COVID-19: Saskatchewan reports 341 new cases as hospitalizations near 200

Saskatchewan authorities reported 341 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday and eight new patients hospitalized with COVID-19.

Saskatoon reported 78 cases, followed by the north-central region with 47 cases.

The age group 0 to 19 reported 120 new cases, while 116 cases were in unvaccinated residents. It is unclear how many of the 116 individuals were under 12 years of age and therefore ineligible for vaccination.

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One more resident who tested positive for COVID-19 has died, the province also said on Saturday.

The seven-day average of new daily cases is 364 or 30.2 per 100,000 population.

Of the 198 patients hospitalized with COVID-19, 43 are in the ICU.

Health workers in Saskatchewan have injected 2,754 more COVID-19 vaccines since the province’s last COVID-19 update on Friday. As of the updated Saturday, a total of 707,273 residents are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.