The novel coronavirus. (Canadian Press)

By paNOW Staff

COVID in the north

Saskatchewan’s northwest continues to report high new case rates

Jul 22, 2021 | 2:16 PM

The province announced another 26 new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan today, including 18 that are in the six Saskatchewan northern zones. This brings the provincial total to 49,556 cases; 48,694 recoveries and 287 cases considered active.

Of the current active cases, 170 are in the northern zones in the province, with the other 117 being reported in the remaining 7 zones.

Another 26 new cases and 20 recoveries were reported in the province today. (Government of Saskatchewan)

The new cases in Northern Saskatchewan are located in the following zones: Far North West, 14; Far North East, one; North West, two; and North Central, one. One case was reassigned to the North West zone. Five cases, which were Saskatchewan residents tested out-of-province, were added to the following zones: Regina, four; and South East, one.

No new deaths were reported today.

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NITHA Data

As of July 21, there are 114 active cases of COVID-19 in NITHA communities.

These cases are located in the Far North Central (Athabasca), seven; Far North West, 72; Far North East, 32; North Central, 0; and North East, three.

There are 34 active cases of COVID-19 Variants of Concern (VOCs) in NITHA communities. These cases are located in the Far North Central; two, Far North West, 17; and Far North East, 13; North Central, 0; and North East, two.

There has been 3866 cases (96%) that have recovered, and four people are hospitalized.

Vaccines Reported

An additional 7,286 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 1,366,006.

An additional 7,286 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine reported today brings the provincial totals to 74 per cent of residents 12 and over having recieved their first dose while 60 per cent now fully vaccinated. (Government of Saskatchewan)

The additional 7,286 doses of COVID-19 vaccine reported today were administered to residents living in the following zones: Far North West, 86; Far North Central, 21; Far North East, 67; North West, 595; North Central, 480; North East, 222; Saskatoon, 1,846; Central West, 200; Central East, 395; Regina, 2,149; South West, 142; South Central, 216; and South East, 600. There were 267 doses administered with zone of residence pending.

Seventy-four per cent of those 12+ have received their first dose and 60 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. The province will only be releasing COVID-19 updates on weekdays. Daily cases and vaccine numbers will not be released on the weekend.

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