Saskatchewan reported 242 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, a decrease of 203 compared to the 445 reported on Monday.
That brings the provincial case total to 69,331.
The new cases are located in the Far North West (8), Far North East (10), North West (35), North Central (12), North East (10), Saskatoon (59), Central West (6), Central East (16), Regina (8), South West (11), South Central (14) and South East (14) zones and thirty-nine (39) new cases have pending residence information.
13 cases with pending residence information were reassigned to Far North West (from October 3 (2)), Far North East (from September 20 (1)), North West (from October 3 (1)), North Central (from September 27 (2), October 3 (1)), Central East (from October 1 (1), October 2 (1), October 3 (2)), South Central (from September 27 (1)), and South East (from October 1 (1)) zones.
COVID-19 new cases and vaccination status, October 5, 2021
Age Group | Unvaccinated | Vaccinated, with One dose, and or two doses <14 days | Vaccinated, Second dose >=14 days | Total new cases |
0-11 | 40 | 40 | ||
12-19 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 34 |
20-29 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 29 |
30-39 | 29 | 3 | 8 | 40 |
40-49 | 27 | 3 | 5 | 35 |
50-59 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 23 |
60-69 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 22 |
70-79 | 6 | 4 | 10 | |
80+ | 7 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
Total | 194 | 17 | 31 | 242 |
Active cases decreased by 250 to 4,385, while 482 people recovered, increasing that total to 64,220.
COVID hospitalizations went up by 15 to 340 with 73 in ICU. Of the 340 patients, 259 were not fully vaccinated. Ten deaths due to COVID-19 were recorded, bringing the total to 726.
COVID-19 Deaths by Age Group, as of October 5, 2021
Age Group | 19 and under | 20 to 39 | 40 to 59 | 60 to 79 | 80+ | Total |
COVID-19 Deaths | 3 | 26 | 78 | 282 | 337 | 726 |
The seven day average of daily new cases is 427 or 35.4 new cases per 100,000.
The dashboard also recorded an additional 2,378 COVID-19 tests for a total of 1,149,729.
There was 1,572 new vaccine doses administered, and of those, 751 are first doses and 821 are second doses. The province is also reported 3rd and 4th doses, as seen in the chart below.
3rd and 4th Dose Administration – As of October 5, 2021 (updated every Tuesday)
Age Range | w/ 3rd Dose | w/ 4th Dose | Total Extra Doses |
12-17 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
18-29 | 933 | 4 | 937 |
30-39 | 1,268 | 2 | 1,270 |
40-49 | 2,600 | 25 | 2,625 |
50-59 | 9,674 | 360 | 10,034 |
60-69 | 13,975 | 973 | 14,948 |
70-79 | 2,956 | 39 | 2,995 |
80+ | 7,364 | 8 | 7,372 |
Total | 38,781 | 1,411 | 40,192 |
Saskatchewan’s COVID-19 Dashboard is here.
(Photo credit: Saskatchewan Government)