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COVID-19 Update

One new COVID-19 case confirmed in North Zone, Alberta adds 57

May 17, 2020 | 3:49 PM

Alberta has 57 newly confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing the provincial total of active cases to 1,064. Of those new cases, one is located in Mackenzie County.

The Province has also announced one new death related to the virus, bringing the death toll in Alberta to 127.

Alberta’s hospitalization rate once again decreased, as the number of hospital admissions decreased by three from Saturday to 57. Two of patients are located in the North Zone.

The number of cases in intensive care has increased to nine, one more than Saturday. Those cases are located in the Edmonton (three) or Calgary (six) Zones.

A breakdown of the Peace Region cases are listed below:

  • City of Grande Prairie: Three cases (All 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 (Three active, 54 recovered, ten deaths)
  • Big Lakes County: 36 cases (One active, 33 recovered, two deaths)
  • M.D. of Lesser Slave River: Five cases (All recovered)
  • Northern Sunrise County: Three cases (All recovered)
  • M.D. of Peace: Seven cases (Six recovered, one death)
  • Clear Hills County: One case (Fatal)
  • County of Northern Lights: One case (Recovered)
  • Mackenzie County: 33 cases (Seven active, 26 recovered)

Rigorous testing is ongoing in the province, with 3,761 tests administered to Albertans in the past 24 hours. As of Sunday, May 17, 196,309 individuals have been tested for COVID-19, and a total of 213,078 tests performed by the lab.

The recovery rate in Alberta has increased to over 83 per cent as of Sunday, with 5,453 individuals having recovered from the virus across Alberta.