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July 5 COVID-19 update: Close to half a million fully vaccinated, 20 new cases, 56 recoveries

Vaccines Reported An additional 8,814 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 1,225,186.
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Vaccines Reported

An additional 8,814 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 1,225,186.

The additional 8,814 doses of COVID-19 vaccine reportedÌýtodayÌýwere administered to residents living in the following zones: Far North West, 16; Far North Central, 1; Far North East, 52; North West, 466; North Central, 370; North East, 77; Saskatoon, 3,193; Central West, 64; Central East, 219; Regina, 3,107; Â鶹´«Ã½AV West, 73; Â鶹´«Ã½AV Central, 615; and Â鶹´«Ã½AV East, 304.Ìý There were 257 doses administered with zone of residence pending.

Seventy-one per cent of those 12+ have received their first dose and 48 per cent of those 12+ are fully vaccinated.494,071 people are fully vaccinated.

Status of Population Vaccinations, as of July 4, 2021

Group

Estimated
Population

Received
First Dose

¹ó³Ü±ô±ô²âÌý
Vaccinated

Age 80+

51,304

47,603 (93%)

44,363 (86%)

ÌýAge 70-79

79,817

73,795 (92%)

67,714 (85%)

Age 60-69

138,471

120,245 (87%)

104,714 (76%)

Age 50-59

147,466

111,738 (76%)

87,068 (59%)

Age 40-49

151,896

106,803 (70%)

68,902 (45%)

Age 30-39

183,246

111,503 (61%)

60,204 (33%)

Age 18-29

189,909

106,586 (56%)

47,188 (25%)

Age 12-17

90,987

52,744 (58%)

13,902 (15%)

All vaccine administration details for the province, including first and second doses, can be found atÌý.

All Residents 12+ Eligible for COVID-19 First and Second Dose Immunizations

All Saskatchewan residents 12 years and older who have received their first dose of vaccine are now eligible to receive their second dose following a 28-day interval.ÌýÌý

Whether seeking your first or second dose, vaccination appointments can be booked through the Saskatchewan Health Authority online atÌýÌýor by calling 1-833-SaskVax (1-833-727-5829).Ìý Street addresses and hours of operation for drive-thru and walk-in clinics are available atÌý.

A map of participating pharmacies across the province is available atÌý.Ìý This online tool includes links to pharmacy booking websites and provides details on the vaccine brandÌýbeing offeredÌýat each location.

Daily COVID-19 Statistics

There are 20 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on July 5, bringing the provincial total to 48,978 cases.

The new cases are located in the following zones: Far North West, 1; Far North East, 3; North Central, 1; North East, 3; Saskatoon, 1; and Regina, 9.Ìý Two cases are pending residence information.

No new deaths are being reportedÌýtoday.

Recoveries total 48,050 and 360 cases are consideredÌýactive.

There are 65 people in hospital.Ìý Fifty-four are receiving inpatient care: North West, 4; North Central, 7; Saskatoon, 24; Central West, 1; Central East, 2; Regina, 11; Â鶹´«Ã½AV Central, 4; and Â鶹´«Ã½AV East, 1.Ìý Eleven are in intensive care: North West, 1; North Central, 2; Saskatoon, 4; and Regina, 4.

The seven-day average of new COVID-19 case number is 33 (2.7 per 100,000).Ìý A chart comparing today's average to data collected over the past several months is available atÌý.

There were 912 COVID-19 tests processed in Saskatchewan on July 4, 2021.

To date, 923,683 COVID-19 tests have been processed in Saskatchewan.Ìý As of July 3, 2021, when other provincial and national numbers were available, Saskatchewan's per capita rate was 778,712 tests performed per million population.Ìý The national rate was 972,140.

As of July 4, 12,208 Variants of Concern have been identified by screening in Saskatchewan, reported in the following zones: Far North West, 324; Far North Central, 3; Far North East, 87; North West, 835; North Central, 633; North East, 80; Saskatoon, 2,124; Central West, 146; Central East, 651; Regina,Ìý4,809; Â鶹´«Ã½AV West, 401; Â鶹´«Ã½AV Central, 889; and Â鶹´«Ã½AV East, 1,145.Ìý There are 81 screened VOCs with residence pending.

There are no new lineage results reported for Variants of Concern today.Ìý Of the 7,244 VOCs with lineages identified by whole genome sequencing in Saskatchewan, 6,677 are Alpha (B.1.1.7), 348 are Gamma (P.1), 209 are Delta (B.1.617.2) and 10 are Beta (B.1.351).

Confirmed variant of concern cases may appear in both columns on the website, depending on testing for that case.Ìý Adding the cases identified by screening and those that have received whole genome sequencing may result in double-counting individual cases.

Provincial COVID-19 statistics for the weekend of July 3-4 can be viewed on the dashboard atÌý.

Limit COVID Transmission in your Community - Get TestedÌý

Getting tested assists the monitoring of active cases in the province, particularly with variants of concern in Saskatchewan. ÌýEven if experiencing mild symptoms, stay home and seek a COVID-19 test.ÌýÌýEven if you have been recently vaccinated, it can take up to three weeks for your immune system to respond from a first dose and two weeks after a second dose.Ìý Vaccines are not a cure preventing all possible transmission and you remain at risk of contracting COVID-19 during that time.Ìý

COVID-19 testing is available to all residents.Ìý You can still receive a referral for COVID-19 testing through HealthLine 811 or a health care provider, and drive-thru testing sites are available without a referral seven days a week in Regina, Saskatoon, Yorkton and Prince Albert.Ìý Information on symptoms to watch for and how to get tested is available atÌý.

Saskatchewan's Re-Opening Roadmap - All Public Health Measures to Be LiftedÌýJuly 11

With more than 70 per cent of residents over the age of 12 having received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, the full implementation of Step 3 of the Re-Opening Roadmap will occurÌýon Sunday, July 11.Ìý

That means that as ofÌýSunday, July 11, all public health orders will be removed. ÌýThis includes the removal of the province-wide mandatory masking order, and the removal of limits on events and gathering sizes.Ìý

General COVID-19 Information

General public inquiries may be directed toÌý[email protected].

Know your risk.Ìý Keep yourself and others safeÌý

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