New case numbers and hospitalizations continue to climb in the province with the provincial hotspots for new COVID-19 cases continuing to be Saskatoon and Regina respectively. The province now has 189 hospitalized cases of COVID-19, including 18 people in the ICU. This number marks the highest numbers the province has seen since November. Case count […]
A letter sent to parents in the Regina Public School Division from Director of the division Greg Enion paints a grim picture of staffing levels at public schools. The letter – sent out January 17th, reports that “To date school operations have been strained, as staff members are having to cover for absent colleagues. Availability […]
COVID-19 numbers across the province are reaching staggering new heights. New case numbers and hospitalizations are climbing, and the provincial test positivity rate is more than 40%. The highest it has been in the last 675 days of the COVID-19 pandemic. The province now has 167 hospitalized cases of COVID-19, including 13 people in the […]
Hospitalizations due to COVID-19 in Saskatchewan have spiked according to the Government’s latest COVID update. The province now has 150 hospitalized cases of COVID-19, an increase of 19. That number includes an increase of three people in the ICU. The 150 cases also mark the most the province has seen since late November. Along with […]
The provincial government reported 1412 new cases of the COVID-19 virus in the province. Regionally 344 of the new cases are in the Saskatoon region, 334 are in the Regina area, and 168 cases are in the southeast. It’s also worth noting that the provincial update showed an increase of 170 confirmed cases of the […]
On January 13th the province reported case total fell below 1000 for the first time in the last several days with 945 new cases reported. Of the new cases 294 are in the Saskatoon region and 283 are in the Regina area, 66 are in the central east region. There are 123 hospitalized patients with […]
In the face of growing numbers of COVID-19 cases in schools – the Regina Public school board is suspending field trips and extra curricular activities. Elementary extra-curricular competition between schools remains on pause – they will continue to monitor High School extra-curriculars. Effective immediately all tournaments and field trips within the public school system will […]
Over two years into the pandemic – many Saskatchewan residents are having a hard time sifting through the numbers attached to COVID-19. Part of our continued coverage of the virus here at CKRM Source News is based on daily reports issued by the provincial government. The January 12th report saw an increase in overall COVID-19 […]
The Omicron variant of Covid-19 is spreading and despite the rise in cases – the province’s hospitals are seeing relatively low numbers of hospitalized patients from Covid-19. More than 4621 cases were reported in December of 2021 with only 65 or 1.4 percent requiring hospitalization. Today the province reported 1027 new cases of Covid-19, of […]
It’s another day of rising Covid-19 case numbers in the province of Saskatchewan. For the 3rd consecutive day the province’s new case count has been more than 1000. Today 1069 cases of Covid-19 were reported. Of the newly reported cases 268 are in the Saskatoon region and 343 are in the Regina area, 92 are […]
