COVID-19 in Sask.: 100 new cases, 1 death reported Monday
CBC News | Posted: November 8, 2021 8:59 PM | Last Updated: November 8, 2021
1/3 of new cases are children 11 and under
Saskatchewan reported 100 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and one more death on Monday.
The province also reported 191 people in hospital with COVID-19, including 51 patients in intensive care. Another 18 COVID-19 patients from Saskatchewan were in ICUs outside of the province.
Of the 191 patients, two-thirds were not fully vaccinated.
The province is now reporting 1,527 known active COVID-19 cases — a drop of 138 from Sunday. That's the fewest active cases since Aug. 21.
The seven-day average of daily new cases is now 149 (12.3 new cases per 100,000).
The new cases reported Monday are located in the following zones:
- Far northwest: one.
- Far north central: zero.
- Far northeast: two.
- Northwest: nine.
- North central: seven.
- Saskatoon: 12.
- Central west: one
- Central east: 20.
- Regina: 20.
- Southwest: four.
- South central: 14.
- Southeast: 9.
Location information was pending for one more case.
Of the new cases, about a third were in children 11 and under.
There were 1,297 more COVID-19 tests performed in Saskatchewan since Sunday's update.
Meanwhile, 1,732 more COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered in the province, with 1,244 being second doses.
Since the pandemic began in March 2020, 873 people with the illness have died in Saskatchewan.