Wednesday’s COVID-19 update from the province shows 173 new cases of the virus and three new deaths which brings the provincial death total to 862. The new cases are located in the Far North West (9), Far North East (10), North West (8), North Central (14), North East (3), Saskatoon (51), Central West (2), Central […]
After an October that saw a record amount of COVID-19 deaths in one month, provincial health minister Paul Merriman is hopeful that the worst is behind us. He says numbers seem to be trending that way thanks to measures that happened in September. “I think we are seeing a positive impact from those measures.” Merriman […]
The active COVID-19 case is at a point that hasn’t been seen since August 27. On Monday, the province announced the active case count has once again fallen under the 2,000 mark as it stands at 1,950. There are also 128 new cases to report. The new cases are located in the Far North East […]
The University of Saskatchewan has announced that they’re beefing up vaccination requirements for the winter term. Beginning January 4th, anyone accessing campus will be required to be fully vaccinated. Negative COVID-19 tests within 72 hours or those not willing to disclose their vaccination status will no longer be accepted unless there are approved accommodations for […]
The province is telling us of 223 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday and five more deaths. That brings the provincial death total to 832. The 223 new cases are located in the Far North West (15), Far North East (9), North West (18), North Central (18), North East (3), Saskatoon (54), Central West […]
A letter addressed to Health Minister Paul Merriman has been sent by 21 medical health officers across the province. The letter, sent to Merriman last week, asks for the government to adopt stricter measures to control the fourth wave of COVID-19 that has hit the province hard. Recommendations in the letter include expanding the amount […]
The positivity rate is still high, but there were 170 new COVID-19 tests announced on Monday. That is the lowest figure of new cases since August 26. The 170 new cases come with 1,681 tests being processed meaning the positivity rate was around 10 percent. The new cases are located in the Far North West […]
As of November 1, all city facilities and arenas will require you to show proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test in order to enter. That motion was approved unanimously at a special meeting of Regina City Council on Monday morning. The only places where this is exempt is public libraries, the Regina Transit […]
The province says monoclonal antibody treatment is now available for those in Saskatchewan who have tested positive for COVID-19. That one-time treatment is effective in the very early phase of infection and is intended to prevent unvaccinated or severely immunosuppressed residents who have contracted COVID-19 from requiring hospitalization. Those eligible for the treatment would include […]
A men’s hockey game between the University of Saskatchewan Huskies and University of Regina Cougars that was to go at the Co-Operators Centre was not played Saturday night as scheduled. The game had to be postponed after members of the Cougars had positive cases of COVID-19 confirmed. The two teams had played the night before […]
