Covid-19 News

Big weekend coming for Regina’s battered hotel industry

Aug 4, 2021 | 7:39am

COVID-19 hit many sectors hard, but one of the biggest areas affected was the hotel sector as travel came to a virtual stop. Numbers are starting to rebound as life begins to return to the way it was before March 2020 with this weekend being an indicator of that in Regina. With the Riders playing […]

24 new COVID-19 cases in Sask

Aug 3, 2021 | 1:54pm

After climbing up in July, the province’s active COVID-19 case is starting to go down again. On Tuesday, the province announced 24 new cases of the virus with the active case count sitting at 449.  That is a drop of 47  in the past two days. For a second straight day, none of the new […]

29 new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan

Aug 2, 2021 | 2:11pm

The province says 29 new cases of COVID-19 were diagnosed on Sunday. Of the 29, the Far North East had the most cases with 10.  Regina had just one.  The active case count has fallen and now sits at 474, While the active case count falls, the amount of those needing hospitalization is up.  There […]

None of Saskatchewan’s 43 new COVID-19 cases come from Regina zone

Aug 1, 2021 | 2:05pm

The last day of July saw 43 new cases of COVID-19 being announced in Saskatchewan pushing the active case count up to 496.  On July 1, the active case count was 420.  Of the 496 active cases, the Far North West has the most at 118 with the Regina zone sitting at 56. Of the […]

Sask. reports 80 new cases of COVID-19, highest amount since re-opening on July 11

Jul 31, 2021 | 2:38pm

There were 80 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Saskatchewan on Saturday, the most since the province re-opened on July 11. Of the new cases, the far north west zone lead the way with 28, Saskatoon reported seven and Regina six. The active case count is now up to 479, after 53 recoveries were also […]

Active COVID-19 case count increases in Saskatchewan

Jul 30, 2021 | 1:49pm

Another 56 new cases of COVID-19 are being reported Friday in Saskatchewan. The new cases are located in Saskatoon (13), the Far North East (11), the Far North West (eight), the South East (six), the Central West (four), Regina (two), the North West (two), the South Central (two), and the Far North Central (one). Four […]

Ottawa extends COVID-19 financial benefits one more month

Jul 30, 2021 | 10:07am

With growing concerns of a COVID-19 resurgence thanks to the delta variant, Ottawa has said it will be extending some of its pandemic benefits an extra 30 days. On Friday morning Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said they will extend the wage subsidy and the rent subsidy as well as the Canada Recovery Benefit, the Canada […]

Active COVID-19 case in SK jumps back over 400

Jul 29, 2021 | 1:48pm

There are now 412 active COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan.  That is an increase of 170 from 242 on July 20. On Wednesday, the province announced 52 new cases and 16 recoveries. The new cases are in the Far North West, 9; Far North Central, 2; Far North East, 3; North West, 6; North Central, 4; […]

50 new cases of COVID-19 in Sask; 7 in Regina

Jul 28, 2021 | 2:24pm

The province is reporting 50 newCOVID-19 cases and 51 recoveries on Tuesday. Of the 50 new cases, seven are in Regina.  The other new cases  are located in the Far North West, 10; Far North Central, 8; North West, 1; North Central, 2; North East, 1; Saskatoon, 13; Central East, 3; South West, 1; South […]

Merriman, province looking at possible third doses, COVID vaccines for kids under 12

Jul 27, 2021 | 3:49pm

The province is looking at the potential of having a third COVID-19 vaccination available if needed. Health Minister Paul Merriman says they are looking into the possibility of a third shot for anyone who received AstraZeneca. “We are in discussions with Dr. Shahab on this to see what his thoughts are on it, right now […]

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