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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 northwest zone. Since March, 306 Saskatchewan residents have died due to COVID.
The new cases reported Monday were in the Regina (33), northwest (24), northeast (21), far northwest (14) Saskatoon (13), south-central (11), southeast (eight), central-east (seven), central-west (six), far northeast (four), north-central (three) and southwest (one) zones.
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Northern Saskatchewan community leaders are upset that health officials are no longer sharing daily reports of how many confirmed cases of COVID-19 are in their communities.
Pinehouse Mayor Mike Natomagan, whose community is emerging from a widespread outbreak earlier this month, said he needs those figures to plan a response and keep the community informed. He said Pinehouse currently receives reports on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
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“We just don’t want to work blind here,” Natomagan said. “We like to know on a daily basis what we’re up against.”
The same day the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) announced vaccine clinics in rural communities in North Central Saskatchewan for people over 70 they were booked full.
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Four more Saskatchewan residents diagnosed with COVID-19 have died as active cases crept above 4,000 for the first time in a month.
The province reported 382 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, the second highest one-day total, to cap a week in which Saskatchewan became the leader in per capita active cases in Canada.
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New cases continued to outpace recoveries, even as 231 were reported on Friday, and active cases rose to 4,010, the highest since 4,213 on Dec. 16.