Alberta reported 11 new cases and four recoveries of COVID-19 in Fort McMurray over the weekend.
There are 28 active cases of the illness and 81 recoveries within the urban service area.
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This follows an announcement from the Earls restaurant in downtown Fort McMurray confirming ties to a positive case of the illness.
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There are no active cases of COVID-19 outside the urban service area.
141 residents across the RMWB recovered from the virus.
In the last 72 hours, there were 426 new cases of COVID-19 and two deaths across Alberta.
133 new cases were reported on Aug. 28, 184 cases on Aug. 29, or 109 cases on Aug. 30.
The province has 1370 active cases, 239 deaths, and 12,293 resolved cases of COVID-19.
44 Albertans are currently in hospital receiving treatment with eight in intensive care.
In all, 33,669 tests were conducted over the past 3 days (including 12,244 on Sunday)
With 426 new cases, that translates to 1.26% positive. #yeg #yyc #ableg #covid19ab
— Courtney Theriault (@cspotweet) August 31, 2020
Dr Deena Hinshaw, chief medical officer of health, clarified an order posted over the weekend.
Hinshaw says the guidance had been online for weeks, but adds she will only repost new order on Monday thru Thursday, and that she will share info online via social media. #yeg #yye #ableg #covid19ab
— Courtney Theriault (@cspotweet) August 31, 2020
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Hinshaw will provide her next report on Sept. 3, 2020.
