COVID-19 in Sask.: 426 new cases, 5 deaths, another hospitalization record
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For the second day in a row, five people with COVID-19 have died in Saskatchewan and the province continues to break its own hospitalization records.
The government announced 426 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday — 54 more new cases than reported on Tuesday.
Hospital numbers continue to climb in Saskatchewan, setting a new record for the fourth day in a row, according to the province's online COVID-19 dashboard.
As of Wednesday, 265 people with COVID-19 are in hospital in the province, three more than on Tuesday.
More than three quarters (75.8 per cent) of the patients were not fully vaccinated, according to the province. Fifty-four Saskatchewan residents are currently in intensive care with COVID-19.
The five latest COVID-19 deaths in the province bring the total since the start of the pandemic to 651.
According to the province, one of the deaths announced Wednesday was in the 40 to 59 age group, two people were aged 60-79, and two were 80 years or older.
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