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Saskatchewan reported the COVID-related deaths of five residents Tuesday.
All five — two from the Regina zone and one from each of the north-central, northeast and south-central areas of the province — were in the 80-and-over age group.
That increased the death toll due to COVID in the province to 165. That figure includes 95 people aged 80 and over, and 85 of those have died since Nov. 22.
The Ministry of Health also reported 153 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, increasing the provincial total to date to 16,520.
The new cases released Tuesday were in the Regina (39), Saskatoon (33), north-central (14), northwest (13), central-east (13), far northwest (eight), far northeast (six), southeast (six), northeast (five), central-west (one) and south-central (one) regions.
The hometowns of 14 cases remain under investigation.
The 120 recoveries reported Tuesday increased the provincial total to date to 13,298. There are 3,057 active cases being reported in Saskatchewan.
Of the 166 people in hospital, 31 are in intensive care, with 14 in the Regina area, 10 in the Saskatoon zone, four in the north-central area, two in the northwest and one in the central-east zone.
There are 135 people receiving inpatient care around the province, with 42 in the Regina region, 40 in the Saskatoon area, 25 in the north-central zone, eight in the southeast, six in the northwest, five in the central-east area, three in the northeast, two in each of the southwest and south-central areas, and one in each of the far northwest and far northeast zones.
There were 1,779 tests processed in Saskatchewan on Monday, increasing the total so far to 437,421.
Of the total number of cases in the province, 4,503 are from the Saskatoon area, 4,107 are from the north, 3,180 are in the Regina region, 1,957 are from the far north, 1,687 are in the south, and 1,002 are from the central zone. There are 84 cases without known residence information.
The total includes 776 health-care workers.
There have been 5,931 cases among those aged 20 to 39, 4,230 between the ages of 40 and 59, 3,458 involving those 19 and under, 2,141 from ages 60 to 79, and 752 in the 80-and-over age range. The ages of eight cases remain under investigation.
As of Tuesday, 4,254 doses of Pfizer’s vaccine had been administered in Saskatchewan.
“The majority of those doses are accounted for within our pilot project, which is completed in Regina and nearing 90 per cent completion in Saskatoon,” the ministry said in a media release. “Planning for second dosages in the pilot program is well underway and further details will be released in the coming days.”
Pfizer doses are expected to arrive in Prince Albert this week, allowing for the vaccinations later this week of health-care workers and residents of long-term and personal care homes in the area.
As well, Moderna vaccinations began Tuesday for health-care workers and long-term care home residents in the far north.
A registered nurse and her grandfather, a resident of a long-term care home, were vaccinated in Ile-a-la-Crosse. Vaccinations also were given in La Loche.
Outbreak declared in Stanley Mission
Officials with the Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority have declared an outbreak in Stanley Mission after a number of confirmed cases were linked to private family gatherings on Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve.
The NITHA advised anyone who was at the events to self-isolate if they’ve had or currently have symptoms of COVID-19 and to call HealthLine 811 or their community health clinic to arrange for assessment and testing.
Anyone who was at the events who isn’t experiencing symptoms is urged to self-monitor for 14 days from the date of last exposure.