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As of April 10, Saskatchewan has six new confirmed cases and one new presumptive case of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan, bringing the total to 285 reported cases.

HUMBOLDT — The Humboldt Ministerial Association is opening up their Helping Hands Fund to local non-profits that require financial assistance to keep going. The Helping Hands Fund is traditionally used to financially help people in the community.

As of April 10, 2020, Saskatchewan has six new confirmed cases and one new presumptive case of COVID-19, bringing the total to 285 reported cases. The information was released by the Saskatchewan Ministry of Health on Friday afternoon.

On April 8, 2020, just after 3 p.m., Saskatoon RCMP responded to the report of a serious motor vehicle collision on Highway 41, approximately eight kilometers southwest of Aberdeen.

If the Saskatchewan Health Authority runs out of a fresh supply of N95 masks, it will work with the University of Saskatchewan’s vaccine centre to decontaminate them to use them again.

With many Saskatchewan residents facing financial hardship due to the pandemic, the province’s official opposition is calling for interest caps on credit cards and payday loans.

Small businesses directly affected by government public health orders will be able to access a one-time grant to help with the challenges they face.

The Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce has voiced its approval for the new small-business support measures announced Thursday by Premier Scott Moe and Trade and Export Development Minister Jeremy Harrison.

HUMBOLDT — If it becomes necessary to designate hospitals as COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 facilities, Humboldt’s hospital will be non-COVID-19 because it is a hub that can provide advanced care.

A North Battleford man charged with second-degree murder in connection to the death of a 22-year-old woman had his court case adjourned. Keenan Mirasty, 21, appeared in North Battleford Provincial Court April 8 for a show cause hearing.