An additional 5,045 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 408,429. 

Saskatchewan is expecting shipments of Moderna (18,800 doses) and Pfizer (31,590 doses) this week a portion of which will be allocated to the Pharmacy Vaccination Pilot. 

There are 224 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on April 27, bringing the provincial total to 40,401 cases. There are six new deaths reported today.  Recoveries total 37,401 and 2,518 cases are considered active. There are 186 people in the hospital.  One hundred and forty-four people are receiving inpatient care. 

The seven-day average of COVID-19 cases is 248 (20.2 new cases per 100,000).  There were 2,865 COVID-19 tests processed in Saskatchewan on April 26, 2021. To date, 759,166 COVID-19 tests have been processed in Saskatchewan. 

As of April 26, 6,301 variants of concern have been identified by screening in Saskatchewan, reported in the following zones: Far North West, 87; Far North East, 2; North West, 167; North Central, 99; North East, 12; Saskatoon, 687; Central West, 81; Central East, 277; Regina, 3,513; South West, 172; South Central, 472; and South East, 643. There are 89 screened VOCs with residence pending. There are 153 new lineage results reported today. Of the 2,305 VOCs with lineages identified by whole genome sequencing in Saskatchewan, 2,277 are B.1.1.1.7 (UK), nine are B.1.351 (SA) and 19 are P.1. (Brazilian).  The Regina zone accounts for 1,580 (69 percent) of the VOC cases with confirmed lineage reported in Saskatchewan.