Health

1,102 new cases of COVID-19 in weekly epi report

The province have reported 1,102 new cases of COVID-19 in the new weekly integrated epidemiology report.This week's report contains data recorded from Sunday, Feb. 20 to Saturday Feb. 26 and the hospi...

Mar 03, 2022

‘R’ designation removed from Saskatchewan health cards

Saskatchewan health cards will no longer carry an "R" to denote the card holder has self-declared as a Registered Indian.The government said the change was effective immediately. Prior to Tuesday, an ...

Mar 02, 2022

'Likely COVID': Saskatchewan emergency rooms seeing more children under five

REGINA -- Saskatchewan is seeing a spike in emergency room visits among children between the ages of one and four who are showing up with respiratory-like illnesses. Chief medical health officer, Dr. ...

Mar 02, 2022

SHA shifting to self-screening at its facilities

The Saskatchewan Health Authority has started to move to self-screening at its facilities.The SHA began the process Monday - the same day the last of the COVID-related public health measures in Saskat...

Mar 01, 2022

Health minister confident in decision to remove health measures

Saskatchewan Health Minister Paul Merriman called it an exciting day, pointing out that people wearing masks in public is no longer up to the government.The public health order was dropped Monday, the...

Mar 01, 2022

Lloydminster mayor voices need for more mental health, addictions resources

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect Saskatchewan residents, the Saskatchewan Urban Mayors Assocation (SUMA) is voicing concerns over the available supports for mental health and addictions.Ll...

Feb 28, 2022

Province reports 1,407 new cases and 37 new deaths in weekly report

The Government of Saskatchewan has issued their weekly COVID-19 EPI report which looks at data from Sunday, Feb. 13 to Saturday, Feb. 19.There were 1,407 new cases of COVID-19, which was 1.2 laborator...

Feb 24, 2022

Province’s top doctor says drop in test positivity is good sign

Saskatchewan's weekly COVID-19 numbers showed a record number of hospitalizations but also a big drop in test positivity rate.Dr. Saqib Shahab, the province's chief medical health officer, told 650 CK...

Feb 18, 2022

Health Canada gives its OK to Novavax’s COVID vaccine

Health Canada has approved a fifth COVID-19 vaccine for use in the country.Novavax's Nuvaxovid vaccine joins those from AstraZeneca, Janssen (Johnson & Johnson), Moderna and Pfizer on the list of ...

Feb 17, 2022

Province reports 2,522 new cases of COVID-19 in weekly report

The Government of Saskatchewan has released its second weekly epidemiological report, which is a deeper analysis into COVID-19 in the province.This report features data from Sunday, Feb. 6 to Saturday...

Feb 17, 2022