REGINA -- The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is looking for ways to deal with the increasing need for more ICU beds in the province. “The system is not working as it normally has, not for non-COVID patients or COVID patients. We are putting stresses on the system that are unprecedented, particularly in Regina,” said Saskatchewan Health Authority CEO Scott Livingstone. According to Livingstone, the SHA has already increased ICU capacity to 117 beds across the province, adding 38 beds to the 79 existing spaces. Livingstone said there are over 96 ICU patients in Saskatchewan, which includes COVID and non-COVID patients. As of Thursday, there are 48 COVID-19 patients receiving intensive care in Saskatchewan hospitals. Regina is seeing the greatest number of patients admitted to the ICU. The province said there are 34 COVID-19 patients in ICU beds in Regina – the highest number recorded was 35 on Tuesday.