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SHA asking Moose Jaw residents to get tested for COVID-19

Mar 28, 2021 | 5:05pm

Moose Jaw residents are being told to take additional precautions after an increase in COVID-19 variants of concern in the area. People are being asked to just gather with their immediate household, limit shopping trips and deciding not to eat-in but get take-out or delivery.  Unlike Regina, Moose Jaw restaurants are still open to the […]

White City has no problems being lumped in with COVID-19 restrictions for Regina

Mar 28, 2021 | 8:49am

White City is one of several communities around Regina are included in the latest COVID-19 restrictions that have been introduced. Mayor Brian Fergusson understands why White City was incorporated and he thinks most in the town do as well. “We accept that we are part of what the Saskatchewan Health Authority calls the Regina region. […]

Variants of concern starting to rise in other parts of Sask

Mar 27, 2021 | 3:06pm

The province says there were 224 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday with the Regina region once again seeing the majority of new cases as there were 122. The Saskatchewan Health Authority is also telling Moose Jaw and area residents to take additional precautions because of increasing community transmission of COVID-19 variants of concern. The […]

Agreement made to get vaccines to Saskatchewan’s First Nations

Mar 26, 2021 | 9:54pm

A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed between the Saskatchewan government and Indigenous Service Canada to coordinate COVID-19 vaccines to on-reserve communities. The agreement will utilize existing expertise and facilities among ISC, Northern Inter Tribal Authority (NITHA) and First Nations communities to deliver vaccine to residents. The allocation and distribution of the vaccine is a collaborative […]

8 more people in Saskatchewan die as a result of COVID-19; 7 from Regina

Mar 26, 2021 | 2:03pm

Those who have lost their life as a result of getting the COVID-19 virus in Saskatchewan has hit 430 after the announcement of eight deaths on Friday.  That is the biggest one-day total since February 3. Seven of the eight deaths are from the Regina zone. Three of the people were over the age of […]

Seven-day average of daily new COVID-19 cases hits level last seen in mid-February

Mar 25, 2021 | 2:52pm

Saskatchewan is reporting 168 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday with 70 of those occurring in the Regina zone. With 105 recoveries, the active case count now stands at 1,623. The other new cases are located in the Far North West (2), Far North East (3), North West (3), North Central (2), North East (1), […]

190 new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan; 116 of those in Regina

Mar 24, 2021 | 2:22pm

Over 60 percent of Saskatchewan’s new COVID-19 cases being announced Wednesday come from the Regina zone. There are 190 new cases with 116 of those being in Regina.  It means over the last four days, there have been 414 new cases reported as the city and surrounding area continue to be a hotspot for the […]

Government bans private gatherings in Regina

Mar 23, 2021 | 2:57pm

With COVID-19 cases in Regina continuing to be problematic, the government is listening to the many who have called for restrictions to be tightened in the region. Effective immediately. private indoor gatherings in the region are banned immediately with other measures also being put into place until April 5 when they will be reviewed. Some […]

SHA says AstraZeneca vaccine now being offered to anyone 59 and over

Mar 20, 2021 | 1:47pm

The AstraZeneca drive-thru facility at Evraz Place is now open to anyone over the age of 59. The Saskatchewan Health Authority says it has recently adopted the national guidelines allowing those over 65 to receive the AstraZeneca vaccine so they are opening it up immediately. The clinic is open from 8:30 a.m to 11:30 p.m […]

Over half of SK’s new COVID-19 infections come from Regina zone

Mar 19, 2021 | 2:14pm

There are 174 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan with 86 of those happening in the Regina zone. It means Regina now has 583 of the province’s 1,345 active cases or 43.3 percent.  The 583 active cases are the most Regina has had since January 19. The other new cases are located in […]

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