Health

Fifth straight day of high new case numbers in the province, no new deaths

The province is reporting another 1,069 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 today.There are currently 7,750 cases are considered active as new daily cases for the day have exceeded 900 cases for the fifth...

Jan 10, 2022

COVID hospitalizations nearing or reaching record highs in several provinces

COVID-19 cases are threatening to overwhelm hospitals in several parts of Canada, with hospitalizations nearing or reaching record highs in Quebec, Ontario, and New Brunswick.Former CEO of the Univers...

Jan 10, 2022

Province confirms 1,170 new cases of COVID-19, first time daily cases have exceeded a thousand

For the first time since the pandemic began, the new daily case numbers of COVID-19 in the province has exceeded 1,000 in a single day's count.Another 1,170 new cases of COVID-19, including 119 new ca...

Jan 07, 2022

Saskatchewan’s top doctor recommends no gatherings in coming weeks

Saskatchewan has not put in any further COVID-19 health measures, but Dr. Saqib Shahab was emphatic in his recommendation Thursday."We need ... to do everything to blunt the wave," the province's chie...

Jan 06, 2022

NWSD confident in return-to-school health measures

As students and staff return to the classroom after the winter break, administration at the Northwest School Division (NWSD) is expressing confidence in a safe return. On Wednesday, the Government of ...

Jan 06, 2022

Province exceeds highest daily case count and current active case records with 913 new cases today

The provincial government is reporting 913 new cases of COVID-19 today and a current active case count of 5,235.These are both the highest numbers seen in the province since the pandemic began.Of the ...

Jan 06, 2022

Rapid tests offer ‘layer’ of protection against COVID-19: Shahab

There won't be any change to public health orders in Saskatchewan - at least not in the foreseeable future.During a news conference on Wednesday, Education Minister Dustin Duncan, joined by chief medi...

Jan 06, 2022

Saskatchewan adds over 500 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours

The Government of Saskatchewan has reported 537 new COVID-19 cases.Sixty-two of these cases were recorded in the northern part of the province. This includes Far North West (nine), Far North East (fou...

Jan 05, 2022

Saskatchewan outlines steps to keep schools open

The Saskatchewan government doesn't have any immediate plans to move schools to online learning.On Wednesday, the government outlined the steps it plans to take to keep schools operating in the midst ...

Jan 05, 2022

Province announces 1,954 new cases of COVID-19 since Dec. 31

The Government of Saskatchewan has reported 1,954 new COVID-19 cases since its last report.There were 623 on Dec. 31, 607 on Jan.1, 398 on Jan. 2, and 326 on Jan. 3.The new cases were found in the Far...

Jan 04, 2022