He said that may be due to fewer people getting tested over the Christmas holidays, however Merriman did say that COVID-19 numbers have “definitely been trending in the right direction over the past couple of weeks.” The seven-day average for new cases peaked at 292 on Dec. 12 but now it is down to 152. As well thr number of active cases has dipped below 3000 for the first time since Nov. 24. “The restrictions that we have in place are working,” said Merriman. He thanked everyone in Saskatchewan for continuing to follow the public health orders. There was also good news on another front: the arrival of the Moderna vaccine. He said they had received their first shipment that afternoon.