(Canadian Press)

By paNOW Staff

COVID Update

94 new cases of COVID-19 announced today by provincial government

Jun 17, 2021 | 2:08 PM

The provincial government reported another 94 new cases of COVID-19, and 70 recoveries, in Saskatchewan on June 17. This brings the provincial total to 48,220 cases; 46,907 total recoveries and 752 cases considered active.

The new cases in Northern Saskatchewan are located in the following zones: Far North West, four; Far North East, one; North West, nine; North Central, seven; and North East, five.

Another 90 cases were announced by the provincial government today. (Government of Saskatchewan)

One case with pending residence information was assigned to the South East zone.

No new deaths are being reported. An individual in the 80+ age group in Regina previously listed as fatal is now being listed as resolved, correcting the total COVID-19 related death in Saskatchewan to 561.

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NITHA data

As of June 16, there are 20 active cases of COVID-19 in NITHA communities. These cases are located in the Far North West, 10; Far North East, six; North Central, three; and North East, one. There are 12 active cases of COVID-19 Variants of Concern (VOCs) in NITHA communities. These cases are located in the Far North West, seven; Far North East, four; and North Central, one. There have been 3624 cases (99 per cent) that have recovered, and four people are hospitalized.

As of June 16, there are 20 active cases of COVID-19 in NITHA communities. This includes 12 cases that have been identified as Variants of Concern. (Facebook/NITHA Saskatchewan)

Vaccines reported

An additional 15,402 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 937,737.

The 15,402 doses of COVID-19 vaccine reported today were administered to residents living in the following zones: Far North West, 225; Far North Central, eight; Far North East, 132; North West, 891; North Central, 1,423; North East, 318; Saskatoon, 4,545; Central West, 295; Central East, 1,051; Regina, 4,478; South West, 324; South Central, 479; and South East, 875. There were 358 doses administered with zone of residence pending.

There have been 15,402 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 937,737. (Government of Saskatchewan)

Seventy-nine per cent of those over the age of 40+ have received their first dose. Seventy-four per cent of those 30+ have received their first dose. Sixty-nine per cent of those 18+ have received their first dose, while sixty-eight per cent of those 12+ have also received their first dose.

This is an abridged version of the recent COVID-19 update from the Government of Saskatchewan. Click here to view the press release in its entirety.

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