The new cases are located in the following zones: Regina (71), Saskatoon (49), South East (28), North West (27), North Central (20), Central East (16), South West (15), Far North West (14), South Central (13), North East (2), and Central West (2)
There are three new deaths to report today in the following groups: one in the 40 to 49 age group from the Regina zone, one in the 60 to 69 age group from the Regina zone, and one in the 70 to 79 age group from the Saskatoon zone.
That brings the total number of deaths in the province to 494.
There are 262 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on April 30, 2021.
The new cases are located in the following zones: Regina (71), Saskatoon (49), South East (28), North West (27), North Central (20), Central East (16), South West (15), Far North West (14), South Central (13), North East (2), and Central West (2).
Seven of the 13 new cases in the South Central are located in the South Central 2 sub-zone, which includes Moose Jaw and area.
Five new cases are pending residence information.
Two cases pending residence have been assigned to the following zones: North Central (1) and Regina (1).
There are now 41,360 reported cases, including 2,452 active cases.
The seven-day average of new COVID-19 case number is 238 (19.4 new cases per 100,000).
As of April 30, 6,999 variants of concern have been identified by screening in Saskatchewan, reported in the following zones: Regina (3,777), Saskatoon (794), South East (727), South Central (523), Central East (308), North West (215), South West (197), Far North West (135), North Central (129), Central West (81), North East (22), and Far North East (3). There are 88 screened VOCs with residence pending.
There are no new lineage results reported today. Of the 2,522 VOCs with lineages identified by whole genome sequencing in Saskatchewan, 2,491 are B.1.1.1.7 (UK), 22 are P.1 (Brazilian) and nine are B.1.351 (SA).
