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By Shaun Penner
COVID-19 UPDATE: December 3

Sixteen new COVID-19 cases recorded in Grande Prairie

Dec 3, 2020 | 3:56 PM

The City of Grande Prairie added 16 new cases of COVID-19 for December 2 alongside four more recoveries, increasing the City’s active case total to 82 as of Wednesday.

The County of Grande Prairie added three new cases on Wednesday along with one more recovery. There are now 20 active cases there, and 102 between the City and County combined.

Updated case totals among Peace Region municipalities as of the end of day December 2 are as follows:

  • City of Grande Prairie: 508 cases (82 active, 422 recovered, four deaths)
  • County of Grande Prairie: 175 cases (20 active, 154 recovered, one death)
  • M.D. of Greenview: 97 cases (30 active, 66 recovered, one death)
  • Birch Hills County: Six cases (all recovered)
  • M.D. of Spirit River: 31 cases (three active, 28 recovered)
  • Saddle Hills County: Eight cases (all recovered)
  • M.D. of Smoky River: 79 cases (one active, 68 recovered, ten deaths)
  • Big Lakes County: 67 cases (13 active, 49 recovered, five deaths)
  • M.D. of Lesser Slave River: 68 cases (34 active, 34 recovered)
  • M.D. of Peace: 136 cases (37 active, 99 recovered)
  • M.D. of Fairview: 52 cases (one active, 50 recovered, one death)
  • Clear Hills County: 98 cases (97 recovered, one death)
  • Northern Sunrise County: 24 cases (nine active, 15 recovered)
  • County of Northern Lights: 69 cases (three active, 66 recovered)
  • Mackenzie County: 433 cases (six active, 414 recovered, 13 deaths)

The province added 1,854 new cases for December 2 as 19,622 tests were completed. Chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw said the province’s positivity rate sits at around 9.5 per cent.

There are 511 Albertans in hospital as of Wednesday night with COVID-19, 97 of whom are in an ICU. In the North Zone, 23 people are in hospital, two of whom are in intensive care.

Dr. Hinshaw also announced 14 more deaths linked to COVID-19 in Alberta. A total of 575 Albertans have now died from COVID-19 complications.

by Shaun Penner