Interior Health issued a warning on Saturday of a COVID-19 outbreak at an Alberta oilsands work camp. On Wednesday, Alberta’s chief medical officer announced the outbreak, stating three people connected to the Kearl Lake project had tested positive for COVID-19.
Now, 12 people connected to the camp north of Fort McMurray have tested positive for COVID-19, said Interior Health, which prompted Saturday’s information bulletin. “Many residents in the Interior Health region travel to work camps in Alberta for employment and that there is potential for transmission between communities and between our provinces,” Interior Health said in its bulletin. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] “IH medical health