Two Saskatchewan residents who tested positive for COVID-19 have died. Both deaths were reported in the Saskatoon zone with one individual from the 70-79 age group and the other in the 80-plus age group. The provincial government is also reporting 180 new COVID-19 cases and 245 more recoveries on Wednesday. It brings the active case […]
Phase two of Saskatchewan’s immunization delivery program will hopefully begin in April, stated Health Minister Paul Merriman on Tuesday afternoon from Regina. Vaccination sequencing in the second phase will focus on the general population in 10-year increments, starting with ages 60 to 69. “Right now we’re in phase one, which includes everyone over the ages […]
Saskatchewan’s Minister of Government Relations Don McMorris provided details on Tuesday of $13.6 million in joint funding that will help 30 projects in Saskatchewan during the 2021 Municipalities of Saskatchewan virtual convention. The Canadian government is putting in more than $6.7 million through the Investing in Canada plan, while the province is contributing more than […]
A few schools in Regina have announced COVID-19 cases on Monday. In the Regina Public Schools system, one case was reported from an individual of École Connaught Community School. Regina Public Schools shared on Monday that close contacts have been informed and provided with information about self-isolation. Affected students have started remote learning and will […]
Students and staff in Balcarres are switching to online for the next couple weeks after three additional cases of COVID-19 were reported in individuals associated with the school. The Prairie Valley School Division announced on Monday that all classes at Balcarres Community School will do online learning until Feb. 19. In-class learning is expected to […]
Regina Public Schools has announced a COVID-19 case in an individual at Arcola Community School. All close contacts have been informed and provided information about self-isolation by the Saskatchewan Health Authority. Affected students have started learning remotely and will not be back at the school until after the February break on February 22. The school […]
The ongoing COVID-19 outbreak at the Yorkton Regional Health Centre has 90 cases linked to it as of Wednesday. Janna-Lea Yawney, interim director of acute care for the Yorkton area, says the outbreaks remain in the same areas including inpatient medical units in first floor east and west wings, along with the ICU. Suspected outbreaks […]
“Fix testing now to fight COVID-19 variants” is the message from Saskatchewan NDP Leader Ryan Meili to the provincial government Thursday. The Official Opposition suggested that the government needs to take serious action to detect and prevent the spread of the new COVID-19 variants that have arrived in the province. Meili has called for the […]
In its daily update on COVID-19, the province says the United Kingdom COVID-19 variant which has been showing up across Canada has now hit Saskatchewan. The variant (B.1.1.7) was detected in two residents in the Regina zone. “We know this is a more contagious variant which serves to reinforce to each of us why we […]
Reforms in long-term care and ending for-profit care in Saskatchewan is what the Saskatchewan NDP is calling for following the disastrous impacts of COVID-19 at long-term care facilities in the province. NDP Leader Ryan Meili and Seniors Critic Matt Love made the calls on Tuesday morning while standing outside of Extendicare Parkside in Regina. Meili […]
