COVID-19 report.In the seven days ending on March 12, the province reported 832 new cases through PCR testing. This is down from the 1,013 reported the previous week.The report stated 6,826 laboratory tests were conducted during the week, with a test positivity rate of 11.8 per cent.
Some Saskatchewan COVID-19 wastewater numbers hold steady but show jump in BA.2 Officials said the new case numbers should be interpreted with caution as it does not include cases detected by home rapid-antigen tests.Saskatchewan has stopped performing PCR tests on the general population.
Instead, PCR tests are only carried out on priority populations at elevated risk for severe outcomes.The province reported 28 new deaths, up from 13 the previous week.
Of those, 22 were during the seven days ending March 12 and six were from previous weeks.The majority of the deaths — 19 — were in people aged 80 and older.The number of people in hospital continued to drop, with 299 total COVID hospitalizations as of March 16.