The death toll in Saskatchewan has now reached 700 after the province reported 5 more deaths due to COVID-19 today.

The province is reporting that there are 470 new cases of COVID-19. The new cases are located in Far North West (18), the 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) , South East (37)

Out of the 470 new cases of COVID-19, 385 were individuals who were not vaccinated. 84 of those cases were children aged 0-11 who are not eligible for the vaccination.

COVID-19 Case Update October 1, 2021:

Of the 470 new COVID-19 cases today, 385 (82%) unvaccinated, 19 (4%) were partially vaccinated and 66 (14%) were fully vaccinated. pic.twitter.com/mzuNlSEB0o

— Government of Saskatchewan (@SKGov) October 1, 2021

There were 365 people who recovered from COVID, while the active case is up to 4,770.

There are 313 people are in hospital with COVID-19 including 68 in ICU.

5,574 doses were issued yesterday including 2,430 individuals who are now fully vaccinated.