Sask. reports most active COVID-19 cases to date with 4,864

Saskatchewan’s Ministry of Health reported 552 new COVID-19 cases and 436 recoveries, bringing active cases in the province to a record-breaking 4,864.

Saskatchewan's record for the most active cases was previously set on Dec. 7, 2020, with 4,763.

Twenty-seven per cent of new cases are in the 20 to 39 age category.

Three more Saskatchewan residents have died of COVID-19.

There are 281 residents being treated for COVID-19 in hospital, with 218 not fully vaccinated.