Prince Albert residents can expect to see pop-up vaccine clinics at various venues across the city in the coming weeks, including retail locations and recreation areas.
Paul Ross with SHA Primary Health Care said Prince Albert, like many cities, has seen a decline in the uptake of traditional clinics and drive-thru clinics for mass immunization.
“That’s mainly attributed to the percentage of our population that is currently vaccinated,” Ross said. “We’re trying to refocus and better utilize our resources to get to the people that need it and make it as easy as possible.”
Seventy-four per cent of those 12+ have received their first dose and 62 per cent of those 12+ are fully vaccinated in the province as of July 27. Ross said the number of vaccines in the younger population are a little lower than the higher age groups, so that’s part of the demographic they’re trying to attract.
July 28 COVID-19 update: 50 new cases, 51 recoveries, no deaths
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Two more COVID-19 deaths reported Wednesday
Two more residents have died after testing positive for COVID-19.
The province reported Wednesday that a person over the age of 80 from the north west and someone in their 70s from the central east zone. In all, 562 Saskatchewan residents diagnosed with COVID-19 have died since the pandemic hit the province last March.
There are 92 people with COVID-19 in the hospital. Of those, 80 are receiving inpatient care and 12 are in the ICU. North Central has eight inpatient COVID patients and one COVID patient in the ICU.
There were 74 new cases reported Wednesday. The seven-day average of new cases is 72 per day, or 5.7 per 100,000 population.