COVID-19 in Sask.: 502 new cases, 5 deaths reported Saturday
CBC
The province of Saskatchewan reported 502 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, along with five more deaths from the illness.
There have now been a total of 746 deaths from the illness in the province, and 71,526 cases since the start of the pandemic.
About one in four of Saturday's new cases were in people age 11 and under, according to the province's latest online update. That is the only age group that had more than 100 new cases, and is the only age group still ineligible for COVID-19 vaccination.
Among those age 12 and up, one in five of the new cases were people who were fully vaccinated.
The new cases were located in:
There are also 19 new cases that haven't been designated a location yet.
Saskatchewan has reported an average of 464 new cases each day for the past week, according to the province's online COVID-19 dashboard. The highest seven-day average recorded so far during the pandemic was on Sept. 20, when the seven-day average was 494 daily new cases.