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Alberta is moving K-12 students to at-home learning, closing patios and salons, and increasing fines for rulebreakers in an effort to stem a surge in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations.
The measures, announced by Premier Jason Kenney Tuesday night, are the strongest put in place since last spring and apply to any region or community except for those with fewer than 50 cases per 100,000 people and fewer than 30 active cases.
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The latest COVID-19 update from the province brought new restrictions.
As of Tuesday, May 4, Fort Saskatchewan reported 148 active cases of the coronavirus. Sherwood Park reported 316 cases, Strathcona County counted 77 cases, and Sturgeon County reported 97 cases.
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The City’s rate of infection has spiked, with a 524.9 active case rate per 100,000 residents reported on Sunday. The Wednesday prior the rate of infection was just 432.5, in comparison.
The new restrictions come as Alberta has the highest number of new COVID-19 cases per week of any province or state in North America and the highest number of active cases by population of any province in Canada. On Tuesday, Alberta reported 1,743 new infections, bringing the total number of active cases to a new record of 23,623, and nine additional deaths.
Alberta moves students online, closes patios and salons over COVID-19 surge
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Alberta Premier Jason Kenney updates media on measures taken to help with COVID-19, in Edmonton, Friday, March 20, 2020. Albertans are getting ready to hear new restrictions today as the province s leaders deal with the highest COVID-19 case rates in the country. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
EDMONTON – Premier Jason Kenney, with surging COVID-19 case rates threatening to overwhelm Alberta’s hospitals, has reintroduced stricter rules on outdoor gatherings, businesses and schools not seen since the first wave of the pandemic.