COVID-19: 3 More Saskatchewan Resident Deaths As Province Records 86 New Cases | The Canadian News

Saskatchewan announced a new COVID-19 death in the province along with 86 new cases and 188 more recoveries on Tuesday.

It is the first time the province has registered fewer than 100 new cases in a day since August 16, when there were 87.

Although the provincial government increased the total death count by one to 874, two residents who were being treated at hospitals outside the province also died.

The total of provincial cases notified is 78,910, while the total of recoveries amounts to 76,612.

New cases were found in the following areas:

• extreme northwest – five
• extreme northeast – two
• northwest – one
• north center – six
• northeast – one
• Saskatoon – 20
• east center – 18
• Regina – nine
• south center – three
• southeast – 11

A total of 193 people are hospitalized in the province, including 142 hospitalizations and 51 in the ICU. Of the 193 patients, 128 were not fully vaccinated.

The hospitalization numbers are in addition to the 15 residents currently in the ICU outside the province. The government said Tuesday that there has been a repatriation along with the two deaths outside the province since Monday’s report.

Saskatchewan’s active case count is 1,424, its lowest level since Aug. 20, when there were 1,381 active cases.

The seven-day average of COVID-19 cases is 146, or just over 12 new cases per 100,000 residents.

Health officials added that just under 33 percent of new cases are in the age category of 11 years or younger (who are not yet eligible for vaccination), while about 41 percent of new cases are they occurred among fully vaccinated people.

October vaccination, revolutionary information published

The government has shared its October COVID-19 vaccination and advanced infections report, which indicates the case and hospitalization rates in the province.

According to the report, the hospitalization rate was 85 / 100,000 cases for the unvaccinated versus 15 / 100,000 for those who were fully vaccinated.

The ICU admission rate was 21 / 100,000 for the unvaccinated versus 2 / 100,000 for the fully vaccinated, while the COVID-19 death rate was 13 / 100,000 for the unvaccinated versus 3 / 100,000 for the unvaccinated. fully vaccinated.

The Health Ministry said in the report that the COVID-19 vaccine remains the best protection against serious diseases.

“The COVID-19 vaccine is not a cure. It will not prevent all COVID-19 transmissions, ”the government statement read. “It will reduce the risk of transmission and, when it does occur, it will reduce the risk of serious illness and death.”

Among the cases reported in October, 78 people died; 53 were not vaccinated or less than three weeks after their first vaccination.

Of the 10,018 cases reported in October in Saskatchewan, 7,370 were either unvaccinated or tested positive within three weeks of the first vaccination. Meanwhile, 580 cases were partially vaccinated with one dose, while 2,648 cases were fully vaccinated.

Of the 2,648 cases with a second dose, just under 23% had comorbid diseases and 22.5% were 65 years or older.

Additionally, of the 461 hospitalizations for COVID-19, 352 were either unvaccinated or tested positive within three weeks of the first vaccination. 33 cases were partially vaccinated with one dose, while 109 cases were fully vaccinated.

There were 461 people hospitalized in October with six patients in the 12-19 age group, while 17 were 11 or younger.

Eighty-five of the 98 people admitted to Saskatchewan were either unvaccinated or tested positive within three weeks of the first vaccination. Six cases were partially vaccinated with one dose, while 13 cases were fully vaccinated.

Three residents in the age group 12 to 19 were brought to the ICU and four were 11 years or younger.