Saskatchewan state officialsreported the latest COVID numbers on Thursday. This includes over 200 new cases and 3 deaths.
Of the 5,372 tests per week on June 19-25, 208 were confirmed in the laboratory withCOVID-19. The test positive rate for the Regina Zone has doubled from 3.4% to 7.0%.
Most of the cases confirmed by the test this week, 57.2%, were over 50 years old.
Authorities said in a report that rates should be interpreted with caution as they do not include cases detected with the Home Rapid Antigen Test Kit.
The state also reported three new COVID-19 deaths last week, one death on June 18, but this week.
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Epidemiological Reportof concern (variant of concern) Results for 168 new strains, including VOCs, have been reported. Authorities said 100 percent was Omicron. No BA.4 sublineage was detected this week, but BA.5 sublineage increased from 1.1% last week to 3.6% this week.
Canada is working closely with Moderna, and Pfizer is working on a COVID-19 vaccine that targets the Omicron subvariant: Duclos Adults in the hospital There were 119 COVID-19 patients, including 4 from ICU. There are 10 patients under investigation to determine their condition.
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According to the report's health authorities, "vaccination is the best for the serious consequences of COVID-19 infection. It will continue to be a defense. " "From 20 December 2021 to 21 May 2022, unvaccinated individuals are three times more likely to be hospitalized than triple-dose recipients, with an ICU hospitalization and mortality risk of 6 It was twice as expensive. "
As of June 25, 86% of people over the age of 5 had at least one vaccination, and 81.2% had the same series of vaccines as last week. The inoculation has been completed. According to the epidemiological report, Regina is the only zone reporting the proportion of Saskatchewan in the completed series.
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During the week of June 19-25, the state reported that it received 3,429 COVID-19 vaccines. Of them, 214 were pediatric doses and 2,967 were booster immune doses. Health officials report that the total number of booster doses this week has decreased compared to the previous week.
Three COVID-19 outbreaks were reported this week, two last week, all in the Regina Zone.
According to epidemiological reports, 16 outbreaks have occurred in long-term care facilities, 6 in individual care facilities and 3 in group homes in the last 6 weeks. Of the 25 outbreaks reported in the last 6 weeks, 15 are ongoing.
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