In the May 14 COVID-19 update from The Saskatchewan Health Authority they are reporting a total of 227 new cases of the virus in the province.

Of those 227 new cases there are 2 in the Far North West zone, 1 in the Far North Central zone, 1 in the Far North East zone, 18 in the North West zone, 17 in the North Central zone, 7 in the North East zone, 50 in the Saskatoon zone, 5 in the Central West zone, 10 in the Central East zone, 41 in the Regina zone, 20 in the South Central zone, and 36 in the South East zone.

There are 15 new cases in the South West zone - 11 in the South West subzone 1, and 4 in the South West subzone 2.

There are 4 new cases with residence pending.

Six cases with residence pending information been assigned as follows - 1 to the North West zone, 3 to the Central East zone, and 2 to the Regina zone.

Six cases tested out of the province were added to the following - 2 to the North West zone, 2 to the Saskatoon zone, and 1 to the Central East zone. One case is pending residence information.

That brings the provincial total number of cases to 44,159, of which 2,075 are considered active.

There are 90 active cases in the South West zone - 60 in the South West subzone 1, and 30 in the South West subzone 2.

The seven-day average of new COVID-19 cases is 203 (16.6 new cases per 100,000 population).

There are 2 new deaths reported. One death from the South Central zone was in the 40-49 age group, and one death from the Saskatoon zone in the 70-79 age group.

That brings the provincial total number of deaths to 515.

There are 188 recoveries reported, bringing that provincial total to 41,569.

There are 149 people in the hospital. One hundred and fifteen of those people are receiving inpatient care - 1 in the Far North West zone, 4 in the North West zone, 5 in the North Central zone, 52 in the Saskatoon zone, 4 in the Central East zone, 36 in the Regina zone, 6 in the South Central zone, and 3 in the South East zone.

There are 4 people receiving inpatient care in the South West zone.

There are 34 people in intensive care - 1 in the North West zone, 1 in the North Central zone, 13 in the Saskatoon zone, 1 in the Central East zone, and 18 in the Regina zone.

To date, 816,227 COVID-19 tests have been processed in Saskatchewan.

And yesterday there were 4,085 COVID-19 tests processed.

As of May 13 there are a total of 8,915 variants of concern cases identified by screening in the province - 198 in the Far North West zone, 11 in the Far North East zone, 352 in the North West zone, 267 in the North Central zone, 53 in the North East zone, 1,179 in the Saskatoon zone, 95 in the Central West zone, 421 in the Central East zone, 4,324 in the Regina zone, 645 in the South Central zone, and 918 in the South East zone.

There are a total of 299 variants of concern cases from the South West zone.

There are 438 new lineage results reported.

Of the 4,106 variants of concern cases with lineages identified by whole genome sequencing in Saskatchewan, 4,021 are B.1.1.1.7(UK), 71 are P.1(Brazilian), 9 are B.1.351 (SA), and 5 are B.1.617(Indian).

An additional 7,930 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number administered to 553,389.

Of the 7,930 vaccine doses there were 142 administered in the South West zone.

Seventy-three percent of those residents over 40 , 63% of those over 30, and 54% of those 18 and over have received their first vaccine dose.

As of Monday May 17 anyone who is 85 and older and anyone who received their first vaccine dose before February 15 will be eligible  to book their second doses. Individuals diagnosed with, or being treated for, cancer and those who have received solid organ transplants will receive a letter of eligibility in the mail that will allow them to access a second dose.

For all other residents, your eligibility to book for second doses will be announced according to the age-based and priority sequencing of first doses.

The SHA online patient booking system will be able to make booked clinic appointments for second doses starting at 8 a.m. Tuesday May 18.

Starting Monday May 17 second dose vaccinations will be available at participating pharmacies across the province, through the SHA drive-thur/walk-in clinics, as well as through clinics operated by Indigenous Services Canada and the Northern Inter-tribal Health Authority.

Saskatchewan has confirmed the first case of vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia. The patient is a female aged 60-69 who had received the AstraZeneca/COVISHIELD vaccine on April 11, 2021. She has received treatment and is recovering.