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By paNOW Staff

Province records 234 new COVID-19 cases, 2,658 vaccinations

Jan 20, 2021 | 2:39 PM

Yesterday, the province administered 2,658 COVID-19 vaccines, bringing the total amount administered to 27,233.

In the northern zones, there were 460 doses administered in the North Central, 348 in the North West, and 80 in the Far North East, 11 in the Far North West, and nine in the Far North Central zones.

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

Pfizer has announced that Canada will receive zero doses for the week of January 25 but the shipment received this week will permit for limited vaccinations to continue next week.

The latest COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan as of Jan. 20, 2021. (submitted photo/SHA)

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Daily Statistics

There are 234 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on January 20, 2021, bringing the provincial total to date to 21,112 cases.

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

Note that three deaths (two in the Regina zone and one in the South East zone) have been removed from the Deaths Due to COVID-19 number as it has been determined they were not COVID-19 related. This will be reflected in the COVID-19 dashboard immediately.

The new cases in the north include 27 in the Far North West, Far North Central (one), Far North East (18), North West (39), North Central (nine), and North East (17) zones.

Twenty-five cases with pending residence information were assigned to the Far North West (13), North West (eight), North Central (two), Saskatoon (one) and Regina (one) zones.

Seven Saskatchewan residents tested out-of-province, were added to the counts for the following zones: Central East (one), Far North East (two), Far North West (three) and Saskatoon (one).

A total of 17,184 individuals have recovered and 3,702 cases are considered active.

Due to a technical issue, current hospitalization data is not available and will be updated in tomorrow’s report.

There were 2,559 COVID-19 tests processed in Saskatchewan on January 19, 2021.

To date, 479,092 COVID-19 tests have been processed in Saskatchewan. As of January 18, 2021 when other provincial and national numbers were available, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 275,596 people tested per million population. The national rate was 444,549 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 298 (24.6 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.

COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan. (Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW Staff)

NITHA Numbers

As of Jan. 19, there are 674 active cases of COVID-19 in NITHA communities.

These cases are located in the Far North Central, Athabasca (72), Far North West (188), Far North East (228), North Central (63), and North East (123).

There are 1,403 cases (67 per cent) recovered, and nine people are currently in hospital.

munThe latest COVID-19 numbers in NITHA comities. (submitted photo/NITHA)

COVID-19 Recoveries to be Updated

The Ministry of Health and Saskatchewan Health Authority continue to ensure that public reporting of COVID-19 cases reflects current, active case counts including those who require hospital care. Starting today, the reporting database is being updated to reconcile a significant backlog in the number of recoveries and these will be reflected in the daily case statistics. This adjustment will occur over the next few days.

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.

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