There are 146 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on Feb. 18, 2021.
The new cases are located in the Saskatoon (41), Regina (34), North West (15), Far North Central (10), North East (10), Central East (10), Far North West (7), North Central (7), Far North East (5), Central West (4), South Central (1), and South East (1) zones.
One case has pending resident information.
There are no new deaths to report today. The provincial total remains at 362.
There are now 27,099 reported cases, including 1,516 active cases.
The seven-day average of daily new cases is 164 (13.4 new cases per 100,000).
There were 109 COVID-19 vaccine doses administered yesterday in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 50,465.
The 109 doses were administered in the North Central (68), Far North East (30), and Far North West (11). The South East zone has reported an additional 10 doses administered on Feb. 5, and the Far North East zone has reported an additional 20 doses administered on Feb. 16.
The province remains in Phase One of vaccine delivery, targeting residents and staff of long-term and personal-care homes, identified health care providers, residents 70 years and older and residents aged 50 and older in remote/Northern Saskatchewan. Eligible populations will be contacted directly to receive their vaccinations. Registration for appointments for Phase Two sequenced populations will be available when Phase Two commences. Please do not contact HealthLine 811 to register for vaccinations at this time. Notification will be provided when the registration system is available.
For more information on vaccines, visit https://www.saskatchewan.ca/covid19-vaccine-update.
One hundred and seventy-eight people are in hospital. One hundred and fifty-one people are receiving inpatient care in the following zones: Saskatoon (57), Regina (42), North West (16), North Central (14), Central East (8), South East (4), Far North West (3), Central West (2), Far North Central (1), Far North East (1), North East (1), South West (1), and South Central (1). Twenty-three people are in intensive care in the following zones: Saskatoon (11), Regina (8), North Central (2), North West (1), and Central East (1).
One hundred and seventy-one more people have recovered, increasing the provincial total to 25,221 recoveries
There were 2,206 COVID-19 tests processed in Saskatchewan on Feb. 17. To date, 551,283 COVID-19 tests have been processed.
For more information, visit www.saskatchewan.ca/COVID19. You can find the maps and the breakdown of cases by region on the government's website.
