Sask. reports 700th COVID-19 death, 470 new cases
CTV
Saskatchewan reported 470 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday as the number of COVID-19 patients in hospital jumped to 313, breaking a record set on Tuesday.
The province also confirmed another five people have died of causes related to COVID-19, pushing the province's total number of deaths to 700.
Of the 313 COVID-19 patients, 68 are in an intensive care unit. Around 74 per cent of hospitalized cases involve people who are not fully vaccinated.
The cases are in the Far North West (18), Far North Central (1), Far North East (11), North West (44), North Central (48), North East (17), Saskatoon (85), Central West (12), Central East (32), Regina (83), South West (23), South Central (33) and South East (37) zones. Another 26 cases have pending residence information.
Eighty-four of the cases were among children under 11 not currently eligible for vaccination and 301 of the cases were among unvaccinated people ages 12 and older, combining to make up more than 80 per cent of new cases.
