Vaccines Reported

An additional 5,758 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 427,739. 

Effective today, eligibility in the provincial age-based immunization program has expanded to age 40 and older.

Daily COVID-19 Statistics

There are 264 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on April 30, bringing the provincial total to 41,098 cases. 

Four new deaths are reported today in the following groups: One in the 40-49 age group from the Regina zone; one in the 60-69 age group from the Far North-East zone; one in the 70-79 age group from the South-Central zone; and one in the 60-69 age group with residence pending.

Recoveries total 38,181 and 2,426 cases are considered active.

There are 173 people in the hospital.  One hundred and thirty-six people are receiving inpatient care.

There were 3,916 COVID-19 tests processed in Saskatchewan on April 29, 2021.

There are 130 new lineage results reported today.  Of the 2,522 VOCs with lineages identified by whole genome sequencing in Saskatchewan, 2,491 are B.1.1.1.7 (UK), 22 are P.1 (Brazilian) and nine are B.1.351 (SA).  The Regina zone accounts for 1,653 (66 per cent) of the VOC cases with confirmed lineage reported in Saskatchewan.

Enforcing Public Health Measures 

On April 21, Saskatchewan Health Authority public health inspectors issued a ticket for $2,800 to an individual in Regina for failure to comply with a public health order.  Note that under The Health Information Protection Act, the Ministry of Health cannot disclose the names of individuals who have received fines.