Three Saskatchewan residents who tested positive for COVID-19 have died. Two new deaths were recorded in the Regina zone, including one in the 70 to 79 age group and another in the 80-plus age group. One death was recorded in the 80-plus age group in the North Central. That brings the total number of deaths in the province to 177.
There are 334 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan, as of Jan. 7, 2021.
The new cases are located in the Saskatoon (83), North Central (65), Regina (49), South East (33), Far North East (24), Far North West (15), North East (14), North West (11), Central East (6), Central West (4), Far North Central (1), South West (1), South Central (1) zones.
The new case in the South Central is located in the South Central 2 sub-zone, which includes Moose Jaw and area.
Twenty-seven new cases have pending residence information.
Six previously reported cases with pending residence information have been assigned to the North West (4), Far North East (1), and North Central (1) zones.
There are now 17,138 reported cases, including 2,947 active cases.
The seven-day average of daily new cases is 254 (20.9 new cases per 100,000 population).
As of Jan. 7, a total of 4,832 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Saskatchewan. This includes 2,069 Pfizer doses in the Regina pilot program and 233 second doses, now being administered; 2,407 Pfizer doses in Saskatoon; and 123 Moderna doses in the Far North West zone.
Two hundred and seventy-eight more people have recovered, increasing the provincial total to 14,014 recoveries.
One hundred and seventy-six people are in hospital. One hundred and forty-seven people are receiving inpatient care in the following zones: Regina (45), Saskatoon (39), North Central (31), South East (10), North West (8), Central East (7), North East (3), South Central (2), Far North Central (1), and Far North East (1). Twenty-nine people are in intensive care in the following zones — Regina (12), Saskatoon (9), North Central (5), North West (2), and Central East (1).
There were 2,548 COVID-19 tests processed in Saskatchewan on Jan. 6, 2021. A total of 442,063 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.
