COVID 19: 1 new death, 62 cases in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan health officials reported one new COVID-19-related death on Sunday and 62 new infections.
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The dead are aged 40, 59.
The new cases are in the following regions:
- far northwest, 2
- northwest, 2
- north central, 12
- northeast, 6
- Saskatoon, 8
- central east, 3
- Regina, 8 years old
- southwest, 2
- south central, 5
- southeast, 7
Residency information is pending for seven of the new cases.
The seven-day mean incidence was 109 or nine per 100,000 people.
Across Saskatchewan there are a total of 1,047 active cases.
Officials also reported Sunday that 150 people are hospitalized with COVID-19, including 36 in the ICU.
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Of the 150 hospitalized patients, 105 or 70% were not fully immunized.
There are also eight intensive care residents outside of Saskatchewan. As of Saturday’s update, one has returned to Saskatchewan.
Healthcare workers have administered 1,853 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine since Saturday’s update.
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