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Active COVID cases in Saskatchewan dropped significantly Sunday.
In its daily update, the Ministry of Health reported 116 new cases – the lowest such number since March 18, when there were 115 infections.
There were also 222 new recoveries, dropping the active total to 1,662.
The seven-day average of daily new cases is 152, or 12.4 cases per 100,000 people.
Saskatoon continues to lead the province in infections. There were 41 new cases in the area, along with cases in the Regina (17), central-east (18), north-central (11), northwest (seven), far northwest (seven), southwest (five), southeast (five), central-west (two), south-central (one) and far northeast (one) regions.
The location is under investigation for one new case, while one previously reported case was added to the north-central area. One case was removed from Regina’s total since it turned out to be somebody from out-of-province.
One new death was reported in Saskatchewan; somebody in the 80+ age group from the southeast. Since last March, 527 people in Saskatchewan have died with the virus.
Hospitalizations went up slightly from Saturday.
There are now 124 people in hospital across the province, with 27 in the ICU in the Regina (13), Saskatoon (11), north-central (two) and central-east (one) zones.
Vaccination Update
The province continues to inch closer to the threshold to trigger the second phase of the Re-Opening Roadmap.
There were 11,004 doses administered in the latest reporting period. 67 per cent of people over 40 have received their first dose, while for those 30 and up it’s at 69 per cent.
The three-week waiting period to start the reopening plan’s second phase begins when the first step begins, currently planned for May 30, as long as 70 per cent of people over the age of 30 have received their first shot.
So far, there have been 656,388 total doses administered in Saskatchewan.
The new doses were given in the Regina (2,793), Saskatoon, (3,507), central-east (1,040), southeast (821), north-central (751), south-central (576), northwest (350), northeast (295), central-west (184), far northwest (122), far northeast (37) and far north-central (nine) areas. They aren’t sure of the hometowns for 167 new doses.
Second doses are also making progress. As of Monday, anybody 80 or older is eligible to get theirs, as well as anyone who got their first shot on or before March 1.