No new COVID-19-related deaths were reported in Saskatchewan for the second day in a row, according to the provincial government.
Health officials said on Thursday there were 146 new cases, bringing the overall infection total in Saskatchewan to 45,128. The Saskatoon zone led the province with 52 new infections.
The seven-day average of new daily infections is down to 169 from 180 on Wednesday. This is the lowest average reported since March 23, when it was 159.
According to the provincial government, 132 new variants of concern (VOC) cases have been identified in Saskatchewan while the total (9,687) reported as follows: far north west (220), far north east (19), north west (507), north central (335), north east (57), Saskatoon (1,409), central west (101), central east (490), Regina (4,472), south west (329), south central (700) and south east (989) zones. The residences of 59 VOC cases are pending.
The province’s hospitals are currently providing care for 138 patients with COVID-19: 112 are receiving inpatient care and 26 are in intensive care.
Saskatchewan’s active COVID-19 cases have decreased and now sit at 1,785. This is the lowest number reported since March 26, when there were 1,680 active cases in the province.
The total number of people who have recovered from the virus has grown to 42,821 following 147 more recoveries, provincial health officials said.
According to the press release, 3,069 COVID-19 tests were performed on Wednesday. To date, 833,697 tests have been carried out in the province.
A total of 620,236 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Saskatchewan, provincial government officials said.
There have been 522 COVID-19-related deaths in Saskatchewan to date.
Questions about COVID-19? Here are some things you need to know:
Symptoms can include fever, cough and difficulty breathing — very similar to a cold or flu. Some people can develop a more severe illness. People most at risk of this include older adults and people with severe chronic medical conditions like heart, lung or kidney disease. If you develop symptoms, contact public health authorities.
To prevent the virus from spreading, experts recommend frequent handwashing and coughing into your sleeve. They also recommend minimizing contact with others, staying home as much as possible and maintaining a distance of two metres from other people if you go out. In situations where you can’t keep a safe distance from others, public health officials recommend the use of a non-medical face mask or covering to prevent spreading the respiratory droplets that can carry the virus. In some provinces and municipalities across the country, masks or face coverings are now mandatory in indoor public spaces.
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