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By Shaun Penner

COVID-19 UPDATE

COVID-19 related fatality reported in the City of Grande Prairie Friday

Aug 21, 2020 | 4:04 PM

Alberta Health is reporting the first COVID-19 related death in the City of Grande Prairie Friday, as there were eight new cases identified in the Swan City on Thursday.

Sherene Khaw with Alberta Health says the individual who passed away was a man in his 70’s, and that the case is not linked to a continuing care facility.

This is the first COVID-19 linked death in the City of Grande Prairie during the pandemic and the 26th reported in the North Zone. A total of 230 Albertans have died as a result of COVID-19, according to Alberta Health.

The City’s active case count rose to 24 for the end of day August 20 with the fatality and the eight new cases. There were two new cases reported in the County of Grande Prairie on Friday, while there was one new case identified in the MD of Greenview.

Updated case numbers among Peace Region municipalities as of the end of day August 20 are as follows:

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• City of Grande Prairie: 67 cases (24 active, 42 recovered, one death)
• County of Grande Prairie: 38 cases (15 active, 23 recovered)
• M.D. of Greenview: Nine cases (One active, seven recovered, one death)
• Birch Hills County: Three cases (One active, two recovered)
• M.D. of Spirit River: Three cases (All recovered)
• M.D. of Smoky River: 73 cases (63 recovered, ten deaths)
• Big Lakes County: 47 cases (42 recovered, five deaths)
• M.D. of Lesser Slave River: Five cases (All recovered)
• M.D. of Peace: 13 cases (Six active, seven recovered)
• M.D. of Fairview: Two Cases (Both recovered)
• Clear Hills County: 25 cases (One active, 24 recovered)
• Northern Sunrise County: Five cases (One active, four recovered)
• County of Northern Lights: 12 cases (Seven active, five recovered)
• Mackenzie County: 239 cases (39 active, 192 recovered, eight deaths)

The province added 144 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, coming off of 9,866 tests being processed at the provincial lab. A total of 11,374 cases are considered recovered in Alberta, an increase of 82 from the day prior.

Hospitalizations held at 43 for the end of day Thursday, with nine of those individuals in ICU. In the North Zone, nine people are in hospital with two of those admitted into intensive care.

There have been 865,835 tests processed at the provincial lab since March on 697,546 Albertans. In the North Zone, an increase of 417 from the day prior.