A patient in their 50s from the North East region has died after testing positive for COVID-19.
The death was one of seven announced on Friday by provincial health officials. Three deaths occurred in Regina, while two occurred in the North West and one was in Saskatoon.
Three patients who died were in their 70s. The others were at least 80 years of age or older.
A total of 292 Saskatchewan residents have died after testing positive for COVID-19.
Health officials also reported 328 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, 26 of which are in North Central. Breakdowns for each of the three North Central zones were unavailable.
There are now 202 active cases in North Central. That’s the fifth highest total in the province. Saskatoon has the highest with 643, followed by Regina with 441.
The three far north regions reported a combined 49 new cases on Friday, 30 of which were in the Far North West. The Far North East reported 16 and Far North Central reported three.
There are now 235 active cases in the Far North West. That’s the fourth highest total in the province. There are 98 active cases in the Far North East, and 35 in Far North Central.
The North East reported three new cases on Friday, bringing their active total to 143.
As of Friday, there are 2,499 active COVID-19 cases in the province, while 20,575 patients have recovered.
A total of 218 patients are in hospital with the virus, including 33 in intensive care. Only one of those ICU patients is in North Central.
Healthcare workers administered 308 COVID-19 vaccine doses on Thursday, including 33 in Far North Central. The rest were rolled out in the Saskatoon, Central East and South East zones.
As of Friday, 30,520 patients have received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, while 4,571 have received their second.
Vaccine doses scheduled for roll out in Regina and Swift Current will be rescheduled due to a reduction in deliveries from Pfizer and Moderna over the next four weeks. The province says the bulk of doses shipped over the next month will be used as second doses, meaning some communities slated to received their first doses will see delays.
