Saskatchewan set another record for new COVID-19 cases today (Thurs) with 601.
The provincial case total now stands at 67,339.
The new cases are located in the Far North West (34), Far North East (14), North West (65), North Central (45), North East (14), Saskatoon (165), Central West (7), Central East (25), Regina (98), South West (34), South Central (24) and South East (43) zones and 33 new cases have pending residence information.
25 cases with pending residence information were reassigned to Far North West (from August 26 (1)), Far North East (from August 26 (1), August 28 (1), September 9 (1), September 17 (2), September 20 (2)), North West (from September 15 (1), September 24 (1), September 27 (1)), North Central (from September 15 (1), September 16 (1), September 27 (2), September 28 (1)), Saskatoon (from September 23 (1), September 25 (1), September 27 (2), September 28 (2)), Central East (from September 26 (1)), and Regina (from September 27 (1), September 28 (1)) zones.
One (1) SK resident tested positive out-of-province was added to the Central East (from September 28 (1)) case count.
COVID-19 new cases and vaccination status, September 30, 2021
| Age Group | Unvaccinated | Vaccinated, with One dose, and or two doses <14 days | Vaccinated, Second dose >=14 days | Total new cases |
| 0-11 | 127 | 127 | ||
| 12-19 | 46 | 3 | 3 | 52 |
| 20-29 | 89 | 1 | 7 | 97 |
| 30-39 | 95 | 1 | 17 | 113 |
| 40-49 | 59 | 6 | 13 | 78 |
| 50-59 | 49 | 1 | 8 | 58 |
| 60-69 | 23 | 1 | 7 | 31 |
| 70-79 | 18 | 7 | 25 | |
| 80+ | 14 | 6 | 20 | |
| Total | 520 | 13 | 68 | 601 |
Hospitalizations went up by 12 to 307, according to the provincial dashboard, and of those 235 are receiving inpatient care and 72 are in ICUs.
There are 4,669 active cases in the province, including 256 in the Central East, and 508 people recovered, bringing that total to 61,975.
The seven day average of daily new cases is 488 or 40.5 new cases per 100,000.
Another 10 deaths due to COVID-19 brings the provincial total to 695. Three of the deaths are located in the Saskatoon region, two each in the North East, Central East and Regina regions, and one in the South West.
COVID-19 Deaths by Age Group, as of September 30, 2021
| Age Group | 19 and under | 20 to 39 | 40 to 59 | 60 to 79 | 80+ | Total |
| COVID-19 Deaths | 3 | 26 | 75 | 271 | 320 | 695 |
An additional 4,375 COVID-19 tests were conducted in the province, increasing the total to 1,134,094.
Of the 4,792 new vaccine doses reported, 2,643 are first doses and 2,149 are second doses.
Saskatchewan’s COVID-19 Dashboard is available here.
(Photo credit: Saskatchewan Government)
