(The Canadian Press)

By paNOW Staff

More drive-thru and walk-ins

More drive-thru and walk-in clinic date in the works; 264 new cases reported by province

Apr 30, 2021 | 2:22 PM

The Saskatchewan Health Authority has scheduled tentative dates for drive-thru and walk-in clinics throughout the province for the coming week.

Clinic locations for May 5 to May 8 will be confirmed by May 3 and a new shipment of the 9,300 doses of the Janssen vaccine is expected to be delivered next week. These vaccines will be dedicated to the upcoming drive-thru clinics.

For street addresses and hours of operation for these clinics, see www.saskatchewan.ca/drive-thru-vax. All clinics are available to residents 40 years and older.

Vaccines have been distributed to these locations to support a one-day clinic only; clinics may close early if supply is administered.

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If you have an appointment booked at a mass vaccination clinic but decide to attend a drive-thru or walk-in location, please go to https://www.saskatchewan.ca/covid19-vaccine-booking to cancel your booked appointment.

Daily COVID-19 Statistics

There are 264 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on April 30, bringing the provincial total to 41,098 cases. Ten Saskatchewan residents tested out-of-province have been added to the counts for the following zones: North West (one); Regina (five); Saskatoon (three); and South Central (one).

Four new deaths are reported today in the following groups: One in the 40-49 age group from the Regina zone; one in the 60-69 age group from the Far North East zone; one in the 70-79 age group from the South Central zone; and one in the 60-69 age group with residence pending.

The new cases in Northern Saskatchewan are located in the following zones: Far North West (10); North West (24); North Central (15); and North East (five) zone. Five new cases are pending residence information. Three cases pending residence have been assigned to the following zones: North Central (one); North West (one); and South East (one).

There have been 264 new cases of COVID-19 and 252 recoveries reported in the province on April 30. (Government of Saskatchewan)

Recoveries total 38,181 and 2,426 cases are considered active.

There are 173 people in hospital. One hundred and thirty-six people are receiving inpatient care: Far North East (one); North West, (six); North Central (four); Saskatoon (54); Central East (eight); Regina (52); South West (one); South Central (three); and South East (seven). Thirty-seven people are in intensive care: North West (one); North Central (two); Saskatoon (nine); Central East (two); and Regina (23).

There are 173 people being hospitalized in relation to COVID-19, including 36 in intensive care. (Government of Saskatchewan)

NITHA Data

As of April 29, there are 27 active cases of COVID-19 in NITHA communities. These cases are located in the Far North Central, Athabasca (one), Far North West (17), Far North East (four), North Central (two), and North East (32). There have been 3429 cases (98 per cent) that have recovered.

As of April 29, there are 27 active cases of COVID-19. (NITHA Saskatchewan/Facebook)

The seven-day average of new COVID-19 case number is 241 (19.7 new cases per 100,000). A chart comparing today’s average to data collected over the past few months is available at https://dashboard.saskatchewan.ca/health-wellness/covid-19/seven-day-average-of-new-covid-cases.

There were 3,916 COVID-19 tests processed in Saskatchewan on April 29.

To date, 769,787 COVID-19 tests have been processed in Saskatchewan. As of April 28, when other provincial and national numbers were available, Saskatchewan’s per capita rate was 645,615 tests performed per million population. The national rate was 824,233.

As of April 29, 6,794 variants of concern (VOC) have been identified by screening in Saskatchewan, reported in the following zones: Far North West (121); Far North East (three); North West (203); North Central (111); North East (20); Saskatoon (765); Central West (81); Central East (296); Regina (3,717); South West (184); South Central (510); and South East (700). There are 83 screened VOCs with residence pending.

As of April 30, there are 2,426 active cases of COVID-19 reported across Saskatchewan. (Submitted photo/Government of Saskatchewan)

There are 130 new lineage results reported today. Of the 2,522 VOCs with lineages identified by whole genome sequencing in Saskatchewan, 2,491 are B.1.1.1.7 (UK), 22 are P.1 (Brazilian) and nine are B.1.351 (SA). The Regina zone accounts for 1,653 (66 per cent) of the VOC cases with confirmed lineage reported in Saskatchewan.

Please note that these VOCs may have been initially identified by means other than screening (i.e. selection for whole-genome sequencing without screening). Whole-genome sequencing results to identify lineage are included in the screening results. Confirmed VOC cases may appear in both columns on the website, depending on testing for that case. Adding the cases identified by screening and those that have received whole genome sequencing may result in double-counting individual cases.

Further statistics on the total number of cases among health care workers, breakdowns of total cases by source of infection, age, sex and region, total tests to date, per capita testing rate and current numbers of confirmed variants of concern can be found at http://www.saskatchewan.ca/covid19-cases.

Vaccines Update

An additional 5,758 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 427,739.

The 5,758 doses of COVID-19 vaccine reported today were administered to residents living in the following zones: Far North West (225); Far North Central (three); Far North East (190); North West (851); North Central (651); North East (471); Saskatoon (1,576); Central West (148); Central East (193); Regina (581); South West (162); South Central (115); and South East (417). There were 175 doses administered with zone of residence pending.

Another 5,758 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been reported on April 30 administered in Saskatchewan, this brings the total number to 427,739. (Government of Saskatchewan)

Eighty-one per cent of Saskatchewan residents over age 60 have received their first dose. Sixty-one per cent of those 40+ have received their first dose. Forty-one per cent of those 18+ have received their first dose.

All vaccine administration details for the province, including first and second doses, can be found at https://dashboard.saskatchewan.ca/health-wellness. As the source database for vaccine information, Panorama is subject to continuous data updates which may result in revised counts, day over day.

Public Health Measures

Due to increased COVID-19 transmission risk throughout the province, the Chief Medical Health Officer has extended all current provincial public health orders until May 10. The orders will be reviewed at that time. Full details on current public health measures can be found at www.saskatchewan.ca/covid19-measures.

All residents are urged to adhere to best personal protective measures:

• Wear your mask in all public places including all workplaces.
• Wash non-medical masks daily.
• Maintain physical distancing.
• Wash your hands frequently.
• Reduce activities outside of your home. Order take-out or curbside pick-up. Work from home if you are able to do so.
• Avoid all unnecessary travel throughout the province at this time.

If you have any symptoms, stay home and arrange for a COVID-19 test. If anyone in your home has symptoms, the entire household should remain home until the test results are known. Testing information is available at www.saskatchewan.ca/government/health-care-administration-and-provider-resources/treatment-procedures-and-guidelines/emerging-public-health-issues/2019-novel-coronavirus/testing-information.

Enforcing Public Health Measures

Enforcement of public health orders is permitted under The Public Health Act, 1994. Public health inspectors will be supported in their efforts to ticket violators quickly to ensure that businesses and events are brought into compliance as quickly as possible, in addition to the enforcement efforts that have been undertaken by police agencies throughout the province.

On April 21, Saskatchewan Health Authority public health inspectors issued a ticket for $2,800 to an individual in Regina for failure to comply with a public health order. Note that under The Health Information Protection Act, the Ministry of Health cannot disclose the names of individuals who have received fines.

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.

Know your risk. Keep yourself and others safe: www.saskatchewan.ca/government/health-care-administration-and-provider-resources/treatment-procedures-and-guidelines/emerging-public-health-issues/2019-novel-coronavirus/about-covid-19/know-your-risk.