The Saskatchewan Health Authority is sounding the alarm over Regina’s ICU capacity as the city battles the third wave of COVID-19. The SHA says hospitalization numbers continue to grow in the province despite public health measures in place. Dr. Jeffrey Betcher says they’re seeing a surge in hospitalizations as a result of Easter celebrations. “As […]
The drive-thru COVID-19 vaccine clinic in Swift Current has closed after running out of doses, and Regina is not far behind. The Saskatchewan Health Authority says the Regina drive-thru clinic is anticipated to run out of Pfizer-BioNTech doses Friday night, while Swift Current already has. Booked appointments remained unchanged at this time. All other drive-thru […]
Effective Wednesday morning, the Saskatchewan Health Authority is dropping the age of those who can be vaccinated at the Regina drive-thru clinic at Evraz Place to include 48-year-olds. At the same time, the SHA is changing the eligibility to other drive-thru immunization clinics to ages 52-54, With a continued increase of COVID-19 variants of concern, […]
Regina Mayor Sandra Masters has received her COVID vaccine. Masters says while it was a two hour wait in the drive-thru clinic, things ran efficiently. “As long as you’re prepared to wait the one-to-two hours, or I know it’s been longer depending (on time of day), but this facility is amazing, the way they’ve got […]
The Saskatchewan Health Authority says more walk-in and drive-thru COVID-19 immunization clinics will be opening on Wednesday. Moose Jaw Walk-in Clinic 250 Thatcher Ave (Exhibition Grounds) April 7-8 8:30am – 7:30pm Weyburn Drive-Thru Clinic 1560 New City Garden Road (formerly Ebel’s Contracting & Supply) April 7 9:00am – 4:00pm Kindersley Walk-In Clinic 904 9th Ave […]
The provincial government is reporting 221 new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan Sunday, with Regina accounting for just over half of them with 112. The remaining cases came from Saskatoon (27), the south east (26), the south central (15), the central east (13), The north west (7), the far north east (7), the north east […]
Saturday’s COVID-19 data shows 280 new cases in Saskatchewan, with 127 of them in Regina. Saskatoon accounted for 51 new cases, while the south east reported 24, and 20 came from the south central. Other zones that reported cases include the north west (18), the north east (11), the central east (10), the south west […]
It’s been over a week since in-person classes took place in the Regina Public School Division, but the school division is still reporting COVID-19 cases coming from their schools. RPSD says one case has been traced back to Coronation Park Community School. All close contacts have been identified and called. Seeing as letters will not […]
Three more COVID-19 vaccination drive thru clinics, and one more walk-in clinic, have opened up in Saskatchewan. The Saskatchewan Health Authority has opened drive thru clinics in Regina, North Battleford and Prince Albert while opening a walk-in clinic in Weyburn. These join the Swift Current drive thru clinic that opened on Saturday. These clinics will […]
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is once again limiting visitation at long-term care homes and healthcare facilities in southern Saskatchewan. As of Thursday at 5 p.m, family visits are being restricted to Level 3 palliative or end-of-life care at hospitals and long-term care homes in Arcola, Balcarres, Bengough, Broadview, Carlyle, Carnduff, Estevan, Fillmore, Fort Qu’Appelle, Gainsborough, […]
