Health

Local school divisions await more information on province's COVID-19 rapid test plans

Two North Battleford area school divisions are waiting longer to find out more about the province's plans related to Rapid Antigen Testing for COVID-19 before making any decisions for their schools.Th...

Mar 26, 2021

213 new COVID-19 cases and eight deaths reported in province

The province reported 213 new cases of COVID-19 across the province and 146 recoveries on March 26, bringing the provincial total to 32,559 cases.Eight Saskatchewan residents who tested positive for C...

Mar 26, 2021

Sask. health announce Moderna shipment delays

On March 25, 2021, Saskatchewan Health Authority was made aware that their next expected shipment of 21,300 Moderna vaccines would be delayed up to six days. In a media release SHA said this delay ste...

Mar 26, 2021

Province reports 168 new cases of COVID-19 and two deaths

The Government of Saskatchewan is reporting 168 new cases and two new deaths in the province. There were also 105 new recoveries.Vaccines ReportedAn additional 4,247 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have bee...

Mar 25, 2021

SHA to expand vaccination bookings to 62-and-over age group

People in Saskatchewan aged 62 and over will be able to book COVID-19 vaccination appointments starting Thursday at 8 a.m.The Saskatchewan Health Authority made the announcement Wednesday, just a few ...

Mar 24, 2021

Province reports 190 new cases and one death related to COVID-19

The province reported 190 new cases and 96 recoveries of COVID-19 today. This brings the provincial total to 32,181 cases; 30,196 recoveries and 1,565 cases considered active.One Saskatchewan resident...

Mar 24, 2021

Sask. steering doses toward more drive-through vaccination clinics

President Joe Biden soon could be helping Saskatchewan battle COVID-19.Premier Scott Moe said during a media conference Tuesday that Saskatchewan's share of the 1.5 million AstraZeneca doses the Unite...

Mar 24, 2021

New public health measures ‘a good start,’ says infectious disease expert

New public health measures ordered in Regina to curb the spread of COVID-19 variants were "a good start," says a local doctor who specializes in infectious diseases.However, Dr. Alex Wong is ambivalen...

Mar 24, 2021

COVID-19 exposure at Lloydminster Dental business

The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is attempting to notify staff of possible exposure to COVID-19 at Orion Dental Group in Lloydminster.As in all investigations of the virus, contact tracing is f...

Mar 24, 2021

MNP donation supports sick children at Jim Pattison Children's Hospital

MNP Partners are showing their support of Saskatchewan's children with a recent donation to the Jim Pattison Children's hospital.The donation, which was announced this morning will go towards care wit...

Mar 24, 2021