Saskatchewan health reported 293 new cases of COVID-19 this afternoon bringing the seven day average of daily new cases to 284.  They also reported two additional deaths with one each in Regina and the South East zone.  Of the new cases 87 are in Regina, 74 in Saskatoon, 24 each in North West and South East zones, 22 in Central East and single digits in other zones.  Of the total 37, 384 reported cases 2599 are reported active and 34,325 people have recovered.  They also report 4183 variants of concern have been identified to date.

They note in an effort to protect residents as quickly as possible the eligible age for booking vaccination appointments online or by telephone has been lowered to 48 years effective tomorrow.