Coronavirus Edmonton

• Alberta adds 717 new COVID-19 cases, 15 additional deaths as active case total rises Saturday

  Despite the lower new case numbers in the province, Saturday's new cases outweighed new recoveries.

  Health

  Jan 16, 2021
  
• Alberta sets sombre new record Sunday with 22 COVID-19 deaths announced

  Sunday marked a grim milestone in Alberta with a new daily high of 22 COVID-related deaths reported.

  Health

  Dec 13, 2020
  
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• MacEwan University outbreak sees 12 students in Theatre Arts program test positive for COVID-19

  An outbreak at MacEwan University in Edmonton has seen 12 positive cases in students who were all in the same program, according to officials at the school. 

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  Nov 14, 2020
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• Mill Woods care home outbreak grows, COVID-19 case count now at 101

  Another patient died this week, bringing the total patients who have passed away from the virus to eight. 

  Health

  Oct 17, 2020
• City of Edmonton announces new measures to address rise in COVID-19 cases

  One week after Alberta Health announced voluntary measures for Edmonton, the city announced additional steps to address the uptick in COVID-19 cases.

  Health

  Oct 15, 2020
• Possible new COVID-19 restrictions in Edmonton likely won’t look like the old ones

  Rising COVID-19 infection rates in Edmonton have health officials considering tougher measures in the capital city.

  Health

  Oct 6, 2020
• Edmonton to begin dismantling shared streets installed to encourage physical distancing

  The City of Edmonton will soon begin the process to dismantle the shared-use paths installed earlier this year to encourage physical distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

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  Sep 25, 2020
• Edmonton seeing 97% compliance rate on mandatory masks: city

  Masks or face coverings have been mandatory in all indoor public spaces and on public transit in Edmonton since the beginning of August and the city says the compliance rate sits at 97 per cent.

  Health

  Sep 17, 2020
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• Coronavirus: Alberta updates continuing care facility protocols, giving residents more flexibility

  Saturday will mark six months since the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in Alberta. 

  Health

  Sep 3, 2020
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• 85 additional cases of COVID-19 in Alberta Tuesday, over half of them recorded in the Edmonton zone

  Alberta Health officials released the latest numbers of COVID-19 in the province Tuesday, where 85 additional cases and three new deaths were recorded.

  Canada

  Aug 11, 2020