The provincial government announced 472 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 along with 299 recoveries and seven deaths on Friday.

Of the new cases, 34 were in the South Central zone, 54 were in Regina, and 80 were in Saskatoon. 13.6 per cent of the new cases were fully vaccinated.

4,234 cases are considered active and 114 cases are active in the South Central zone.

223 people are in hospital with COVID-19 including 173 receiving inpatient care and 50 in ICU.