COVID-19 in Sask.: 507 new cases reported Sunday, new record of ICU patients
CBC
The province reported 507 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday and broke a previous record for most people in intensive care with the illness.
On Saturday there were 79 patients in the ICU, exceeding the previous record of 78 that was set on Wednesday.
There are six ICU cases in the northern regions of the province, seven in the central, five in the south, 22 in Regina and 39 in Saskatoon.
One death was reported in the central west region of the province raising the total death toll to 747, according to the province's COVID-19 dashboard.
The new cases were located in:
There are also 29 new cases that haven't been designated a location yet.
About 25 per cent (127) of the new cases reported Sunday were in children aged 11 and under who are ineligible for the COVID-19 vaccines. No other age group set by the province had more than 80 new cases.