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By Jeff D’Andrea

COVID-19 provincial report

258 new COVID-19 cases, 228 recoveries, eight deaths; vaccine clinics postponed

Jan 30, 2021 | 2:00 PM

Due to the upcoming reduction in deliveries of the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines over the next month, the Saskatchewan Health Authority is adjusting their vaccine distribution schedule.

Some areas of the province were expected to receive vaccines for first dose administration for priority groups as soon as next week, like Swift Current and Regina. According to Saturday’s daily press release, those will be rescheduled.

There were 148 COVID-19 doses administered on Friday, to bring the total up to 35,239. As of January 30, 108 per cent of the doses received have been administered. This overage is due to efficiencies in drawing extra doses from vials of vaccine received.

The doses were administered in the following zones: Far North Central (21), Saskatoon (66), Central East (22) and North Central (39).

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Daily COVID-19 Statistics

There are 258 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on January 30, 2021, bringing the provincial total to date to 23,626 cases.

Eight Saskatchewan residents who tested positive for COVID-19 have died. One reported death was in the 60-69 age group from the North Central (one) zone; three reported deaths were in the 70-79 age group from the Central East (one), Far North East (one) and Saskatoon (one) zones; and four reported deaths were in the 80+ age group from the North Central (one), Regina (one) and Saskatoon (two) zones.

The new cases are located in the Far North West (10), Far North Central (six), Far North East (20), North West (40), North Central (26), North East (14), Saskatoon (45), Central West (one), Central East (nine), Regina (53), South West (five), South Central (two) and South East (18) zones, as well as nine with pending residence information.

One case (from Dec 6, 2020, in Far North East) was deemed to be an out-of-province resident and removed from the case counts.

A total of 20,803 individuals have recovered and 2,523 cases are considered active.

Two hundred and six people are in hospital. One hundred and seventy-eight people are receiving inpatient care: Far North West (4), Far North East (1), North West (15), North Central (26), North East (3), Saskatoon (70), Central East (13), Regina (40), South Central (1) and South East (5). Twenty-eight people are in intensive care: North West (3), North Central (1), Saskatoon (12), Central East (2), and Regina (10).

There were 3,036 COVID-19 tests processed in Saskatchewan on January 29, 2021.

To date, 506,179 COVID-19 tests have been processed in Saskatchewan. As of January 28, 2021, when other provincial and national numbers were available, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 282,972 people tested per million population. The national rate was 457,046 people tested per million population.

The seven-day average of daily new cases is 244 (19.9 new cases per 100,000 population).

The Ministry of Health is updating data reporting systems. As such, it is anticipated that the COVID-19 dashboard will be unavailable until Monday, February 1. The case news release and map of current cases will continue to be issued daily based on a separate data reporting process.

NITHA numbers

There are 419 active cases of COVID-19 in NITHA communities.

These cases are located in the Far North Central, Athabasca (45), Far North West (139), Far North East (105), North Central (20), and North East (11/). 2024 cases (82%) have recovered, and 16 people are currently in hospital.

The latest COVID-19 numbers in NITHA communities. (submitted photo/NITHA)

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