The risk of catching coronavirus in Saskatchewan remains low, health officials say.

The Ministry of Health has alerted all emergency rooms in the Saskatchewan of the coronavirus in case extra precautions need to be taken.

Flu season has arrived in Saskatchewan, and it is expected to peak in the next two to three weeks. However, more people have been getting vaccinated.

Free flu shots in Saskatchewan will be available to the public starting on Oct. 21.

There have been no cases of measles in Saskatchewan since 2014, when 16 people were diagnosed.

Flu season has set in earlier than usual and the dominant strain is more prone to infect young children.

The top earners in each of Saskatchewan's provincial ministry make a combined $3.79 million out of the $1.1 billion salary and benefit budget.

The province's chief medical health officer Dr. Saqib Shahab confirmed two people in Saskatchewan have died of the flu this year.

Saskatchewan health officials are confident they'll have enough vaccine for the upcoming flu season, despite word from a major supplier of a production problem.