Four New Confirmed COVID-19 Cases

On Thursday the province reported four new cases of COVID-19. There are two cases in Eastern Health, one case in the Central Health region and one case in the Western Health region.

Two of the cases are related to travel within Canada. One case is under investigation. One case is a close contact of a previous case.

There are no new presumptive positive cases leaving one presumptive positive case in the province. Once presumptive positive cases are confirmed positive, they are reported in public updates as new confirmed cases.

Currently, the province has 72 active cases of COVID-19. There are 31 cases in Eastern Health, 17 in Central Health, 23 in Western Health, and one in the Labrador-Grenfell Health region.

There are two people in the hospital due to COVID-19. So far, 140,572 people have been tested.

The Department of Health and Community Services is advising rotational workers about identified COVID-19 outbreaks at worksites in Alberta. They are Cenovus Christina Lake and Civeo McClelland Lake Lodge.