The Alberta government reported five deaths due to COVID-19.
These are the most deaths reported in a single day since the start of the outbreak in the province.
Dr Deena Hinshaw, chief medical officer of health, said one of the five was a man in his 30s from the North Zone.
There are still only four confirmed cases of the virus in the RMWB.
All four are within the Fort McMurray urban service area.
The deaths bring the total in Alberta to eight with 29 newly confirmed cases.
As of publication, there are 690 confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 in the province of Alberta.
More details to come…