
COVID-19 in Sask: 601 new cases and a record number of ICU patients
CBC
There were some grim numbers on Saskathewan's COVID-19 dashboard Thursday.
The disease has claimed the lives of 10 more people, bringing the death toll since the pandemic began to 695.
There's also a new record in daily cases: 601. That's a jump of 201 from yesterday's number and almost three times what it was a month ago.
Hospitalization numbers went up as well, from 295 to 307.
A new record has been set for people with COVID-19 in intensive care: 72.
There were 4,792 people who got vaccinated Wednesday. Following the trend of the past two weeks, more people are getting their first shot than their second.

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