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42 new cases, no new deaths from COVID-19 in Alberta

In this illustration provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in January 2020 shows the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV). This virus was identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan, China. The COVID-19 crisis has exposed the shortcomings of Canada's economy, particularly when it comes to supply chains and the development of value-added products to keep the country competitive, innovation experts in three provinces say. THE CANADIAN PRESS/CDC via AP, File

The Alberta government reported 42 new cases of COVID-19 in the province, bringing the number of total cases to 6860.

No Albertans passed away from the virus in the last 24 hours.

The death toll in the province remains 135.

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There are 801 active cases in the province and 5924 recovered cases.

There are no new cases of COVID-19 in the municipality, but there are still two active cases.

There is one active case in Fort McMurray and another outside the urban service area, 23 people have recovered in the region.

Dr Deena Hinshaw, chief medical officer of health, will present her report on COVID-19 response in Alberta on May 25, 2020.

To date, health officials tested 216,168 Albertans for COVID-19.