There were 2,857 doses of COVID-19 vaccine administered yesterday in Saskatchewan – the highest one-day total to date. This brings the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 16,927.
The doses were administered in the following zones: Regina (267), Saskatoon (893), Prince Albert (857), Far North West (129), North East (426) and South East (285). The Far North Central reported an additional 53 vaccines administered on January 14, not previously reported. No data for January 15 is available at this time.
There are 270 new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan, bringing the provincial total to 19,985 cases.
Two Saskatchewan residents who tested positive for COVID-19 have died. One reported death was in the 60-69 age group and one in the 80+ age group. Both were from the Regina zone.
The new cases are located in the Far North West (10), Far North Central (1), Far North East (15), North West (49), North Central (23), North East (13), Saskatoon (68), Central East (5), Regina (47), South Central (6) and South East (26) zones and seven (7) new cases have pending residence information.
Twelve cases with pending residence information were assigned to the Far North West (1); Far North East (2); North Central (6); North West (1); Saskatoon (1) and South West (1) zones.
A total of 15,730 individuals have recovered and 4,043 cases are considered active.
199 people are in hospital. 164 people are receiving inpatient care: Far North West (3), Far North Central (1), Far North East (1), North West (10), North Central (30), North East (10), Saskatoon (55), Central West (1), Central East (7), Regina (34), South West (1), South Central (1) and South East (10). Thirty-five people are in intensive care: North West (2), North Central (5), Saskatoon (17), Central East (1), Regina (9) and South Central (1).
There were 3,071 COVID-19 tests processed in Saskatchewan on Saturday.
