COVID-19 numbers ease slightly in Saskatchewan
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Saskatchewan reported 315 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, down 12 from the previous day.
The number of new COVID-19 cases has eased slightly in Saskatchewan.
The province reported 315 new cases on Thursday, down 12 from the previous day.
It brings the total number of cases in the province to 73,350 since the start of the pandemic.
Nearly 30 per cent of the new cases are in the 20 to 39 age group and more than one-quarter (27.0 per cent) of the new cases were in fully vaccinated people.
Saskatoon remains the hot spot for new cases with 72.
The seven-day average of new COVID-19 case numbers was 418 — 34.7 new cases per 100,000 population.
Health officials reported five COVID-19-related deaths on Thursday, bringing the overall total to 769.
One death was a person between the age of 40 and 59, one in the 60 to 79 age group and three aged 80 and older.