The provincial ministry of health is reporting the first two deaths as a result of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan. The two residents were in their 70’s. One case was related to travel. The province also announced 20 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the provincial total to 176. Five people are in hospital. One of those patients […]
The Saskatchewan Health Authority announced that it has opened a new primary care assessment site to help alleviate pressure on existing medical centres due to COVID-19. The new site will provide intermediate care, assessment, and treatment of people with symptoms that have progressively worsened over consecutive days and consistent with those of COVID-19. The Regina […]
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is warning anyone who was at a snowmobile rally Christopher Lake back in March 14th that they will need to self-isolate. This comes after two people that were at the rally’s supper tested positive for COVID-19. One of the two confirmed cases was serving at the event.Organizers say over 110 people […]
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is expanding capacity to meet demand for future phases of the COVID-19 pandemic. This is one part of the SHA’s overall strategy to contain, delay and mitigate COVID-19. “Based on what we know from other jurisdictions, it is critical we act immediately to expand acute care capacity to mitigate the […]
The daily update from the Saskatchewan Ministry of Health shows six new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the province bringing the total to 72. 60 percent of the cases are in men and of the 72 confirmed cases, 59 are between the ages of 20-64 with 11 in people aged 65 and older and two […]
The spread of COVID-19 could exceed the Saskatchewan Health Authority’s capacity for acute services and amount to a death toll in the thousands, says a document. Some estimates for infections as well as preparations on how to deal with the spread of the virus are outlined in a March 20 internal planning presentation from the […]
With the ongoing escalation of COVID-19 activities, the Saskatchewan Health Authority, Laboratory Medicine Provincial Program is closing in-hospital lab collection sites to ensure that staff and resources are being prioritized effectively. The Saskatchewan Health Authority will close the following in-hospital collection sites effective Monday March 23, 2020 at 7:00 a.m.: • General Hospital, Regina • […]
The Saskatchewan Health Authority welcomed the news of Premier Moe declaring a state of emergency in the province, saying that it will help them be able to contain, delay, and mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan. Through the declaration, as of Monday the 23rd, the SHA will be discontinuing all non-urgent or elective surgeries, […]
The Saskatchewan government says four new presumptive positive cases of COVID-19 have been made. This brings the total number of people in the province to have the virus to six One resident is a health care worker in their 30’s who has a recent history of travel to Nigeria and Germany, as well as Alberta. […]
The Saskatchewan Health Authority spoke Saturday afternoon on some of the concerns regarding coronavirus in Saskatchewan. Chief Medical Officer Dr. Julie Kryzanowski says there are still only 2 cases of people testing positive for the virus. With neither needing to be hospitalized and both having traveled recently, the SHA states there is no evidence of […]
