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By paNOW Staff

COVID-19

Province reports 238 new cases of COVID-19, 2,364 cases considered active

Oct 29, 2021 | 3:02 PM

The Government of Saskatchewan has announced there are 238 new cases of COVID-19 in the province in its update Friday afternoon.

The new cases in northern Saskatchewan are found in the Far North West (four), Far North East (eight), North West (26), North Central (15), North East (five), and 10 new cases have pending residence information.

There are 2,364 active cases and 74,095 cases are considered recovered. Almost one-third (30.3 per cent) of new cases are in the age category of 20 to 39 and one-third (32 per cent) of new cases eligible for vaccination (aged 12 years and older) were fully vaccinated.

In total, 238 people are hospitalized including 184 inpatient hospitalizations and 54 ICU admissions. Of the 238 patients, 165 (69.3 per cent) were not fully vaccinated. In addition to Sask. ICUs, there are 22 residents in out-of-province ICUs.

Three new deaths were also reported. As of Friday’s numbers, 846 Saskatchewan residents with COVID-19 have died, with a case fatality rate of 1.1 per cent.

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NITHA data

As of Oct. 29, there are 12 new cases to report in NITHA communities.

Of the new cases, eight (66 per cent) were unvaccinated, two (17 per cent) are partially vaccinated and two (17 per cent) were fully vaccinated.

There are 200 active cases of COVID-19 in NITHA communities. These cases are found in the Far North Central (Athabasca), 0; Far North West, 49; Far North East, 112; North Central, 24; and North East, 16. 6,565 cases (96 per cent) have recovered, and 11 people are hospitalized.

COVID-19 data as of Oct. 28 in the NITHA communities. (NITHA/Facebook)

To view the daily highlights, current charts, and statistics from the Saskatchewan government in their entirety, click here.

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