As Alberta continues to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic, and its impact on long-term care facilities, provincial health officials have expanded testing protocols.
According to the province, all staff and residents at long-term care facilities dealing with a COVID-19 outbreak in Alberta will be tested for the virus whether or not they’re showing symptoms.
The tests are expected in the coming days, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney said on Friday. To date, 51 people in Alberta have died due to COVID-19; of those, 32 were residents in long-term care facilities.
The McKenzie Towne Continuing Care Centre in Calgary, operated by Revera, has been the hardest hit care facility in the province with 50 residents and 41 staff testing positive for