Vaccines Reported

An additional 6,737 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 537,044.

The 6,737 doses of COVID-19 vaccine reported today were administered to residents living in the following zones: Far North West, 100; Far North East, 15; North West, 604; North Central, 477; North East, 173; Saskatoon, 2,288; Central West, 209; Central East, 276; Regina, 1,494; South West, 357; South Central, 186; and South East, 251.  There were 307 doses administered with a zone of residence pending.

Seventy-two percent of those over the age of 40 have received their first dose.  Sixty-two percent of those 30+ have received their first dose.  Fifty-two percent of those 18+ have received their first dose.

Eligibility in the provincial age-based immunization program is now open to age 26 and older.  

Daily COVID-19 Statistics

There are 183 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on May 12, bringing the provincial total to 43,673 cases.  Nine cases tested out of province were added to the following zones: Far North West, 1; North West, 4; Saskatoon, 3; and Regina, 1.

There are two new deaths reported today.  One death from the North Central zone and one death from the Central East zone, both in the 70-79 age group. 

The new cases are located in the following zones: Far North West, 4; North West, 26; North Central, 7; North East, 1; Saskatoon, 52; Central West, 2; Central East, 15; Regina, 41; South West, 3; South Central, 7; and South East, 23.  Two new cases are pending residence information.  Three cases with pending residence information have been assigned to the following zones: North Central, 1; Central West, 1; and Regina, 1.

Recoveries total 41,149 and 2,016 cases are considered active.

There are 163 people in the hospital.  One hundred and twenty-six people are receiving inpatient care. 

There were 3,048 COVID-19 tests processed in Saskatchewan on May 11, 2021.

To date, 808,727 COVID-19 tests have been processed in Saskatchewan. 

There are two new lineage results reported today.  Of the 3,498 VOCs with lineages identified by whole genome sequencing in Saskatchewan, 3,438 are B.1.1.1.7 (UK), 51 are P.1 (Brazilian) and nine are B.1.351 (SA).  

Beginning Wednesday, May 19th you may receive notification of a negative COVID-19 test result through an automated text messaging system.  To prepare for this notification option, starting Friday, May 14, the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) will introduce data collection through the online requisition form at drive-thru and static testing sites.  All patients who have a positive COVID-19 test result will still receive a call from public health, providing them with direction on self-isolation and to complete contact tracing questions.  If your COVID-19 test is negative, you can receive your results by text message to your cell phone.  

You will be asked to grant permission to receive negative test results via text message at the time of your COVID-19 test.  These text messages will be identified as originating from the Saskatchewan Health Authority and you will be asked to verify if you are the correct recipient for the results.  If you are not the right recipient and an incorrect contact number has been provided, the Saskatchewan Health Authority will use other contact methods to provide those negative test results to the right person.  You will not been asked for any personal information via text message.