Effective immediately, the drive-thru for AstraZeneca immunization clinic is now open for anyone aged 60 to 69. People in this age range can come now and attend the clinic on the grounds of the Regina Exhibition Association Ltd (REAL). The SHA has decided to further expand eligibility for this clinic to align with adopting the […]
Over half of the new COVID-19 cases being reported on in Saskatchewan Thursday come from the Regina zone. 65 of the 115 new cases are from Regina as the city continues to be a hot-spot. Of the 1,282 active cases in Saskatchewan, 527 are in the Regina zone. The other new cases are located in […]
87 new cases, 114 recoveries and one death. Those are the numbers coming from the Ministry of Health on Wednesday on COVID-19 in Saskatchewan. The death is a person who was over the age of 80 living in the northwest zone. It brings the provincial death toll to 410. Of the 87 cases, 27 come […]
Saskatchewan’s COVID-19 numbers are going down everywhere except for Regina where variants of concern and new cases are still problematic. Of the 156 new infections announced Tuesday, 101 are in Regina meaning 535 of the 1,292 active cases in the province, or 41-and-a-half percent come from the Regina region. During the province’s weekly Tuesday update, […]
What is already a bad situation in Regina when it comes to COVID-19 is getting worse. Of the 156 new cases announced Tuesday, 101 are coming from the Regina zone. It means 535 of Saskatchewan’s 1,292 active cases come from the Regina zone with the next closest being Saskatoon at 211. The new cases are […]
The National Advisory Committee on Immunization says there is now enough “real-world evidence” to show the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine is both safe and effective for seniors. The decision reverses a recommendation made by the body two weeks ago when the panel of vaccine experts said AstraZeneca hadn’t included enough people over the age of 65 […]
The opposition NDP says it is time for the government to fulfill a campaign commitment to address short-staffing in the healthcare system and to develop a committee to address this long-standing issue. Standing in front of Pioneer Village on Monday, health critic Vicki Mowat says you can’t blame the pandemic for this. “Saskatchewan health-care workers […]
The good news on the COVID-19 front is there are no new deaths and just 110 new infections. The bad news is 53 of those 110 new cases are from the Regina zone as the capital city continues to deal with high numbers, Besides Regina, the other new cases are located in in the […]
The Canadian Union of Public Employees says the Moe government is considering plans to cut services to the microbiology lab at Yorkton Regional Health Centre. The union calls it a betrayal of rural health services that will increase wait times for diagnostic services. Sandra Seitz, president of CUPE Local 5430 says, “Rural health services have […]
The government is urging Regina residents to take additional precautions as there is increasing community transmission of COVID-19 variants of concern. There are currently 70 cases in Saskatchewan with 62 of those in Regina. There are also 77 presumptive variants of concern in Regina that have yet been confirmed with genome sequencing. Regina and area […]
