The provincial government reporting over 18,000 doses of COVID-19 were administered Saturday afternoon, bringing the percentage of people over the age of 18 who have received at least their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine to 55.

In all, there were 18,568 doses reported, which puts the total number of vaccines administered now at 571,957.

The Regina and Saskatoon zones saw the biggest number of vaccines reported, with 5,722 and 4,764 respectively. There were 1,534 administered in the Central East zone, 1,168 in the South East, 985 in the North Central zone, 977 in the South Central zone, 775 in the North East zone, 667 in the North West zone, 657 in the South West zone,  412 in the Central West, 132 in the Far North East, 122 in the Far North West and one in the Far North Central zone. There are 652 doses that are pending residence information.

Starting on Monday, those who are 85 and older will be able to book their second doses of a COVID-19 vaccine. The Saskatchewan Health Authority’s online system, however, will not be able to start booking the appointments until Tuesday. On Monday, those looking to book an appointment can do so through their local pharmacy, or at any of the Saskatchewan Health Authority’s walk-in or drive-thru clinics.

Currently, the age of eligibility to book a COVID-19 appointment is 23. This is expected to be lowered to 20 on Sunday, and then 16 on Tuesday. The last age group for eligibility, 12 and older, will be able to have their vaccine appointments booked on Thursday.