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There are 238 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on Jan. 31, bringing the provincial total to date to 23,864 cases. Four Saskatchewan residents who tested positive for COVID-19 have . . .

Willow Creek Manor (submitted/Shirley Ann Friesen) Even though COVID-19 vaccines have been in Saskatchewan for about six weeks, there are still three regions where not a single dose has been delivered. That has one long-term care home owner feeling frustrated with the government. As of Sunday, 35,239 doses of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines had been administered in the province, but the southwest, south-central and central-west zones have yet to see any. A shipment of around 900 doses was sched...

120 COVID-19 vaccine doses were given Saturday in Saskatchewan. The total number of vaccines that have been given in the province is 35,359.

Saskatoon / 650 CKOM Feb 1, 2021 1:58 PM As COVID-19 vaccinations slow to a trickle in Saskatchewan, the province reported Monday its lowest daily number of new cases in 2021. In a media release, the Ministry of Health said there were 147 new cases — the lowest-such figure since 147 new cases were announced Dec. 30. There were 1,900 COVID tests processed in Saskatchewan on Sunday. The province also announced the COVID-related deaths of two people in the 80-and-over age group from the northwes...

There were 120 COVID-19 vaccine doses administered yesterday in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 35,359.  As of January 31, 108 per cent of the doses received have been administered.  This overage is due to efficiencies in drawing extra doses from vials of vaccine received. The doses were administered in the following zones: Far North Central (11) and Saskatoon (109) zones.  With the recent announcement of a reduction in deliveries of Pfi...

The new cases are located in the Far North West (25), Far North East (24), North West (29), North Central (19), Saskatoon (82), Central West (1), Central East (8), Regina (26), South West (1), South Central (1) and Southeast (10) zones, with 12 cases pending residence information. One case with pending residence information was assigned to the North West zone. A total of 21,026 individuals have recovered, including 223 new recoveries as of Jan. 31, and 2,534 cases are considered active. The...

By Matthew Dekker Jan 31, 2021 7:33 PM There were 120 COVID-19 vaccine doses administered yesterday in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 35,359.  As of January 31, 108 per cent of the doses received have been administered.  This overage is due to efficiencies in drawing extra doses from vials of vaccine received. The doses were administered in the following zones: Far North Central (11) and Saskatoon (109) zones. With the recent announ...

With the recent announcement of a reduction in deliveries of Pfizer and Moderna vaccine over the next four weeks, the vaccine distribution schedule is being adjusted to account for these delays.  Due to this development, some communities originally slated to receive first doses will see delays.  Swift Current and Regina were slated to receive vaccine delivery next week for first dose administration to priority groups, but that will be rescheduled. For a listing of first and second doses in ...

The Ministry of Health is updating data reporting systems.  As such, it is anticipated that the COVID-19 dashboard will be unavailable until Monday, February 1.  The case news release and map of current cases will continue to be issued daily based on a separate data reporting process. Consequently, the number of new cases and active cases for the different sub-zones, including the South East Zone 4 that includes Estevan, is unavailable and has been unavailable for several days. Also not av...

Posted: Jan 30, 2021 2:46 PM CT | Last Updated: January 30 A nurse prepares a dose of the Moderna vaccine in a Jan. 11, 2021, file photo. In Saskatchewan, 35,239 COVID-19 vaccine doses have now been administered.(Andrew Vaughan/The Canadian Press) Just over 10 months since the first case of the illness was identified in the province, 300 people in Saskatchewan have now died of COVID-19. Nearly half of the total deaths in Saskatchewan — 145 — occurred within the last month.  The province...