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Alberta reports two new cases, single COVID-19 recovery in Fort McMurray

Last Updated Jun 28, 2020 at 8:14 pm MDT

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, yellow, emerging from the surface of cells, blue/pink, cultured in the lab. Also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus causes COVID-19. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, NIAID-RML

The province reported there are two new cases and one recovered case of COVID-19 in Fort McMurray.

Fort McMurray now has 18 active cases and 31 recoveries of the illness.

Outside the urban service area, there are still seven active cases and 12 recovered cases of COVID-19.

Over the weekend, the RMWB accounted for a total of 12 new cases and 11 recoveries.

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Across Alberta, there were 39 new cases and no deaths from COVID-19 in the last 24 hours.

There are 520 active cases of COVID-19, 154 deaths, and 7322 recovered cases, up 39 from yesterday’s report.

Hospitalization remains low with 43 Albertans currently in hospitals with eight in intensive care.

The province also changed its geospatial map for active cases on its website.

Dr Deena Hinshaw, chief medical officer of health, will present her next report on COVID-19 response on June 29, 2020.