COVID-19: Record hospitalizations as gov. promotes vaccines, medication
The province reported an all-time record 417 patients in hospital with COVID-19 as of noon Wednesday, the result of a sixth wave of infections that arrived as the province barely had a break from its predecessor.
The province released data Thursday showing that between mid-February and April, people who had three doses of vaccine were seven times less likely to die of COVID-19 than those who were unvaccinated. They were also five times less likely to be hospitalized and nine times less likely to be admitted to intensive care.
Only about 1,500 people received a booster and even fewer received their first dose. Saskatchewan continues to have the second-lowest rate of vaccination among Canadian provinces.The province also announced it would roll out an antiviral treatment to more patients after another therapeutic was quietly discontinued.