Three more residents who had tested positive for COVID-19 have died. All three individuals were in the 80+ age group with one in the northwest zone and two in the Regina area.

181 new cases were also reported in the province on Tuesday, with 43 of the new cases located in Regina, 36 in the north-central, 35 in Saskatoon, 35 northwest, 14 in the far northeast, eight in the far northwest, three in the northeast, three in the central-east, two in the far north-central zone, one in the central-west, and one in the southwest.

There were no new cases in the south-central zone.

223 recoveries were also announced, and 3,945 cases are considered active.

124 people are in hospital, with 103 receiving inpatient care and 21 are in intensive care.

The total vaccinations completed as of December 21 is 1,519, with more vaccinations taking place in Saskatoon on Tuesday.