On Saskatchewan’s COVID-19 Dashboard, 472 new cases of COVID-19 were recorded, bringing the provincial total to 61,065.
The new cases are located in the Far North West (16), Far North East (26), North West (60), North Central (27), North East (23), Saskatoon (80), Central West (9), Central East (24), Regina (54), South West (27), South Central (34) and South East (46) zones and 46 new cases have pending residence information.
Nineteen (19) cases with pending residence information were reassigned to the Far North West (from September 4 (1), September 12 (1)), Far North East (from September 12 (1), September 13 (1)), North West (from September 2 (1), September 15 (3)), North Central (from September 15 (1)), North East (from September 14 (5), September 15 (1)), Central West (from September 15 (1)), Central East (from September 15 (1)), Regina (from September 15 (1)), and South Central (from September 14 (1)).
Four (4) SK residents tested out-of-province were added to the case counts in Saskatoon (from September 13 (1), September 14 (1)), Regina (from September 14 (1)), and South Central (from September 10 (1)).
A breakdown of the new cases by age group and vaccination status:
COVID-19 new cases and vaccination status, September 17, 2021
| Age Group | Unvaccinated | Vaccinated, with One dose, and or two doses <14 days | Vaccinated, Second dose >=14 days | Total new cases |
| 0-11 | 91 | 91 | ||
| 12-19 | 60 | 8 | 6 | 74 |
| 20-29 | 61 | 6 | 5 | 72 |
| 30-39 | 68 | 1 | 9 | 78 |
| 40-49 | 38 | 6 | 7 | 51 |
| 50-59 | 26 | 3 | 7 | 36 |
| 60-69 | 15 | 1 | 11 | 27 |
| 70-79 | 17 | 4 | 21 | |
| 80+ | 7 | 1 | 15 | 22 |
| Total | 383 | 25 | 64 | 472 |
Active cases in the province increased by 170 to 4,234, including 176 in the Central East region.
223 people are in hospital – 173 receiving inpatient care and 50 in ICU – and 299 recoveries were recorded, increasing the total to 56,194.
Seven deaths due to COVID-19 were reported: 1 each in the Far North East, North Central, and Central West regions and 2 each in the North West and Saskatoon regions.
4,248 new tests for COVID-19 were done, according to the dashboard, increasing the total to 1,082,355.
Of the 3,287 new vaccine doses recorded, 1,560 are first doses and 1,727 are second doses. The total number of doses administered is 1,511,313.
The seven day average of daily new cases is 444.
(Photo credit: Saskatchewan Government)
