Province reports 177 new COVID-19 cases, 210 recoveries, no deaths in Sunday update
Health officials reported 177 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, along with 210 recoveries and no new deaths.
The province also announced a single-day record of 13,651 vaccine doses administered on Saturday, May 8. That includes 848 doses administered in North Central, 486 in the North East, and 219 in the three far north regions.
Roughly half of all adult Saskatchewan residents have now received their first vaccine dose. The government will expand vaccine eligibility to residents at least 29 years of age on Monday at 8 a.m. All adult residents from the Northern Saskatchewan Administration District are already eligible for the vaccine.
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All Saskatchewan residents will be eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine by May 20.
Friday morning the province sent out a list of proposed vaccine eligibility dates. The dates are subject to change if vaccine delivery is delayed.
The age limit is expected to fall to 32 plus by May 8 with residents 29 and older eligible beginning May 10. The proposed schedule is set to continue lowering in three-year age increments every two days until May 18, when all residents aged 16 or older will become eligible. Eligibility will be lowered to 12 and up on May 20. Currently, no vaccines are approved for use in children under the age of 12.
North west resident under the age of 19 added to province’s COVID-19 dead
A nurse draws a dose from a vaccine vial in Prince Albert. Photo courtesy SHA
A child from the province’s northwest is among the two Saskatchewan residents who were reported deceased from COVID-19 by the province Tuesday.
The resident in the under 19 age group passed away in February but was only added to the totals Tuesday after an investigation was completed into their cause of death. The other death reported Tuesday was a resident in their 70s from the Far North West.
The two deaths were in addition to 189 new cases and 2,515 tests reported Tuesday. An additional 291 people recovered.
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Starting Thursday, all adults over the age of 35 will be eligible for a vaccine.
Vaccine appointments can be booked through the Saskatchewan Health Authority phone number or website or through participating pharmacies. Some drive-thru and walk-in clinics are also still open and will have vaccine.
The province said Wednesday that there are 11,200 Moderna doses available and pharmacies will receive a further 15,500 doses of Moderna this week for distribution next week. The SHA also has 6,000 appointments available through its booking system and 8,000 doses available for drive thru and walk-in clinics beginning Thursday and Monday.
Saskatchewan said its reopening plan hinges on vaccine uptake. The roadmap, announced Tuesday, will see some restrictions lifted three weeks after 70 per cent of all residents aged 40 or older have a first dose of vaccine. Further restrictions will be loosened once 70 per cent of the population aged 30 and over have received a
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A nurse draws a dose from a vaccine vial in Prince Albert. Photo courtesy SHA
When my age finally came up for COVID-19 vaccine eligibility I was very happy. When that age opened up however there was high demand for appointments when my age group was eligible so I waited over a week to attempt to book online.
So on Sunday, April 25 I decided at random after seeing people I know had already been vaccinated in Prince Albert to attempt to book online. The process was relatively quick at around 10 minutes with only a health card number and location needed.