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By Shaun Penner

COVID-19 UPDATE

Spirit River area reports first COVID-19 case; Grande Prairie area adds cases

Jul 14, 2020 | 3:52 PM

There were new cases of COVID-19 identified in the City and County of Grande Prairie on Tuesday, while the M.D. of Spirit River area reported its first case during the pandemic.

There are now five active cases of COVID-19 in the County of Grande Prairie, which is an increase of two from Monday’s update. There are now four active cases in the City of Grande Prairie, which is one more than the previous day.

Updated case totals among Peace Region municipalities as of the end of day July 12 are as follows:

• City of Grande Prairie: 21 cases (Four active, 17 recovered)
• County of Grande Prairie: 12 cases (Five active, seven recovered)
• M.D. of Greenview: One case (Recovered)
• M.D. of Spirit River: One case (Active)
• M.D. of Smoky River: 72 cases (62 recovered, ten deaths)
• Big Lakes County: 47 cases (Three active, 39 recovered, five deaths)
• M.D. of Lesser Slave River: Five cases (All recovered)
• Northern Sunrise County: Four cases (All recovered)
• M.D. of Peace: Six cases (All recovered)
• M.D. of Fairview: One case (Active)
• Clear Hills County: 16 cases (Seven active, nine recovered)
• County of Northern Lights: Three cases (All active)
• Mackenzie County: 59 cases (15 active, 43 recovered, one death)

There are now 701 active cases of COVID-19 in Alberta, with 86 new ones being added on July 12. 8,048 people have now recovered. There were two additional deaths in the province over the last 24 hours, bringing the COVID-19 death toll to 163.

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Dr. Deena Hinshaw, the province chief medical officer of health, says with cases on the rise in Alberta, it serves as a reminder that people should continue to follow public health advice, like washing your hands regularly and practicing physical distancing.

Dr. Hinshaw adds that after four months of the pandemic, many may be tuning out her messages.

“It can seem like old news, and many are tired of hearing this information. As the Premier and I both mentioned yesterday, we are concerned about the recent rise in cases we are seeing.”

“This is a reminder that COVID-19 can spread quickly, and cases can rise rapidly if we don’t all do our part.”

There are now 55 people in hospital in Alberta, while 13 of those are in an ICU. There is only one person in the hospital in Northern Alberta.

Over the last 24 hours, there were 5,800 tests processed at the provincial lab. There have now been 545,902 tests processed in Alberta, while 38,232 people from the North Zone have been tested.