here.

—

panews@pattisonmedia.com

On Twittter: @princealbertNOW