Rapid antigen self-test kits for COVID-19. (Twitter/Saskatchewan Health Authority)

By paNOW Staff

COVID-19 provincial report

61 new COVID-19 cases in province, six less hospitalizations, no new deaths

Dec 18, 2021 | 1:52 PM

The Government of Saskatchewan reported 61 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, with a decrease of six hospitalizations and no new deaths.

Of the new cases, five are in the North Central zone, while three are in the North West, two are in the North East and two are in the Far North West.

After the decrease of six hospitalizations are now at 101. There were 48 new recoveries, making that total 80,627.

NITHA numbers

There are no new cases to report today in Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority (NITHA) communities.

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There are seven active cases of COVID-19 in NITHA communities.

These cases are located in the Far North Central (Athabasca), 0; Far North West, seven; Far North East, 0; North Central, 0; and North East, 0; 6,874 cases (99 per cent) have recovered. There are currently no hospitalizations.

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