Julia Peterson

Saskatchewan's surge in COVID-19 cases has now led to&nbsp;100 deaths from the illness in the past month.

On Saturday, the province reported eight more deaths from COVID-19.

That brings the total provincial death toll from the pandemic to 708&nbsp;— up from 608 on Sept. 2.

Saskatchewan also reported 480 more cases of COVID-19 on Saturday&nbsp;on its&nbsp;

Almost a third of the new cases (32.3&nbsp;per cent) are&nbsp;in the&nbsp;20 to 39 age group, the update said.

The province is now reporting 4,824 active COVID-19 cases, almost double the number of active cases&nbsp;

The seven-day average of daily new cases is now 478, or 39.6 new cases per 100,000 people.

Saskatchewan reported 306 people in hospital with COVID-19 on Saturday, including 67 in intensive care.&nbsp;

Nearly three-quarters of those hospitalized with the illness as of Saturday were not fully vaccinated, the province's update says.

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Maverick Bennett ended up hospitalized earlier this month, after contracting the virus that causes COVID-19. He was discharged this week, but continues to have lingering symptoms.

Maverick

Janis Bennett's son, Maverick, ended up hospitalized last month, after contracting the virus that causes COVID-19. He was discharged this week, but his mother says he continues to have lingering symptoms.

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21-year-old Laina Tuckanow lost her 63-year-old grandmother, Merle Hapa, to COVID-19 in October and her 39-year-old mother, Danielle Rose Poorbear, in April. The Regina woman said the pandemic has forever changed her life.

Laina Tuckanow

Laina Tuckanow, 21, lost her 63-year-old grandmother, Merle Hapa, to COVID-19 in October and her 39-year-old mother, Danielle Rose Poorbear, in April. The Regina woman says the pandemic has forever changed her life.

The new cases reported Saturday are located in the following zones:

Location information was pending for 43 more cases.

There were 3,237 more&nbsp;COVID-19 tests&nbsp;performed in Saskatchewan on Friday.

As well, 4,003 more COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered, more than half of which&nbsp;— 2,040&nbsp;— were first doses, the dashboard's Saturday update said.

Saskatchewan's new proof of vaccination policy, which requires full vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test to access a range of activities and events, came into effect on Friday.

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The program is meant to encourage those who are eligible but unvaccinated to get their shots, as Saskatchewan continues to grapple with a deadly fourth wave of COVID-19 and pressures on its hospital system.

Anyone with a MySaskHealthRecord account can now view their COVID-19 vaccination record and digital QR code.

COVID-19 immunization QR code

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COVID-19 testing at Evraz Place in Regina. Another 3,277 COVID-19 tests have been performed in the province since Friday's update, the province said on Saturday. 

COVID-19 in Sask.: 100 deaths in the last month

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