COVID-19 in Sask.: New records set for highest daily cases, hospitalizations, ICU admissions
CBC
The province has set multiple new records for COVID-19 on Sunday, according to the province's dashboard and a new death was reported.
There are 543 new cases as of Sunday, which is the highest daily increase since the pandemic started. The previous record of 509 was set on Sept. 14.
There are 249 people in hospital, which is a new record. The previous record was 238 set on Feb. 3.
Out of the 249 people in hospital, 55 are in intensive care. That's also the highest number of COVID-19 patients in ICU. The second most was 52 on April 23, 2021.
Sunday's update says 190 of hospitalized people are not fully vaccinated.
The seven-day average of new COVID-19 case numbers is 484, or 40.2 new cases per 100,000. That's the highest this year and on the province's dashboard, which has data dating back to August 2020 in this category.
Saturday's new cases are located in the following zones:
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