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By paNOW Staff

Thirty-six new cases reported today in the province; one death

Jul 9, 2021 | 2:20 PM

The provincial government is reporting 36 new cases and 57 recoveries from COVID-19 in Saskatchewan today. This brings the provincial total to 49,198 cases; 48,224 total recoveries and 403 cases considered active.

The new cases in northern Saskatchewan are located in the following zones: Far North West, four; Far North East, four; North West, three; North Central, five; and North East, two. One case is pending residence information. Fifteen cases were reassigned to the following zones: Far North East, 11; and North Central, four. Ten cases, which were Saskatchewan residents tested out-of-province, were added to the following zones: Far North West, one; Far North East, one; North West, five; Saskatoon, one; Central East, one; and South Central, one.

Another 36 additional cases of COVID-19 were reported today by the provincial government. (Government of Saskatchewan)

One new death was reported today in the 80+ age group from the North West zone.

In response to the outbreak at Hatchet Lake, rapid testing is being conducted to support case contact identification. Data entry of those results into the provincial system has been delayed while staff work on the immediate outbreak response. It is anticipated the case data entry will continue throughout the weekend.

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NITHA Data

As of July 8, there are 143 active cases of COVID-19 in NITHA communities.

These cases are located in the Far North Central (Athabasca), three; Far North West, 23; Far North East, 117; North Central, 0; and North East, 0.

There are 76 active cases of COVID-19 Variants of Concern (VOCs) in NITHA communities.

These cases are located in the Far North Central; one, Far North West, 12; and Far North East, 63. There have been 3,699 cases (96 per cent) that have recovered, and nine people are hospitalized.

There are 143 active cases of COVID-19 in NITHA communities as of July 8, including 76 cases that have been identified as variants of concern. (Facebook/NITHA Saskatchewan)

Vaccines Reported

An additional 12,678 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 1,273,245. Over half a million Saskatchewan residents are now fully vaccinated.

The additional 12,678 doses of COVID-19 vaccine reported today were administered to residents living in the following zones: Far North West, 108; Far North Central, 38; Far North East, 189; North West, 1,121; North Central, 836; North East, 239; Saskatoon, 3,756; Central West, 421; Central East, 930; Regina, 3,038; South West, 416; South Central, 437; and South East, 753. There were 396 doses administered with zone of residence pending.

The province reported today another 12,678 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan. (Government of Saskatchewan)

Seventy-two per cent of those 12+ have received their first dose and 53 per cent of those 12+ are fully vaccinated.

This an abridged version of the daily COVID update from the Saskatchewan government. Click here to view the full release. Starting this week, the province will only be releasing COVID-19 updates on weekdays.

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