Monday’s COVID-19 update from the Saskatchewan government has some more optimistic news.
The province says 108 people are in hospital which is the lowest umber we have seen since November 28. Of that 108, 25 people are receiving intensive care including eight in Regina.
There are 113 new cases and one new death to report. The person who died was aged 80 plus and from the Saskatoon zone.
The new cases are located in the following zones: Far North West, 6; North West, 10; North Central, 9; North East, 1; Saskatoon, 24; Central East, 8; Regina, 24; South West, 5; South Central, 15; and South East, 9. 109 of the 113 cases have a variant of concern attached to them
Cases infected with a variant of concern (VoC), as of May 31, 2021 |
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| Zone | VoCs Detected by Screening |
VoCs Sequenced (WGS) |
B.1.1.7 UK | B.1.351 SA | P.1 Brazilian | B.1.617 Indian |
| Far North West | 243 | 126 | 124 | 2 | ||
| Far North East | 46 | 5 | 5 | |||
| North West | 607 | 287 | 196 | 91 | ||
| North Central | 471 | 138 | 122 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
| North East | 58 | 38 | 37 | 1 | ||
| Saskatoon | 1,695 | 698 | 668 | 1 | 18 | 11 |
| Central West | 109 | 80 | 75 | 1 | 4 | |
| Central East | 594 | 317 | 316 | 1 | ||
| Regina | 4,646 | 2,634 | 2,621 | 1 | 12 | |
| South West | 373 | 231 | 210 | 21 | ||
| South Central | 750 | 529 | 527 | 2 | ||
| South East | 1,074 | 605 | 603 | 1 | 1 | |
| Pending | 66 | 25 | 25 | |||
| Totals | 10,732 | 5,713 | 5,529 | 10 | 144 | 30 |
The seven-day average of new cases is now at 138.
On the vaccination front, 8.039 doses were delivered Sunday.
| Status of Population Vaccinations, as of May 30, 2021 | |||
| Group | Estimated Population |
Received First Dose |
Fully Vaccinated |
| Age 80+ | 51,307 | 46,455 (91%) | 31,667 (62%) |
| Age 70-79 | 79,818 | 70,735 (89%) | 14,535 (18%) |
| Age 60-69 | 138,471 | 115,212 (83%) | 7,884 (6%) |
| Age 50-59 | 147,466 | 106,115 (72%) | 8,775 (6%) |
| Age 40-49 | 151,896 | 98,891 (65%) | 7,525 (5%) |
| Age 30-39 | 183,246 | 97,829 (53%) | 7,406 (4%) |
| Age 18-29 | 189,909 | 83,632 (44%) | 5,314 (3%) |
| Age 12-17 | 90,987 | 23,490 (26%) | 109 (0%) |
