Eight days with no new COVID-19 in RMWB
As of Saturday, May 9 there are only three active cases of COVID-19 in Fort McMurray and 19 recoveries as well as two recoveries elsewhere in the RMWB
This undated electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health in February 2020 shows the virus that causes COVID-19. The sample was isolated from a patient in the U.S. THE CANADIAN PRESS/NIAID-RML via AP
For the eighth day in a row there has been no new COVID-19 cases in the region.
Fort McMurray has had an additional recovery and as of May 9 there are three active cases with 19 recoveries in the Urban Service Area and two recoveries elsewhere in the RMWB.
Alberta reported 59 new cases, meaning there has been a total of 6,157 cases in the province.
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Alberta’s COVID-19 hospitalization rates remain low with 74 people currently in hospital, 15 of whom are in intensive care.
In total, 4,204 Albertans have recovered from COVID-19 bringing the number of total active cases to 1,837 for the province.
The province also reported an additional death to bring the death toll to 116.