Health officials reported 177 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, along with 210 recoveries and no new deaths.
The province also announced a single-day record of 13,651 vaccine doses administered on Saturday, May 8. That includes 848 doses administered in North Central, 486 in the North East, and 219 in the three far north regions.
Roughly half of all adult Saskatchewan residents have now received their first vaccine dose. The government will expand vaccine eligibility to residents at least 29 years of age on Monday at 8 a.m. All adult residents from the Northern Saskatchewan Administration District are already eligible for the vaccine.
North Central reported nine new cases on Sunday, four of which were in Prince Albert, along with six more recoveries. There are now 196 active cases in North Central, including 86 in Prince Albert.
North Central Zone 1 reported two new cases, bringing their active case total to 30. Zone 3 reported three new cases, bringing their active total to 80.
The Far North West reported eight new cases and 16 recoveries, bringing their active case total to 85. Those were the only new cases reported in the entire far north.
The Far North East reported one more recovery, dropping their active case total to six. Far North Central continues to be the only zone in the province without an active case.
The North East Zone, which includes Melfort, Nipawin and Tisdale, reported no new cases and three more recoveries. There are now 49 active cases in the area.
The Regina Zone continues to have the highest number of active cases with 550, followed by the Saskatoon Zone with 524, and the North West Zone with 227. Saskatchewan has 2,260 active cases in total.
There are 157 people in hospital with COVID-19, 41 of which are receiving inpatient care. Three of those ICU patients are in North Central.
Saskatchewan has reported an average of 213 new cases per day over the past week.
Despite positive news about the increase in vaccinations, the provincial government is still encouraging people to avoid meeting indoors on Mother’s Day. Instead, health officials are asking residents to meet outdoors, or meet virtually. Physical distancing guidelines are still in effect for those who meet outdoors.
