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The extreme cold in Saskatchewan is slowing the flow of COVID-19 vaccines in the province.
For the second straight day, the Ministry of Health said the weather was one of the reasons for low vaccination numbers on Sunday.
There were 509 doses administered in the province due to what the government called “extreme weather and reporting delays.” Those kept the numbers under targeted levels.
The total number of vaccinations done to date in Saskatchewan reached 42,987.
The government also announced there were 171 new cases, 328 recoveries and two deaths due to COVID.
The deaths of a person in their 50s and an individual in their 70s — both from the northwest zone — increased the total number of COVID-related deaths in Saskatchewan to 341 since March.
Vaccination update
To date, 96 per cent of the vaccine doses that have arrived in Saskatchewan have been given.
The vaccinations done Sunday were in the far northeast (448) and far northwest (61) zones.
Second doses are to be given starting Tuesday in the far north-central region.
A shipment of 1,950 Pfizer doses is to arrive in Prince Albert on Thursday and will be used as second doses to complete Phase 1 inoculations in long-term care homes and other priority populations.
A look at the numbers
The new cases reported Monday were in the Regina (43), Saskatoon (34), far northwest (16), northeast (15), southeast (14), far northeast (11), northwest (10), north-central (10), far north-central (eight), central-east (three), central-west (three) and south-central (one) zones.
The hometowns of three cases are being investigated.
The total number of cases in the province since the pandemic began is 25,574. The seven-day average of new cases stands at 223, or 18.2 per 100,000 population.
The 328 recoveries reported Monday increased that total so far to 23,029. There are 2,204 active cases being reported.
Of the 214 people in Saskatchewan hospitals due to COVID, 30 are in intensive care. That number includes 12 in the Saskatoon area, 11 in the Regina region, three in the central-east zone, two in the north-central area and one in each of the northwest and southwest zones.
More outbreaks have been reported in health-care facilities, including the Regina General Hospital (Unit 6F), Saskatoon’s Royal University Hospital (RUH 6000), the Lloydminster Hospital (maternity unit), the Battleford Union Hospital (dialysis, medical and maternity units) and Prince Albert’s Victoria Hospital (surgery).
The total number of cases in the province includes 1,635 health-care workers.
The provincial total comprises 6,715 cases from the north area, 6,646 from the Saskatoon zone, 4,733 in the Regina region, 3,493 from the far north, 2,382 in the south and 1,499 from the central area. There are 106 cases with pending residence information.
The 2,337 COVID tests done in Saskatchewan on Sunday increased that total so far to 528,916.