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By Shaun Penner

COVID-19 UPDATE

Recoveries top 4,000 in Alberta as province adds 81 new COVID-19 cases

May 8, 2020 | 6:50 PM

Alberta has added 81 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, while just one new case was identified in northern Alberta for May 8.

Chief Medical Officer of Health in Alberta, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, also said 4,020 of the province’s 6,098 cases of COVID-19 have now recovered, which leaves 1,963 cases active as of Friday. One more individual was reported to have died over the last 24 hours, meaning 115 Albertans have died from the disease. The fatality was a woman in her 80’s from the Calgary Zone.

The new case in the north was identified in the Mackenzie County area. An updated total for Peace Region municipalities as of Friday are as follows:

• City of Grande Prairie: Four cases (One active, three recovered)
• County of Grande Prairie: Five cases (One active, four recovered)
• M.D. of Greenview: Two cases (One active, one recovered)
• M.D. of Smoky River: 67 cases (Ten active, 47 recovered, ten deaths)
• Big Lakes County: 37 cases (Seven active, 27 recovered, three deaths)
• M.D. of Lesser Slave River: Five cases (All recovered)
• Northern Sunrise County: Three cases (All recovered)
• M.D. of Peace: Seven cases (All recovered)
• Clear Hills County: One case (Fatal)
• County of Northern Lights: One case (Recovered)
• Mackenzie County: 30 cases (Ten active, 20 recovered)

Friday’s increase in cases comes as 2,817 tests were processed over the past 24 hours, including 236 in the North Zone.

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166,327 people have now been tested for COVID-19 in Alberta, while 12,904 have been completed for northern Albertans.

Dr. Hinshaw also stated Friday that the province is seeing a decrease in the number of hospitalizations and ICU admissions. As of May 8, 80 Albertans are in hospital with COVID-19, while 17 of those are in intensive care.

Seven people in northern Alberta are currently in hospital, while none are in ICU, according to data from Alberta Health.

“It is encouraging to see these numbers coming down from last week, because it means fewer people are experiencing severe outcomes from this virus,” said Dr. Hinshaw.

“It also means out healthcare system has the capacity to handle potential additional COVID-19 cases if needed.”