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People who need to self-isolate because of COVID-19 but can’t do it safely in their own homes are eligible to stay in a provincially funded hotel, with three meals a day, in an attempt for the government to help slow down the spread of COVID-19. On Tuesday, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney announced an expansion of the provincial self-isolation hotel program with16 hotels ready to be filled – six in Calgary, nine in Edmonton and one in Peace Ricer. The hotel system will have a maximum capacity in Calgary of 791 spots; Edmonton’s will have over 1,300. Help support neighbourhoods The expansio...

As Alberta reports 30 COVID-19 deaths, Hinshaw reflects on 'heartbreaking' number Alberta recorded 30 COVID-19 deaths Thursday, the highest number ever reported on a single day, prompting the province's chief medical officer of health to reflect on the "heartbreaking" number and the importance of following restrictions. Social Sharing CBC News · Posted: Dec 17, 2020 1:30 PM MT | Last Updated: December 18, 2020 Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta's chief medical officer of health, updated the COVID-19 situation for the province on Thursday.(Jason Franson/The Canadian Press)

To date, 2,544,564 tests for COVID-19 have been carried out on 1,581,863 people. COVID-19 numbers in Fort McMurray:   20 new active cases in past 24 hours, bringing known active total to 224. The first case was reported in the city on March 19. 17 new recoveries in past 24 hours, bringing the total to 819. Masks in public spaces become mandatory on Oct. 26, after 51 active COVID-19 cases were reported in the Wood Buffalo region. The order will be assessed every 30 days and remain if there are more than 50 active cases. Privacy regulations means Alberta Health cannot release how many COVID-1...

  EDMONTON -- To curb the fastest spread of COVID-19 in 11 communities in Edmonton and Calgary, the Alberta government is expanding a spring program that offered self-isolation space to those who couldn't quarantine at home. Premier Jason Kenney said Tuesday the province's data shows community transmission is highest in neighbourhoods whose population largely works in public-facing jobs and sees lower incomes or higher-density living arrangements between multiple generations. As such, the province is launching the COVID Care Campaign, which will send teams to the communities with the lat...

To date, 2,544,564 tests for COVID-19 have been carried out on 1,581,863 people. COVID-19 numbers in Fort McMurray:   20 new active cases in past 24 hours, bringing known active total to 224. The first case was reported in the city on March 19. 17 new recoveries in past 24 hours, bringing the total to 819. Masks in public spaces become mandatory on Oct. 26, after 51 active COVID-19 cases were reported in the Wood Buffalo region. The order will be assessed every 30 days and remain if there are more than 50 active cases. Privacy regulations means Alberta Health cannot release how many COVID-1...