Regina / 980 CJME
Jan 22, 2021 2:05 PM
Six people from the Regina area were among the eight COVID-related deaths reported by the Saskatchewan government Friday.
The Regina region reported two deaths in each of the 60-to-69 and 80-and-over age groups, and one in each of the 40-to-49 and 70-to-79 age groups.
One person in their 60s from the Saskatoon zone and one person in the 80-and-over range from the central-east region also died.
To date, 247 Saskatchewan residents have died after testing positive for the coronavirus. That total includes 92 deaths in January alone.
The province also reported 312 new cases Friday, increasing the province’s total since March to 21,643.
By Ryan Young
A temporary service disruption to note in Melville.
The Saskatchewan Health Authority says ER services at St. Peter’s Hospital will be unavailable from 8 a.m. tomorrow (Tues) until Wednesday at 8 a.m.
Inpatient and and lab services will not be affected by the temporary disruption.
In an email, a spokesperson with the SHA cited recent physician vacancies as the reason, but mentioned recruitment efforts are underway to fill those vacancies.
ER services are available at the Yorkton Regional Health Centre, St. Anthony’s Hospital in Esterhazy, All Nations Healing Hospital in Fort Qu’Appelle and the Southeast Integrated Care Centre in Moosomin.
REGINA More than 450 seniors in the Parkland region are receiving stockings this year with help from the community. The Stockings for Senior’s program was organized by Yorkton Pay It Forward group and was fuelled by donations. A total of nine different residences, including the hospital will see the boxes of gifts come through their doors by Christmas. On Dec. 22, 30 stockings were delivered by Kristin Weber, who coordinated the program, and her family. The night before they dropped off stockings in Saltcoats, Canora, Theodore and Invermay. Weber says all the residences are overwhelmed and appreciative of the gesture. I feel that it s honestly the least that myself and the people that are donating can do right now because majority of these people are alone except for the staff in the facilities and if this can make their Christmas a little better then. It makes it all worth while, commented Weber.