Nine Saskatchewan residents who tested positive for COVID-19 have died. One new death was recorded in the 60 to 69 age group in Central West. Two new deaths were recorded in the 80-plus age group in South East. Three new deaths were recorded in Regina, including two in the 80-plus age group and one in the 20 to 29 age group. One new death was recorded in 80-plus age group in North Central. Two new deaths were recorded in Saskatoon, including one in the 60 to 69 age group and one in the 50 to 59 age group. That brings the total number of deaths in the province to 174.
There are 277 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan, as of Jan. 6, 2021.
The new cases are located in the Regina (70), Saskatoon (44), North Central (40), Far North East (32), North West (18), South East (16), Central East (4), Far North West (3), North East (2), Central West (2), South Central (2), Far North Central (1), and South West (1) zones.
Both of the new cases in the South Central are located in the South Central 2 sub-zone, which includes Moose Jaw and area.
Forty-two new cases have pending residence information.
Eight previously reported cases with pending residence information have been assigned to the North West (4), North Central (3), and Regina (1) zones. Seven residents tested out of province have been added to the counts for Far North West (2), North West (2), Far North East (1), Saskatoon (1), and one to the pending residence category.
Four hundred and thirty-nine more people have recovered, increasing the provincial total to 13,737 recoveries.
There are now 16,804 reported cases, including 2,893 active cases.
The seven-day average of daily new cases is 233 (19.2 new cases per 100,000 population).
One hundred and seventy-two people are in hospital. One hundred and forty-three people are receiving inpatient care in the following zones — Regina (48), Saskatoon (37), North Central (28), South East (9), North West (6), Central East (6), North East (3), South Central (2), Far North West (1), Far North Central (1), Far North East (1), and South West (1). Twenty-nine people are in intensive care in the following zones — Regina (13), Saskatoon (10), North Central (3), North West (2), and Central East (1).
As of Jan. 6, a total of 4,524 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Saskatchewan. This includes 2,069 Pfizer doses in the Regina pilot program, 2,407 Pfizer doses in Saskatoon, and 48 Moderna doses in the Far North East and Far North Central zones.
Three thousand, nine hundred doses of Pfizer are expected to arrive in Prince Albert today with administration to follow soon after.
All remaining Moderna doses received to date will be allocated to the Far North East and North East zones.
There were 2,094 COVID-19 tests processed in Saskatchewan on Jan. 5. To date, 439,515 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.
