No additional deaths, 27 new cases of Covid-19 in Saskatchewan July 13

375 active cases, 57 in hospital, 10 in intensive care

July 13, 2021, 1:58 pm

Daily COVID-19 Statistics
There are 27 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on July 13, bringing the provincial total to 49,304 cases.

There are 1 active cases in Central East 5, including the Esterhazy and Melville areas

There are 0 active cases in South East 2, including the Moosomin, Rocanville, Whitewood and Kipling areas.

There are 2 active cases in South East 4, including the Redvers, Carlyle, and Estevan areas.

The new cases are located in the following zones: Far North West, 5; Far North East, 10; North West, 3; Saskatoon, 2; Central East, 2; Regina, 1; South West, 1; and South East, 3. Two out-of-province cases were removed from the following zones: North West, 1; and Central East, 1.

No new deaths were reported today.

Recoveries total 48,356 and 375 cases are considered active.

There are 57 people in hospital. Forty-seven are receiving inpatient care: North West, 5; North Central, 5; Saskatoon, 20; Central East, 2; Regina, 13; and South East, 2. Ten are in intensive care: North West, 1; North Central, 1; Saskatoon, 4; and Regina, 4.

The seven-day average of new COVID-19 case number is 44 (3.6 per 100,000). A chart comparing today's average to data collected over the past several months is available at https://dashboard.saskatchewan.ca/health-wellness/covid-19/seven-day-average-of-new-covid-cases.

There were 1,234 COVID-19 tests processed in Saskatchewan on July 12, 2021.

To date, 937,084 COVID-19 tests have been processed in Saskatchewan. As of July 11, 2021, when other provincial and national numbers were available, Saskatchewan's per capita rate was 789,808 tests performed per million population. The national rate was 985,497.

There were 78 new lineage results reported for Variants of Concern today. Of the 7,747 VOCs with lineages identified by whole genome sequencing in Saskatchewan, 6,952 are Alpha (B.1.1.7), 408 are Gamma (P.1), 377 are Delta (B.1.617.2) 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.

Limit Transmission of Variants of Concern in your Community - Get Vaccinated
The number of confirmed cases of the Delta variant has increased significantly in recent weeks. The Delta variant is assumed to be 1.5 times more transmissible and twice as virulent as the Alpha variant.

Two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine are required for optimal protection against the Delta variant. Residents are strongly encouraged to get their first and second doses as soon as possible.

Getting tested also assists the monitoring of active cases and variants of concern in the province. Even if experiencing mild symptoms, stay home and seek a COVID-19 test. COVID-19 testing is available to all residents. You can 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. Information on symptoms to watch for and how to get tested is available at www.saskatchewan.ca/covid19-testing.

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.

General COVID-19 Information
General public inquiries may be directed to COVID19@health.gov.sk.ca.