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the latest numbers

Province records 312 new cases of COVID-19, 1,448 new vaccinations, eight deaths

Jan 22, 2021 | 2:17 PM

The province administered 1,448 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine Thursday, bringing the total amount to 31,275.

As of Jan. 22, the province said 96 per cent of the doses received were administered in Saskatchewan.

The doses were administered in the following zones: Regina (381), Saskatoon (202), Far North West (10), Far North Central (four), Far North East (10), North East (22), North Central (101), North West (358), Central East (73) and South East (287) zones. An additional 46 doses, not previously reported, were administered in Saskatoon on January 20.

Pfizer’s Feb.1 allocation to Saskatchewan has been confirmed to be 5,850 doses. Moderna shipments are expected for Feb.1 1 (6,500 doses) and will be distributed to the Far North West, Far North East, North East and Central West; and Feb.22 (7,100 doses) and will be distributed to the Far North East, North East and Central East.

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For a listing of first and second doses in Saskatchewan administered by geographic zone, visit https://www.saskatchewan.ca/covid19-vaccine-update.

The latest COVID cases in Saskatchewan as of Jan. 22. (submitted photo/SHA)

Daily Statistics

There are 312 new cases of COVID-19 to report today, Jan. 22 bringing the provincial total to 21,643 cases.

Eight Saskatchewan residents who tested positive for COVID-19 have died. Six deaths reported from the Regina zone: 40-49 age group (one), 60-69 age group (two), 70-79 age group (one), and two in the 80+ age group; one death reported in the 80+ age group from the Central East zone; and one death reported in the 60-69 age group from the Saskatoon zone.

Total case statistics (Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW)

Of the new cases, the northern numbers are 11 in the Far North West, one in the Far North Central, 14 in the Far North East, 40 in the North West, 39 in the North Central, and 20 in the North East.

Seven cases with pending residence information were assigned to the Far North West (five), North Central (one) and Saskatoon (one) zones.

Seven previously reported cases have been found to be out-of-province residents and removed from the counts.

A total of 18,200 individuals have recovered and 3,196 cases are considered active.

One hundred and seventy-seven people are in hospital. One hundred and forty-seven people are receiving inpatient care: Far North West (four), North West (12), North Central (17), North East (two), Saskatoon (54), Central West (one), Central East (nine), Regina (39), South West (one), South Central (one) and South East (seven). Thirty people are in intensive care: North West (two), North Central (four), Saskatoon (14), Regina (nine) and South Central (one).

There were 3,147 COVID-19 tests processed in Saskatchewan on January 21, 2021.

COVID-19 hospitalizations (Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW)

To date, 485,003 COVID-19 tests have been processed in Saskatchewan. As of January 20, 2021 when other provincial and national numbers were available, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 277,425 people tested per million population. The national rate was 449,472 people tested per million population.

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 and the per capita testing rate can be found on the Government of Saskatchewan website. Please visit www.saskatchewan.ca/government/health-care-administration-and-provider-resources/treatment-procedures-and-guidelines/emerging-public-health-issues/2019-novel-coronavirus/cases-and-risk-of-covid-19-in-saskatchewan.

The seven-day average of daily new cases is 275 (22.7 new cases per 100,000 population) and is now available on the Government of Saskatchewan website. This chart compares today’s average to data collected over the past several months. Please visit https://dashboard.saskatchewan.ca/health-wellness/covid-19/seven-day-average-of-new-covid-cases.

NITHA cases

As of yesterday, Jan. 21, there are 542 active cases of COVID-19 in NITHA communities.

These cases are located in the Far North Central, Athabasca (71), Far North West (159), Far North East (169), North Central (28), and North East (115). A total of 1,587 cases (74 per cent) have recovered, and eight people are currently in hospital.

NITHA is comprised of the Prince Albert Grand Council, Meadow Lake Tribal Council, Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation, and Lac La Ronge Indian Band.

(submitted photo/NITHA)

Public Health Measures

For more information on the current public health measures or to see the Public Health Order, visit www.saskatchewan.ca/covid19-measures.

General COVID-19 Information

General public inquiries may be directed to COVID19@health.gov.sk.ca.