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Active COVID-19 case in Saskatchewan dips below 2,000

May 17, 2021 | 1:53pm

There is good news and bad news on the COVID-19 front in Saskatchewan on Monday. The good news is the active case count now sits at 1,965 after the announcement of 178 new cases and 293 new recoveries.  The active case count in Saskatchewan has not been below 2,000 since April 1 when there were […]

Province reports two COVID-19 related deaths and 183 new cases

May 12, 2021 | 2:03pm

Two more people in Saskatchewan have died as a result of COVID-19.  This puts the provincial number of those who have passed away as a result of the virus to 508.  The two who died were both in their 70’s with one coming from the East central zone and the other from the north central […]

Shahab says vaccines are working better than expected

May 12, 2021 | 12:30pm

Provincial chief medical health officer Dr. Saqib Shahab says recent data that has crossed his desk show just how effective the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine has been. Shahab says that data which goes back to those getting their first dose up to and including April 17 shows only 263 people have come down with […]

Pfizer could be used as 2nd dose for those who got AstraZeneca with first dose

May 11, 2021 | 4:35pm

  Nothing has been made official, but there is thought the province could deliver Pfizer as the second vaccine dose for the 65,000 or so Saskatchewan people who received AstraZeneca as tehir first dose. It comes down to supply with Saskatchewan Health Authority CEO Scott Livingstone saying AstraZeneca is no longer being offered as the […]

186 new cases of COVID-19 being reported in Sask

May 11, 2021 | 1:45pm

The province is telling us of 186 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday to go along with four new deaths which brings the provincial total to 506. Three of the four deaths are from people in the northwest zone.  They were in their 30’s,70’s and 80 plus. The other person to die was from the south-central […]

Province announces 147 new cases of COVID-19

May 10, 2021 | 1:52pm

After a weekend that saw well over 200 new COVID-19 cases a day, the province says we are seeing well under 200 cases today with 147 new cases.  That is the lowest one-day total since March 23 and combined with 266 recoveries puts the active case count in Saskatchewan at 2,141.  For the third day […]

Province surpasses 500,000 vaccines mark

May 8, 2021 | 2:15pm

Almost 505,000 Saskatchewan residents have now received at least one COVID-19 vaccination shot. The information comes out in the Saturday update from the government after 13,000 more doses were delivered on Friday. The news also comes at the same time as we hear about 269 new cases.  The new cases are located in the following […]

295 new COVID-19 cases; one new death

May 7, 2021 | 1:46pm

The province is reporting 295 new COVID-19 infections.  With 237 recoveries also being announced, the active case count now stands at 2,239.  210 new variants of concern have also been identified. The new cases are located in the following zones: Far North West, 2; Far North East, 5; North West, 33; North Central, 17; North […]

Province records 156 new cases of COVID-19

May 6, 2021 | 2:01pm

There are 156 new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan with 115 new variants of concern being identified.  That is the lowest one-day total we have seen since March 23. With 265 recoveries also being announced, the active case count now sits at 2,158.  Of those 2,158 cases, the Regina zone accounts for 574 of them.  […]

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