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More than 13K COVID cases in Sask. have been kids under 11
More than one-sixth of Saskatchewan's COVID-19 cases to date have been children under the age of 11. On Thursday, the provincial government's COVID dashboard changed the age groups of cases, separatin...
Nov 18, 2021 Health Minister Paul Merriman. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Latest COVID update Nov. 18: 95 new cases, 4 deaths
Saskatchewan continues to lead Canada in rate of deaths due to COVID-19. According to Health Canada statistics, the death rate in the province in the past two weeks is 3.4 deaths per 100,000 populatio...
Nov 18, 2021 (The Canadian Press file photo)
One-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine arrives but booster likely needed, doctor says
The single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine is now available in Saskatchewan, but it may not be one and done if people want to stay fully protected in the long run. Infectious disease physi...
Nov 18, 2021
Report says Health Canada poised to approve Pfizer vaccine for kids
According to the Toronto Star, Health Canada is expected to approve Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for kids aged five to 11 on Friday. On Oct. 18, the drug manufacturer asked Health Canada to approve its C...
Nov 18, 2021
Latest COVID update Nov. 17: Four deaths push Sask. total to 901
Saskatchewan's death toll from COVID-19 went over the 900 mark Wednesday. The Ministry of Health reported four deaths, meaning 901 people from this province have died as a result of the virus since Ma...
Nov 17, 2021
Latest COVID update Nov. 16: Active cases continue to fall
The number of active COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan has dropped by 72 per cent over the past month. In its daily update Tuesday, the Ministry of Health said there were 1,112 active cases in the provin...
Nov 16, 2021 (Sheena Roszell/650 CKOM file photo)
2,500 doses of J&J vaccine available in Sask. starting Wednesday
The first jabs of the one-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine will be available in Saskatchewan starting Wednesday. In a media release Tuesday, the Saskatchewan government said the province's ...
Nov 16, 2021
Latest COVID update Nov. 15: 35 fully vaccinated people among 97 new cases
More than a third of the new COVID-19 cases reported in Saskatchewan on Monday were people who had received two shots of a COVID vaccine. The Ministry of Health announced 97 new cases, 35 of whom were...
Nov 15, 2021 (Sheena Roszell/650 CKOM)
COVID cases confirmed at four Regina schools
Cases of COVID-19 have been identified at four more Regina schools. Regina Public Schools reported one case had been detected at each of Scott Collegiate, Balfour Collegiate and MacNeill School. The R...
Nov 15, 2021 Scott Collegiate. (980 CJME file photo)
Latest COVID update Nov. 14: Seven-day average continues to drop
The seven-day average of new COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan continued its recent downward trend Sunday. The Ministry of Health said the average was 111, or 9.2 per 100,000 people. There were 110 new c...
Nov 14, 2021 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
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8:30 - After a weekend of tornado warnings, large hail, and damaging winds, southeastern Saskatchewan is once again unde...