Sask. plans to send more COVID-19 patients to Ontario

Saskatchewan plans to increase the number of COVID-19 patients it sends to Ontario starting early next week.

Roughly two to four patients will be transferred per day for several days, Marlo Pritchard, president of the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency and head of Saskatchewan’s Emergency Operations Centre, said during a COVID-19 technical briefing on Friday.

Earlier this week, six COVID-19 patients were sent to Ontario, and there are plans to move three more — one each on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, according to a news release from the province sent on Thursday.

Pritchard said the number of transfers could change depending on factors such as ICU capacity, clinical assessments, identifying appropriate