Health

Province announces 81 new cases and one new death in Saskatchewan

The Saskatchewan government reported 81 new cases of COVID-19 and 98 recoveries in Saskatchewan on June 11. This brings the provincial total to 47,764 cases; 46,311 recoveries and 899 cases considered...

Jun 11, 2021

Saskatchewan expanding access to rapid antigen tests

Saskatchewan is making rapid antigen tests available to people and businesses in the province.In a media release Thursday, the provincial government said it was changing regulations so that those who ...

Jun 10, 2021

Province announces 77 new cases of COVID-19 and one death today

The province announced another 77 new cases of COVID-19 and 129 recoveries in Saskatchewan on June 10. This brings the provincial total to 47,668 cases; 46,213 and 902 cases are considered active. The...

Jun 10, 2021

‘Alzheimer’s is the next pandemic:’ Prof details new drug aimed at slowing disease

There's one glaring barrier when it comes to the new Alzheimer's drug that was just given authorization in the U.S.: The cost of the drug named Aduhelm."The treatment cost for this antibody is in the ...

Jun 10, 2021

Saskatchewan vaccine rollout ‘hitting a wall’: Epidemiologist

A Saskatchewan epidemiologist studying COVID-19 trends is calling Saskatchewan's slowing vaccination numbers unsurprising.With up to 25 per cent of the population representing people who are either he...

Jun 10, 2021

Number of active COVID-19 cases drop below 1,000 for first time since November

With only 57 new cases of COVID-19 and 171 recoveries to report in the province today, active case numbers have dropped below 1,000 cases for the first time since Nov. 7, 2020.Total case numbers in th...

Jun 09, 2021

‘Complacency’: Shahab, Merriman pushing for vaccinations as first doses lag

The number of people getting their first COVID-19 shot is slowing in Saskatchewan.Over the past nine days, second COVID doses have outpaced first doses each day, often by many thousands. And where fir...

Jun 09, 2021

Fifth day in a row for double digit daily COVID-19 cases

With 90 new cases of COVID-19 and another 177 recoveries reported in the province on June 8, the number of active cases in Saskatchewan has dropped to 1,053. This is the fifth day in a row that new ca...

Jun 08, 2021

Increased COVID-19 exposure at Crown Cab

The Saskatchewan Health Authority is warning North Battleford residents of increased exposure to COVID-19 last week.Anyone who utilized Crown Cab between 6 p.m. - 6 a.m. from May 31 to June 1, June 1 ...

Jun 08, 2021

Drive-thru vaccine clinic availability on June 12

There's no drive-thru Immunization availability in Northwest Saskatchewan until Saturday once again.Both the Battlefords and Lloydminster clinics will only be open on June 12. The Lloydminster locatio...

Jun 07, 2021