COVID19SK

Active cases up as Sask. announces new COVID-19 death

Jul 7, 2021 | 2:00pm

Saskatchewan has reached 570 deaths from people who tested positive for COVID-19. The provincial government shared on Wednesday that one new death has been reported. The resident was in the 40 to 49 age group from the North West zone. There are also 53 new cases and 40 more recoveries in the province, increasing the […]

Sask. COVID-19: Two new deaths, 48 new cases, 79 more recoveries announced Monday

Jun 21, 2021 | 1:51pm

The Saskatchewan government has announced two new deaths from residents who tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday. Both residents who died were in the 80-plus age group. One death was reported in the North Central zone, while the other death was reported in the North West zone. There are also 48 new cases and 79 […]

Nearly 75,000 Pfizer doses to arrive Wednesday in Saskatchewan

Jun 2, 2021 | 2:22pm

The Saskatchewan government says this week’s shipment of 74,880 Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine doses is scheduled to arrive Wednesday in the province. Those doses will be allocated between Regina, Saskatoon, Prince Albert, North Battleford, Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) North, ISC South, ISC North Battleford, Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority Prince Albert and pharmacies throughout the province. Wednesday also […]

Sask COVID-19: 151 new cases, one death; Pfizer doses expected to arrive Wednesday

May 26, 2021 | 2:16pm

The Saskatchewan government says this week’s shipment of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine doses is expected to arrive in the province Wednesday. The shipment of 63,180 doses will be distributed to Saskatoon, Regina, Prince Albert, North Battleford, Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) North, ISC South, ISC North Battleford, Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority Prince Albert and pharmacies throughout the […]

Two tickets issued by RPS for violating public health order

May 25, 2021 | 2:49pm

The Regina Police Service says they continue to receive complaints of people violating the province’s COVID-19 public health orders after officers issued two tickets in recent days. The first incident was on Friday when police were sent to the 3200 block of Green Bank Road in the city’s southeast for a complaint of a noisy […]

Sask. adds outdoor sports to Step One of reopening plan

May 25, 2021 | 10:25am

The Saskatchewan government says thanks to lowered risk of transmission in outdoor settings and a successful uptake of COVID-19 vaccination efforts, restrictions for outdoor sporting activities will soon ease. The government has announced that outdoor sports have been added to Step One of its reopening strategy, which is set to start on May 30. Outdoor […]

Sask. COVID-19: two new deaths, 173 new cases and 189 more recoveries

May 21, 2021 | 2:04pm

Saskatchewan is reporting two more deaths from residents who tested positive for COVID-19, along with 173 new cases and 189 more recoveries. Friday’s report shows one of the deaths was a person in the 70 to 79 age group from the Far North East, and the other death in the 80-plus category from the North […]

‘Human error’ reason Sask. pharmacies left without COVID-19 vaccines for Wednesday appointments

May 12, 2021 | 5:01pm

Health Minister Paul Merriman said on Wednesday afternoon that a mistake was the reason why many Wednesday COVID-19 vaccine appointments at pharmacies were delayed. The Ministry of Health shared on Wednesday there was a miscommunication between Saskatchewan’s Drug Plan and Extended Benefits Branch and a pharmaceutical distributor. The error means doses will instead be in […]

Sask. politicians push importance of getting second COVID vaccination when eligible

May 11, 2021 | 4:51pm

Members of both the Saskatchewan Party and Saskatchewan NDP are pushing residents to get vaccinated with their second COVID-19 vaccination dose when their time comes. Health Minister Paul Merriman stressed Tuesday post-question-period that it is important for residents who already have their first dose to be aware of when they become eligible for their second. […]