COVID-19 in Sask: province reports highest active case count since mid-November

Saskatchewan reported 1,428 active cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, the highest number sinceNov. 12, when there were1,443 cases.

Over the past five days, the province recorded896 new COVID-19 cases and twodeaths, the province said in the first report since Dec. 23.

Saskatchewan did not provide a break down of daily data, but between Dec. 24 and Dec. 28 the province had a test positivity rate of 13 per cent.

There are now 66 confirmed Omicron cases and 758 suspected Omicron cases.

The provincial COVIDdashboard, which includes new cases, hospitalizations and deaths, wasn't updated from Dec. 24 to Dec. 27 because of the holidays.

The new cases were reported as follows:

• Far northwest, two.
• Far northeast, 15.
• Northwest, 44.
• North central, 37.
• Northeast, four.
• Saskatoon, 262.
• Central west, 20.
• Central east, 75.
• Regina, 229.
• Southwest, 21.
• South central, 63.
• Southeast, 56.

Sixty-eight new cases reported Tuesday required residence information.

The provincial dashboard said 60.1per cent of the new cases were in people in the 20 to 39 age category.

The seven-day average of new COVID-19 cases was at 174 as of Tuesday, or 14.4new cases per 100,000 people.

A total of 80 individuals are hospitalized, with 16 peoplein ICUs. About 59 per centof the patients were not fully vaccinated.

The dashboard won't be updated Jan. 1 to Jan. 3, that information will be available on Jan. 4.