There are 289 new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan, bringing the provincial total to 38,160 cases. There is one new death reported in the 50 to 59 age group in the North Central zone. Of the 289 new cases, 106 are in Regina, 41 are in the South East, and 32 are in Saskatoon. There […]
The province says the Regina drive-thru vaccination clinic will not reopen until May 2 unless an unexpected increase in available vaccine supply is made. The clinic. which had been open to those between the ages of 46-56 on Friday, was closed Friday night after the supply it had was emptied. Anyone aged 48 and up […]
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is sounding the alarm over Regina’s ICU capacity as the city battles the third wave of COVID-19. The SHA says hospitalization numbers continue to grow in the province despite public health measures in place. Dr. Jeffrey Betcher says they’re seeing a surge in hospitalizations as a result of Easter celebrations. “As […]
The NDP is challenging the Saskatchewan Party government for not telling the full story when it comes to the province’s fight against COVID-19 in intensive care and acute care units. Opposition Party Leader Ryan Meili said on Friday there are two different stories being told by the government when it comes to the pandemic. He […]
The drive-thru COVID-19 vaccine clinic in Swift Current has closed after running out of doses, and Regina is not far behind. The Saskatchewan Health Authority says the Regina drive-thru clinic is anticipated to run out of Pfizer-BioNTech doses Friday night, while Swift Current already has. Booked appointments remained unchanged at this time. All other drive-thru […]
Premier Scott Moe says he will not be loaning Saskatchewan health care workers to Ontario. The statement comes after a formal request on Friday morning from Ontario Premier Doug Ford to other provinces and territories to aid in Ontario’s health care system as it combats a third wave of COVID-19. Following Friday’s question period at […]
The province says there are 221 new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan in its daily report released Friday afternoon. The new cases are located in the Far North West (5), Far North East (5), North West (21), North Central (8), North East (4), Saskatoon (25), Central West (1), Central East (11), Regina (57), South West […]
The Saskatchewan NDP are calling on the government to do more to protect students and school staff as the end of the school year approaches. NDP Education Critic Carla Beck says teachers around the province continue to push to be prioritized in the vaccine rollout. “Prioritize vaccination for school staff, this is something a growing […]
The NDP is again levelling sharp criticism at the SaskParty government over the re-opening of schools during the pandemic. Education critic Carla Beck says there have been numerous coronavirus outbreaks this month in 37 schools across the province. She says over 15 thousand people have been affected by such chaos. Education minister Dustin Duncan […]
The Saskatchewan government says there were 293 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday to go along with 222 recoveries and two deaths. This puts the active case count at 2,599 with the Regina zone still accounting for the most at 953 which is 36.7 percent of the provincial total. Regina had 87 of the 293 cases. The […]
