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By paNOW Staff

New COVID-19 cases back over 1,000-mark, five more hospitalizations, no new deaths

Jan 9, 2022 | 3:04 PM

After a one-day absence, recorded COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan are back over the 1,000-case mark.

In Sunday’s provincial update, there are 1,099 new COVID-19 cases in the province; 30 in the North East, 25 in North Central, 11 in North West, seven in Far North West and two in Far North East.

The province reported 1,173 new cases on Friday, the first time the province had cases over 1,000 reported in a single day. Saturday’s update was 937.

Hospitalizations in the province increased by five to 119, marking an increase of 14 in the past two days.

There were no new deaths reported, as they remain at 961.

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NITHA numbers

There are 19 new cases to report on Jan. 8 in Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority (NITHA) communities. Of the new cases, two (11 per cent) were not vaccinated and 17 (89 per cent) were fully vaccinated.

There are 84 active cases of COVID-19 in NITHA communities. These cases are located in the Far North Central (Athabasca), one; Far North West, 23; Far North East, 53; North Central, two; and North East, five; there have been 6,923 cases (98 per cent) that have recovered, and there are zero hospitalizations.

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