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5,999 new COVID-19 doses, 178 new cases, one death

Mar 21, 2021 | 2:13 PM

Another 5,999 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 139,827.

The 5,999 doses of COVID-19 vaccine reported today were administered in the following regions: Far North East (42), North West (48), North East (22), Saskatoon (1,591), Central East (506), Regina (3,118), South Central (550) and South East (122). Of the doses administered Saturday, 1,879 were delivered at the Regina drive-thru clinic.

For a listing of first and second doses in Saskatchewan administered by geographic zone, visit here.

Residents 67 years and older are currently eligible to book their COVID-19 vaccination online or by phone. Additional information on eligibility and how to book your appointment is available here.

Due to a damaged thermal shipper, Saskatchewan will receive 5,850 fewer doses of the Pfizer vaccine than originally expected this week. The remaining 30,420 doses in this shipment are still expected in the coming days. The Ministry of Health and the Saskatchewan Health Authority are reviewing distribution plans to minimize any impact.

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Daily COVID-19 Statistics

There are 178 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on March 21, bringing the provincial total to 31,637 cases.

One Saskatchewan resident who tested positive for COVID-19 has died. This death was reported in the 80+ age group from the Regina zone.

The new cases are located in the Far North West (one), Far North East (one), North West (eight), North Central (15), North East (seven), Saskatoon (19), Central West (one), Central East (six), Regina (105), South Central (three) and South East (10) zones. Two new cases are pending residence information.

There are a total of 29,772 recoveries and 1,447 cases are considered active.

One hundred thirty-nine (139) people are in hospital. One hundred and ten (110) people are receiving inpatient care: Far North West (three), Far North East (one), North West (six), North Central (five), Saskatoon (41), Central East (six), Regina (40), South West (one), South Central (four) and South East (three). Twenty-nine (29) people are in intensive care: Saskatoon (10), Central East (two), Regina (16), and South Central (one).

The seven-day average of daily new cases is 146 (11.9 new cases per 100,000). A chart comparing today’s average to data collected over the past several months is available on the Government of Saskatchewan website. Visit the province’s dashboard for more.

There were 2,709 COVID-19 tests processed in Saskatchewan on March 20, 2021.

To date, 630,461 COVID-19 tests have been processed in Saskatchewan. As of March 19, 2021, when other provincial and national numbers were available, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 528,774 tests performed per million population. The national rate was 697,063 tests performed per million population.

As of March 21, there are no new confirmed variants of concern (VOC) cases to report. There are 156 confirmed variants of concern cases in Saskatchewan: 149 B1.1.1.7 (UK) and seven B1.351 (SA). The Regina zone accounts for 141 (or 90 per cent) of the confirmed VOC cases reported in Saskatchewan.

In addition to the confirmed cases, there are currently 625 presumptive VOC cases reported in the Far North East (1), Saskatoon (18), Central East (8), Regina (527), South Central (40) and South East (31) zones.

Further statistics on the total number of cases among healthcare workers, breakdowns of total cases by source of infection, age, sex and region, total tests to date, the per capita testing rate and current numbers of confirmed variants of concern can be found on the Government of Saskatchewan website. Please visit here.

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NITHA numbers

There are 35 active cases of COVID-19 in Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority communities.

These cases are located in the Far North Central, Athabasca (6), Far North West (2), Far North East (18), North Central (5), and North East (four); 3,245 cases (98%) have recovered, and one person is currently in hospital.

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