Health officials in Saskatchewan reported 499 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday.
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Saskatoon continues to be the province’s hotspot, reporting 107 of the cases today with 1,030 active in the region.
The seven-day average of new cases per day is 467 or 38.7 per 100,000 population.
Another resident who tested positive for COVID-19 died, the province also reported Saturday.
The test positivity rate for Saturday’s update was 11.2 percent.
A day after the provincial government announced vaccination proof requirements, healthcare workers administered 964 more doses of the COVID-19 vaccine compared to Thursday.
A total of 4,251 doses have been administered since the province’s last report on Friday.
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Currently, there are 228 hospitalized COVID-19 patients, including 51 in the ICU.
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