There are 48 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on June 27, 2021.
The new cases are located in the following zones: Regina (9), Far North West (6), North Central (6), Far North East (5), Saskatoon (5), Central East (3), North West (2), South East (2), Far North Central (1), Central West (1), and South Central (1).
The new case in the South Central is located in the South Central 2 sub-zone, which includes Moose Jaw and area.
Seven new cases are pending residence information.
There are now to 48,754 reported cases, including 549 active cases.
The seven-day average of new COVID-19 case number is 48 (3.9 per 100,000).
There are no additional deaths to report today. The provincial total remains at 566.
As of June 26, 12,109 Variants of Concern have been identified by screening in Saskatchewan, reported in the following zones: Regina (4,794), Saskatoon (2,107), South East (1,139), South Central (887), North West (804), Central East (648), North Central (628), South West (399), Far North West (310), Central West (146), Far North East (85), North East (79), and Far North Central (1). There are 82 screened VOCs with residence pending.
There are no new lineage results reported for Variants of Concern today. Of the 7,119 VOCs with lineages identified by whole genome sequencing in Saskatchewan, 6,615 are Alpha (B.1.1.7), 316 are Gamma (P.1), 178 are Delta (B.1.617.2) and 10 are Beta (B.1.351).
An additional 22,308 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 1,115,288.
The additional 22,308 doses of COVID-19 vaccine reported today were administered to residents living in the following zones: Saskatoon (6,743), Regina (4,761), Central East (2,141), South East (1,458), North West (1,365), North Central (1,324), South Central (1,291), North East (849), South West (733), Central West (511), Far North East (270), Far North West (268), and Far North Central (10). There were 584 doses administered with zone of residence pending.
More information about vaccines is available on the government’s website.
There are 77 people in hospital. Sixty-seven people are receiving inpatient care in the following zones: Saskatoon (30), Regina (14), North Central (10), North West (7), Central East (3), South Central (2), and Central West (1). Ten people are in intensive care in the following zones: Saskatoon (4), Regina (2), North West (2), and North Central (2).
Ninety-six more people have recovered, increasing the provincial total to 47,639 recoveries.
There were 1,295 COVID-19 tests processed in Saskatchewan on June 25. To date, 912,713 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.
