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Daily COVID-19 Statistics There are 196 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on May 15, bringing the provincial total to 44,364 cases.

With the legislative session over, the governing Saskatchewan Party said they’ve charted a course out the pandemic, while the New Democrats said the government’s handling of COVID-19 has hurt the province.

On May 12, Waskesiu RCMP received a call from Lloydminster Rescue Squad, reporting they had recovered a body at Weyakwin Lake as part of a search they were conducting.

EAST CENTRAL — Multiple rural communities across the region have received funding for road work including the RMs of LeRoy, Colonsay, Lake Lenore and Pleasantdale.

Effective, 8 a.m., May 16, eligibility in the provincial age-based immunization program moves to 20 years of age and older, except for residents living in the Northern Saskatchewan Administration District, where it remains at age 18 and older.

The province of Saskatchewan has confirmed the first case of vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia (VITT). The patient is a female aged 60-69 who had received the AstraZeneca/COVISHIELD vaccine on April 11.

Vaccines Reported An additional 7,930 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 553,389.

EAST CENTRAL — Multiple rural communities across the east central region have received funding for road work including the RMs of Star City, Bjorkdale and Willow Creek.

A warrant to hold was issued for Michael MacKay after his lawyer failed to appear in North Battleford Provincial Court May 14 as scheduled to set a preliminary hearing date.

Second-degree murder charges against a woman accused of killing Damian Moosomin were upgraded to first-degree murder. Jannay Blackbird, 22, from Saulteaux First Nation appeared in North Battleford Provincial Court by CCTV on May 14.