26 new cases, 20 recoveries and no deaths. That is the information provided by the province in its daily COVID-19 update.
With those numbers, the active case count crawls up to 287.
The new cases are located in the following zones: Far North West, 14; Far North East, 1; North West, 2; North Central, 1; Saskatoon, 5; Regina, 1; and South Central, 1. One case is pending residence information.
There are 59 people in hospital with eleven now in intensive care including three in Regina.
No new lineage results were reported for Variants of Concern today. Of the 7,961 VOCs with lineages identified by whole genome sequencing in Saskatchewan, 7,027 are Alpha (B.1.1.7), 505 are Delta (B.1.617.2), 419 are Gamma (P.1), and 10 are Beta (B.1.351).
Just under 7,300 vaccines were delivered in Saskatchewan on Wednesday including 1,475 who received their first shot.
The province says 74 percent of those 12 and over have gotten at least one dose with 60 percent of those 12 and over now fully vaccinated.
| Status of Population Vaccinations, as of July 20, 2021 | |||
| Group | Estimated Population |
Received First Dose |
Fully Vaccinated |
| Age 80+ | 51,352 | 47,786 (93%) | 45,166 (88%) |
| Age 70-79 | 82,304 | 74,296 (90%) | 69,953 (85%) |
| Age 60-69 | 140,471 | 121,597 (87%) | 111,789 (80%) |
| Age 50-59 | 142,537 | 113,786 (80%) | 99,209 (70%) |
| Age 40-49 | 150,870 | 109,665 (73%) | 89,942 (60%) |
| Age 30-39 | 178,012 | 115,880 (65%) | 88,608 (50%) |
| Age 18-29 | 181,622 | 113,358 (62%) | 77,228 (43%) |
| Age 12-17 | 91,446 | 55,694 (61%) | 31,918 (35%) |
