Eight more deaths have been reported in relation to COVID-19. This brings the death toll to 793 in the province. 

There were 271 new positive cases with 495 recoveries reported on Tuesday. 

  • The new cases are located in the Far North West (9), Far North East (11), North West (30), North Central (32), North East (3), Saskatoon (82), Central West (1), Central East (22), Regina (35), South West (6), South Central (2) and South East (10) zones and 28 new cases have pending residence information.
  • 93 of the 271 new cases were identified in individuals aged 0-19. 
  • 12 cases with pending residence information were assigned to North West (from October 7 (1), October 9 (1), October 14 (1), October 17 (1)), North Central (from October 14 (2)), Saskatoon (from October 7 (1)), Central East (from October 5 (1), October 12 (1)), Regina (from October 14 (1), October 17 (1)), and South East (from October 16 (1)) zones
  • Four (4) cases were removed (3 repeats & 1 unknown reason) from North West (from October 14 (1), October 15 (1)), Saskatoon (from October 13 (1)) and one (1) with pending residence information (from October 9)
  • Over a quarter (28.4%) of new cases are in the age category of 20 to 39.

Currently, there are 335 patients getting care for COVID-19 in hospitals.

252 of those people are receiving inpatient care while 83 people are in the ICUs.  In addition, one ICU patient has been transferred to Ontario.

There are 3434 active COVID-19 cases throughout the province.

The 7-day new case average was 319.

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As of October 25th, the COVID-19 booster program will be expanded.

A booster shot will be available to certain groups of people 6 months after their second shot.

Those groups include people aged 65 and over, people that live in Indigenous communities and in the far north that are aged 50 and over, healthcare workers, and people who were born in 2009 or earlier with underlying health conditions.

People's immunization records will be confirmed at a clinic or pharmacy location to ensure that it has been at least 6 months since their last COVID-19 vaccination before getting a booster.

If a person has received two doses of an mRNA vaccine, their booster dose should be the same as the vaccine type originally taken.

If a person has received two different vaccine types, the third dose should be the matching mRNA vaccine. A full dose of the type of vaccine the person took for their second dose will be given as a booster dose.

If a person received two doses of AstraZeneca, it is recommended that they get an mRNA vaccine booster immunization.

People will be able to start booking their third doses online today through the SHA Online Booking System, receiving the vaccine at clinics, or through a pharmacy as of October 25.

The eligible groups listed will not be added to the online registration system, or be able to book an appointment at a clinic or pharmacy until the 25th.

More information including other populations that are eligible for a 3rd dose will be released in the coming weeks.

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COVID-19 Summary for October 19, 2021: 

  • From October 13 - 19, 23,495 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 1,627,570.
  • As of October 19, 84 per cent of those 12+ have received their first dose and 75 per cent of those 12+ are fully vaccinated.
  • There were 2,232 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan from October 13 - 19, bringing the provincial total to 74,940 cases. There were 3,186 recoveries recorded during the same period.
  • The seven-day average of new COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan is currently 319 (26.5 per 100,000).
  • Forty new deaths were reported October 13 - 19. 
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