UPDATE: Alberta reports third case of COVID-19 in RMWB
This undated electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health in February 2020 shows the Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, orange, emerging from the surface of cells, gray, cultured in the lab. Also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus causes COVID-19. The sample was isolated from a patient in the U.S. THE CANADIAN PRESS/NIAID-RML via AP
The Alberta government reported the third case of COVID-19 in the RMWB.
According to the Alberta website, there are three cases of the virus within the urban service area of Fort McMurray.
As of 5:00 p.m. on March 26, there are 26 cases in the North Zone, and 486 in Alberta.
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Dr Kristen Klein of Alberta Health Services said an online screening tool is available for residents on the AHS website.
She also noted there is an increase in community transmissions.
AHS maintains residents follow strict social distancing guidelines to help stop the spread of COVID-19.