The province reported two new deaths and 74 new cases of COVID-19 today, along with 76 recoveries.

There are 92 people in hospital, with 12 people in intensive care.

The South Central Zone is reporting 1 new case, Regina is reporting 29, 16 in Saskatoon, six in the Central East Zone, the North Central Zone is reporting five new cases, the North West, the North East, and the Central East are all reporting four new cases, the South East has 3, and the Far North West and South West are both reporting one case.

726 cases are considered active in the province and 45 of those are located in the sub-region 'south-central 2' which is made up of Moose Jaw and the surrounding area.

Starting tomorrow at 8 am, second dose vaccination eligibility will open to residents age 45 and over. or anyone who received their first dose on or before May 1.

 

Vaccines Reported

An additional 12,013 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 922,335.

The 12,013 doses of COVID-19 vaccine reported today were administered to residents living in the following zones: Far North West, 151; Far North Central, 3; Far North East, 246; North West, 743; North Central, 805; North East, 206; Saskatoon, 3,245; Central West, 318; Central East, 568; Regina, 3,542; South West, 253; South Central, 1,030; and South East, 633.  There were 270 doses administered with zone of residence pending.

Seventy-nine per cent of those over the age of 40 have received their first dose. Seventy-four per cent of those 30+ have received their first dose.  Sixty-nine per cent of those 18+ have received their first dose, while sixty-seven per cent of those 12+ have also received their first dose.