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Article content Eleven more Saskatchewan people who tested positive for COVID-19 have died, according to a Thursday update that reported 244 new cases and a near-complete freeze in the province’s vaccination effort. The youngest death reported on Thursday was a person in their forties from the far north east region. There were two deaths among people in their sixties, two among people in their seventies and six among people over 80 years of age. We apologize, but this video has failed to load...

Seven years ago my son passed away while struggling with the cunning, baffling, powerful disease of “addiction” or as I would rather have it referred to S.U.D. (Substance Use Disorder). No autopsy was performed; the coroner’s report listed “undetermined causes” as manner of death. This means he is not even counted in the statistics! Jeff was more than his disease: He had dreams and goals, which were beyond his reach once his addiction took hold of him. Society (as in medical doctors) ...

here were 118 administered doses of COVID-19 vaccine reported yesterday in Saskatchewan – this brings the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 34,672.   As of January 28, 106 per cent of the doses received have been administered.  This overage is due to efficiencies in drawing extra doses from vials of vaccine received. The doses were administered in the following zones: Far North Central (10), North West (12), North Central (11), Central East (55) and South East (30)...

The seven-day average of daily new cases is 244 (19.9 new cases per 100,000 population. The Ministry of Health is updating data reporting systems. As such, it is anticipated that the COVID-19 dashboard will be unavailable until Feb. 1. The case news release and map of current cases will continue to be issued daily based on a separate data reporting process. The new cases are located in the Far North West (25), Far North Central (7), Far North East (14), North West (20), North Central (13),...

34,672 Vaccines Delivered There were 118 administered doses of COVID-19 vaccine reported yesterday in Saskatchewan – this brings the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 34,672.   As of January 28, 106 per cent of the doses received have been administered.  This overage is due to efficiencies in drawing extra doses from vials of vaccine received. The doses were administered in the following zones: Far North Central (10), North West (12), North Central (11), Central Ea...

  For the second time in less than a week, Saskatchewan has set a single-day high for deaths due to COVID...

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The board of directors also thanked Jackie Wall, Travis Frank and Dwight (Fitz) Bramble for their assistance as members of the organizing committee.  The group will continue to work towards launching a vibrant centre with a diverse range of programs for youths in Estevan. "Weve been meeting officially and unofficially since the end of 2019. This is over a year of planning, conversations and discussions," said Fisher. The efforts of the people involved are now coming to fruition. "We are d...

Sask. vaccinations stalled as province waits for doses Saskatchewan has administered more than 34,080 doses of COVID-19 vaccines, with 0.32 per cent of the province’s population now fully vaccinated after having received a second dose. Social Sharing

The announcement came on a day when Saskatchewan posted yet another record for COVID-19 related deaths, 14, but has seen a slow drop in new case counts. There are now 2,665 cases considered active, and on that day, 839 recoveries were reported. Moe said. “The number of new cases in Saskatchewan continues to gradually decline. Today we are reporting 232 new cases, and our seven-day average for new cases is now 254. This is down about 20 per cent from its peak of 321 on Jan. 12. Our active c...