Saskatchewan government officials reported 420 more COVID-19 cases on Sunday as well as three new deaths linked to the virus.
Saskatoon reported 146 new cases, the north-central region reported 65 and Regina reported 24.
The Saskatoon region has also now topped 1,000 active cases with 1,065 reported active cases as of Sunday.
The under-19 age group reported the highest number of new cases on Sunday, with 132 people testing positive for COVID-19. Of those, 126 were unvaccinated. It remains unclear how many of those 126 people are under the age of 12 and ineligible for vaccination.
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The seven-day average for daily new cases rose to 369 or 30.6 per 100,000 population.
There are currently 3,744 active cases in the province.
The total number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 remained unchanged from Saturday at 198, although two more patients were admitted to the ICU.
Health workers in Saskatchewan have administered 2,754 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine since the province’s last COVID-19 update on Saturday.
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