It is being called the largest outbreak at a seniors home in Saskatchewan. Parkside Extendicare in Regina’s south end tells us in an e-mail that 50 residents have tested positive with 46 of those cases still considered as active. Four are in hospital. Several staff members have also tested positive and are self-silating The e-mail […]
COVID-19 has taken two more lives in Saskatchewan. On Monday, the government revealed two residents, both 80 plus, in the South Central and Southeast zone, died bringing the total to 45. The information comes as 325 new cases are reported in Saskatchewan bringing the seven-day average of daily new cases to 263 which equates to […]
A person in their 80’s from the Saskatoon zone has become the 33rd COVID-19 death in Saskatchewan. The news comes as the province announces 153 new cases of the virus with 73 new recoveries meaning 2,145 cases are considered active nearly half of those in the province’s two biggest cities–Saskatoon and Regina. The new cases […]
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada’s future hangs in the balance if people don’t reduce their contacts to rein in the spread of COVID-19. Trudeau addressed reporters outside his home at Rideau Cottage – the site of his daily briefings during the first wave of the pandemic last spring – following the release of grim […]
Saskatchewan’s health minister says public health measures aimed at keeping people safe due to COVID-19 are here until a vaccine is distributed. Paul Merriman made the comments at the same time as saying the province will get approximately 180,000 doses when the federal government starts doling out six million doses that they have secured from […]
All jury trials scheduled to begin from now until the end of the calendar year have been postponed, The Courts of Saskatchewan says the move is being done because of the high amount of COVID-19 cases being seen and that the idea of having numerous people in a room together from across the province is […]
The province says there are 98 new cases of COVID-19 to report on Thursday, but they are also saying weather and logistical impediments resulted in a volume of specimens reaching the Roy Romanow Provincial Laboratory after the reporting period for the day had come to an end. The 98 new cases combined with 132 recoveries […]
Effective immediately, the Broadview Hospital is not open to the general public and has been designated for COVID-19 patient care only. The Saskatchewan Health Authority says it is doing this because of an increase of cases in the area. As of Wednesday, the southeast zone had 98 active cases with six in hospital. Those who […]
A person in their 60’s has become the 32nd person in Saskatchewan to die from COVID-19. The information comes as the province reports 132 new cases with 86 recoveries to put the active case count at 2,099. The amount of those needing hospitalization continues to grow as there are now 76 in hospital with 17 […]
With COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan continuing to go up at a high rate, the province is enacting more public health measures that take effect Thursday and will be in place until December 17 when they will be reviewed by the province’s chief medical health officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab. After saying last week that only certain […]
