An additional 4,245 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 108,669.
There are 156 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on March 16, bringing the provincial total to 30,883 cases.
Two Saskatchewan residents who tested positive for COVID-19 have died. The deaths were reported in the 30-39 age group in the Regina zone and the 80+ age group in the Far North West zone.
There are a total of 29,182 recoveries and 1,292 cases are considered active. This is the lowest number of active cases since November 9.
One hundred thirty-eight people are in hospital.
There were 2,461 COVID-19 tests processed in Saskatchewan on March 15, 2021.
To date, 615,067 COVID-19 tests have been processed in Saskatchewan.
There is an elevated risk of COVID-19 in Regina due to community transmission of variants of concern.
It is recommended that Regina and area residents - particularly those over age 50 - should not consider increasing their household bubbles to include 2-3 households up to 10 people. They should consider remaining with their current household only.