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By paNOW Staff

Over 1,000 new cases of COVID reported last week, 20 new deaths in weekly report

Apr 14, 2022 | 1:58 PM

The province is reporting 1,051 new cases of COVID-19 in the Ministry of Health’s COVID-19 integrated epidemiology (epi) report. This is a slight increase from the last reported new cases which was 1,032.

This week’s reported released today looks at data from Sunday, April 3 to Saturday, April 9, 2022. The hospitalization data is a comparison from April 6 to 13, 2022.

There were 20 newly-reported COVID-19 deaths, 16.6 per cent lower than in the previous week (24).

More laboratory tests were also performed across the province with 7,996 performed in the reporting period compared to 7,689 performed last week.

More than one in eight laboratory tests were positive (weekly test positivity of 13 per cent), which is similar to the previous week (13.2 per cent).

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There were 43.4 COVID-like illness patients per 1,000 emergency department visits which is higher than the average weekly rate in the previous six weeks (32.9 per week/1,000 visits).

There are now 16 confirmed COVID-19 outbreaks in long-term care and care home settings were reported this week.

As of April 9, 2022, of the population five years and older, 85.7 per cent received at least one dose of a two-dose COVID-19 vaccine and 80.7 per cent completed a series.

Among the population 18 years and older, 51.5 per cent had received at least one booster vaccination.

More than 19.2 million rapid antigen test kits that have been distributed in the province. They are easily accessible at more than 600 locations.

Provincial public health officials are finalizing the most recent breakthrough data; however, preliminary results indicate that unvaccinated residents are about five times more likely to be hospitalized versus those with two doses and a booster. Unvaccinated residents are about 10 times more likely to be admitted to ICU than residents with two doses and a booster.

The Ministry of Health is still reporting that the best protection against severe COVID-19 outcomes continues to be vaccination.

All residents age five years and older can been vaccinated. The following can book their appointments today through the Saskatchewan Health Authority online booking tool or through participating pharmacies:

• If you are five to 11 years of age, you are eligible for two doses of a two vaccine series.
• If you are 12 to 69 years of age, you are eligible for two doses of a two vaccine series, plus your third dose four months following your second dose.
• If you are 70 years or older, you are eligible for two doses of a two vaccine series plus your third dose, four months following your second dose and fourth dose four months following your third dose.
• If you have any of a number of health conditions, the intervals between your doses are shorter.

Note that residents 70 years and older are now able to book their fourth dose appointments at Saskatchewan Health Authority clinics using the online booking system.

If you are 50 years or older and live in a First Nations community or the Northern Service Administration District, you are eligible for two doses of a two vaccine series, plus your third dose four months following your second dose and fourth dose four months following your third dose. Call 1-833-SASKVAX (727-5829) to book your booster dose appointments.

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