Saskatoon area adds 121 new reported COVID-19 variant cases in one day
The number of variant coronavirus cases appears to be surging in Saskatoon.

The number of variant coronavirus cases appears to be surging in Saskatoon.
The Saskatchewan government has extended the limit on private household gatherings to encompass the whole province.
The Government of Saskatchewan reported 288 new COVID-19 cases and two deaths on Tuesday. There were also 328 more variants of concern identified.
The number of COVID-19 variant cases is increasing in Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority (NITHA) communities where 10 cases have now been detected.
A small group gathered outside of Pine Grove Correctional Centre on Tuesday to show support for inmates on hunger strike.
The NDP and SGEU continue to call on the provincial government to prioritize more frontline workers in the COVID-19 vaccination strategy.
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Canada reported its first case of vaccine-induced blood clots linked to the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine in a Quebec woman who is now said to be recovering at home.
The Council of Atlantic Premiers has confirmed that the Atlantic Bubble will not reopen on April 19 as planned.
A new study examining thousands of adult COVID-19 patients has found that physical inactivity is associated with higher risk for severe COVID-19 outcomes.
Health Canada says it’s closely watching the situation south of the border, where federal health and safety officials have paused the use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine over concerns of a small number of rare blood clotting events.
U.S. biotech company Moderna announced that its COVID-19 vaccine is 90 per cent effective against all forms of the disease and 95 per cent effective against severe disease.
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