Two hundred and five new cases of COVID-19 were announced on Monday, as well as 176 recoveries.

Of the new cases; 12 are in the south-central zone, 102 are in Regina, 28 in Saskatoon, 13 in the north-central zone, 11 in the far northeast, nine in the northeast, seven in the central-east, seven in the southeast, six in the northwest, four in the far northwest, one in the central-west, and one in the southwest. Four cases are pending resident information.

1,476 cases are considered active, with 60 of the 63 cases located in the south-central zone are located in the sub-region 'south-central 2', which is made up of Moose Jaw and the surrounding area.

143 people are in hospital with 115 receiving inpatient care, and 28 are in intensive care.

VARIANTS

As of March 22, there are no new confirmed variants of concern (VOC) cases to report. There are 156 confirmed variants of concern cases in Saskatchewan: 149 B1.1.1.7 (UK) and seven B1.351 (SA). The Regina zone accounts for 141 (or 90 per cent) of the confirmed VOC cases reported in Saskatchewan.

In addition to the confirmed cases, there are currently 748 presumptive VOC cases reported in the Far North East (1), Saskatoon (18), Central East (8), Regina (640), South Central (42) and South East (39) zones.

VACCINE UPDATE

An additional 4,344 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 144,171.

The 4,344 doses of COVID-19 vaccine reported today were administered in the following regions: Far North West (277), Saskatoon (489), Central East (348), Regina (3,116) and South East (114).

Of the doses administered March 21, 2,362 were delivered at the Regina drive-thru clinic. To date, this is the highest one-day total for vaccine delivery at the drive-thru location.

Residents 67 years and older are currently eligible to book their COVID-19 vaccination online or by phone. Additional information on eligibility and how to book your appointment is available.

It was also announced today that four Pfizer thermal shippers, which were reportedly damaged over the weekend - are not damaged and the vaccines inside were safe. The nearly 6,000 Pfizer doses that were expected to be delayed will now arrive as scheduled.