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COVID-19 Update For July 27: 1,390,263 Vaccines Administered, 38 New Cases, 33 Recoveries, No New Deaths
Released on July 27, 2021
Vaccines Reported
An additional 1,933 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 1,390,263.
The additional 1,933 doses of COVID-19 vaccine reported today were administered to residents living in the following zones: Far North West, 15; Far North Central, 1; Far North East, 10; North West, 199; North Central, 125; North East, 20; Saskatoon, 822; Central West, 23; Central East, 48; Regina, 478; South West, 16; South Central, 28; and South East, 36. There were 112 doses administered with zone of residence pending.
Seventy-four per cent of those 12+ have received their first dose and 62 per cent of those 12+ are fully vaccinated.
Status of Population Vaccinations, as of July 26, 2021
Group
Estimated Population
Received First Dose
Fully Vaccinated
Age 80+
51,352
47,813 (93%)
45,310 (88%)
Age 70-79
82,304
74,404 (90%)
70,435 (86%)
Age 60-69
140,471
121,893 (87%)
113,037 (80%)
Age 50-59
142,537
114,255 (80%)
101,027 (71%)
Age 40-49
150,870
110,335 (73%)
92,840 (62%)
Age 30-39
178,012
116,905 (66%)
92,709 (52%)
Age 18-29
181,622
114,836 (63%)
81,870 (45%)
Age 12-17
91,446
56,461 (62%)
36,017 (39%)
Don't Hesitate - Vaccinate
As of August 8, the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is shifting their vaccination focus from mass vaccination to focused outreach, targeting those in the province who are under- and unvaccinated. While the provincial vaccination program will continue through targeted walk-in and pop up clinics as well as through participating pharmacies, take advantage of all the options currently available to receive your first or second dose.
Details on clinic locations and times is listed on the SHA website. Please note, these vaccine clinics are subject to change based on demand. Any changes to clinic hours and location will be updated online.
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. Whether seeking your first or second dose, vaccination appointments can be booked through the Saskatchewan Health Authority online at www.saskatchewan.ca/COVID19 or by calling 1-833-SaskVax (1-833-727-5829). Street addresses and hours of operation for drive-thru and walk-in clinics are available at www.saskatchewan.ca/drive-thru-vax.
A map of participating pharmacies across the province is available at www.saskatchewan.ca/covid19-pharmacies. This online tool includes links to pharmacy booking websites and provides details on the vaccine brand being offered at each location.
Daily COVID-19 Statistics
There are 38 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on July 27, bringing the provincial total to 49,765 cases.
The new cases are located in the following zones: Far North West, 17; Far North Central, 1; Far North East, 4; North West, 1; North Central, 3; Central East, 2; Regina, 9; and South East, 1. Three cases with pending location were assigned to the Far North Central, 1; and Regina, 2 zones.
No new deaths were reported today. One death previously reported in the North Central zone in the 60-69 age group is no longer considered a COVID-19 death. This brings the total COVID-19 death count to 578.
Recoveries total 48,825 and 362 cases are considered active.
There are 50 people in hospital. Forty are receiving inpatient care: Far North West, 1; North West, 4; North Central, 4; Saskatoon, 14; Regina, 14; South Central, 2; and South East, 1. Ten are in intensive care: North Central, 1; Saskatoon, 7; and Regina, 2.
There were 1,234 COVID-19 tests processed in Saskatchewan on July 26, 2021.
To date, 955,360 COVID-19 tests have been processed in Saskatchewan. As of July 25, 2021, when other provincial and national numbers were available, Saskatchewan's per capita rate was 805,314 tests performed per million population. The national rate was 1,006,897.
New lineage results were reported for one Variant of Concern today. Of the 7,962 VOCs with lineages identified by whole genome sequencing in Saskatchewan, 7,027 are Alpha (B.1.1.7), 506 are Delta (B.1.617.2), 419 are Gamma (P.1), and 10 are Beta (B.1.351).
Provincial COVID-19 statistics on the total number of cases among health care workers, breakdowns of total cases by source of infection, age, sex and region, total tests to date, per capita testing rate and current numbers of confirmed variants of concern can be found at http://www.saskatchewan.ca/covid19-cases.
Living With COVID-19
For guidance on Living with COVID-19, including the requirements for self-isolation if you have a positive COVID-19 test, expectations around masking, information for businesses and workplaces and the visitation requirements for acute care as well as long term care and personal care homes, go to https://www.saskatchewan.ca/living-with-covid.