Alberta frontline workers getting one-time $1,200 payment from government; one new COVID-19 case in Fort McMurray Public and private sector workers in the health care, continuing care, education, transportation and the grocery industries will be eligible for the benefit if they worked at least 300 hours between Oct. 12 and Jan. 31.
Author of the article: Vincent McDermott, Lisa Johnson
Publishing date: Feb 10, 2021 • February 13, 2021 • 6 minute read • Premier Jason Kenney (left) and Minister of Labour and Immigration Jason Copping, pictured at the Alberta Legislature in June 2019, announced a one-time $1,200 payment for eligible frontline workers in the province amid the COVID-19 pandemic on Wednesday. Ian Kucerak/Postmedia/File jpg, SP
To date, 3,142,545 tests for COVID-19 have been carried out on 1,746,915 people.
1,401 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in the last 24 hours. 102,524 doses have been administered across the province, 12,672 people are fully immunized with both doses.
32 adverse events following immunization have been reported to Alberta Health and Alberta Health Services.
Adverse events are classified as any health problem following immunization. They are not necessarily caused by the vaccine.
COVID-19 in Fort McMurray:
One new active case in the past 24 hours, bringing known active total to 102. The first case was reported in the city on March 19.
Six new recoveries in the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 1,574.
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COVID-19 has infected more than 1,000 workers during 21 outbreaks in the oilsands since the pandemic began in March.
The Fort McMurray Wood Buffalo area is home to 16 of those outbreaks more workplace outbreaks than any other community outside Calgary and Edmonton and makes up nearly 85 per cent of cases.
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Industry representatives say this is a trend reflective of the general population going through a second wave. Mayor Don Scott and labour leaders say these figures show limits to Alberta’s public data on workplace outbreaks.
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COVID-19 has infected more than 1,000 workers during 21 outbreaks in the oilsands since the pandemic began in March.
The Fort McMurray Wood Buffalo area is home to 16 of those outbreaks more workplace outbreaks than any other community outside Calgary and Edmonton and makes up nearly 85 per cent of cases.
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Industry representatives say this is a trend reflective of the general population going through a second wave. Mayor Don Scott and labour leaders say these figures show limits to Alberta’s public data on workplace outbreaks.
To date, 3,130,184 tests for COVID-19 have been carried out on 1,744,022 people.
1,670 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in the last 24 hours. 101,123 doses have been administered across the province, 10,174 people are fully immunized with both doses.
32 adverse events following immunization have been reported to Alberta Health and Alberta Health Services.
Adverse events are classified as any health problem following immunization. They are not necessarily caused by the vaccine.
COVID-19 in Fort McMurray:
Two new active cases in the past 24 hours, bringing known active total to 107. The first case was reported in the city on March 19.
15 new recoveries in the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 1,568.