Sask. COVID-19 hospitalizations record high seven days in a row; 492 new cases reported

For seven straight days Saskatchewan has reported record high COVID-19 hospitalizations, while also adding 492 new reported cases on Saturday.

There are 282 people currently in hospital with COVID-19, including 61 in intensive care and two in PICU/NICU hospitals, according to the province’s dashboard data.

Four more people have died after testing positive with the virus, bringing the province's total death count to 667.

Saturday’s deaths were recorded in the Far Northwest, North Central, Central East and Southeast. One was in the 20-39 age group, two were in 60-79, and one in the 80+ age group.

Almost a third of the new 492 cases are in the age category of 20 to 39 and around 22 per cent of the new cases recorded in those eligible (ages 12 years and older) were fully vaccinated.