The Saskatchewan Health Authority and the Ministry of Health have identified an instrument error at the Roy Romanow Provincial Lab. That error resulted in up to 255 invalid COVID-19 tests from August 18-22. The samples have been tested again and 206 are inconsistent with the first result. To confirm that invalid tests are negative, a […]
The province says testing for COVID-19 variants of concern can now happen at the Roy Romanow Provincial Lab in Regina. The lab can test up to 192 samples a week with 120 continuing to go to Winnipeg to the National Microbiology Lab to ensure a larger sample size. In a statement from the government, it […]
There are only 37 new cases of COVID-19 being announced in Saskatchewan on Wednesday, but the province is informing us some technical difficulties with validation of tests at the Roy Romanow provincial lab is the result of lower than expected numbers. The Ministry of Health says any delayed reporting should be reflected in Thursday’s update. […]
After saying earlier in the week that he wanted COVID-19 tests in Saskatchewan to be increased at the provincial lab, Premier Moe announced Friday that the challenge had been met. Speaking during the government’s daily briefing on the pandemic, Moe said in the past 24 hours that more than 1,000 tests for the virus had […]
