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COVID-19 cases and three deaths from the disease on Sunday.The province said the deaths involved a man in his 70s in the South zone linked to the outbreak at Trinity Reformed Church in Lethbridge, a man in his 60s in the South Zone and a man in his 70s in the Edmonton zone. All three cases included comorbidities.

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Dr. Hinshaw to provide COVID-19 update for Albertans Tuesday afternoon

COVID-19 update from Dr. Deena Hinshaw on Tuesday afternoon.The province’s chief medical officer of health is scheduled to speak at 3:30 p.m.

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Alberta reports 1,183 new COVID-19 cases, 1 more death on Sunday

COVID-19 cases and one more death connected to the virus on Sunday.The death was a woman in her 70s in the Edmonton zone who had comorbidities. Alberta’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout expands to front-line health-care workers on Monday An additional 942 variant of concern cases were reported Sunday, with 50.5 per cent of active cases in Alberta now being VOCs.The province has 14,293 active cases, 144,596 recoveries and 2,013 deaths.As of Sunday, the Calgary zone has 6,600 active cases, the Edmonton zone has 3,524, the North zone has 1,885, the Central zone has 1,222, the South zone has 942 and 120 cases in unknown zones.

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Alberta Health reports 1,293 new COVID-19 cases, 5 more deaths on Saturday

Alberta’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout expands to front-line health-care workers on Monday The deaths include:The province now has 13,687 active cases, 144,020 recoveries and 2,012 deaths.As of Saturday, the Calgary zone has 6,361 active cases, the Edmonton zone has 3,320, the North zone has 1,815, the Central zone has 1,124 and the South zone has 955. There are 112 cases in unknown zones.

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Alberta’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout expands to front-line health-care workers on Monday

COVID-19 vaccine rollout is expanding to include front-line health-care workers in Phase 2C.The province said more than 240,000 eligible health-care workers can start booking vaccine appointments on Monday, April 12.“As part of Phase 2C of Alberta’s vaccine rollout, nurses, doctors, dentists and any health-care workers in patient care facilities or providing direct patient care in the community will receive the vaccine,” the province said in a news release.

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Alberta confirms 1,521 cases of COVID-19 on Friday, 674 new variant cases

COVID-19 cases in Alberta involve a variant of concern, the province reported on Friday.Alberta Health announced a total of 1,521 cases of COVID-19 had been confirmed over the last 24 hours. An additional 674 cases of variants of concern were confirmed.

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Will Alberta announce new COVID-19 restrictions on Tuesday?

COVID-19 case numbers in Alberta climb and variants of concern continue to spread, many people are wondering if the province is on the cusp of announcing tighter health restrictions.Alberta’s emergency management cabinet committee was originally scheduled to meet on Wednesday, but the meeting has since been moved up to Tuesday morning.This, as Alberta Health announced Monday that 887 new COVID-19 cases had been identified in the last 24 hours, including 432 variants of concern. Alberta COVID-19 positivity rises to 9.9% as NDP pushes for stronger restrictions Alberta’s chief medical officer of health, Dr.

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Alberta Health reports 950 new COVID-19 cases, 600 additional variants on Sunday

COVID-19 cases over the previous 24-hour period.The province also reported 600 additional variant cases, with 38 per cent of the active cases in Alberta now being variants of concern.On Saturday, Alberta Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw tweeted Saturday there was a significant outbreak in the province relating to the P.1 variant, which was first discovered in Brazil.

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COVID-19: Documents renew calls for public inquiry into Cargill outbreak in Alberta

COVID-19. The High River, Alta., facility reported hundreds of employees that tested positive and three deaths were linked to the outbreak.Internal provincial government documents were obtained by the Alberta Federation of Labour.AFL president Gil McGowan said the 600-plus pages of documents suggest the spread could have been contained earlier.“The revelations included in documents we obtained through the freedom of information process make it clear the UCP was prioritizing production and profits over safety of workers,” McGowan said.McGowan referred to a “particularly concerning email” from Dr.

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COVID-19: Alberta doctor pleased with province’s slow move into Step 2

630 CHED Mornings with Chelsea Bird and Shaye Ganam on Tuesday to discuss the government’s decision to ease some restrictions the day before.“I think this was a very reasonable, as you say, incremental change. I think it’s safe.” COVID-19: Low-intensity indoor fitness allowed as Alberta ‘cautiously’ enters Step 2 Gibney said the government was under extreme pressure to show some movement forward in the province’s reopening plan and the distinction between high-intensity and low-intensity exercise was a good one to make.He pointed to an incident in Hawaii where a spin instruction had COVID-19 but wasn’t symptomatic yet.

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Over 31,000 Alberta seniors get first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, 291 new cases identified Monday

COVID-19 vaccines, less than one week after Phase 1B of eligibility opened up.Dr. Deena Hinshaw said Monday that to date, more than 235,000 first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered and more than 88,000 Albertans have been fully immunized.Seniors 75 and older became eligible to receive the vaccine on Feb.

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Alberta physicians continue to warn against further reopening as active COVID-19 cases rise Sunday

COVID-19 and three deaths Sunday, some physicians in the province say they remain concerned about a potentially premature approval of the Stage 2 reopening plan.“What we’ve seen happen with cases right now is that they’ve stopped decreasing and they’ve actually started to increase again, including variant cases,” said Dr. Tehseen Ladha, a University of Alberta professor and pediatrician, “which is really quite scary, knowing that the variant is so much more infectious than the regular COVID strain that we’ve been dealing with for the past year.”The number of variant cases in the province has been on the rise.

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COVID-19: 415 new cases, 6 more deaths in Alberta on Saturday

COVID-19 and six additional deaths from the disease on Saturday.The province now has 4,546 active cases, 126,774 recoveries and 1,883 deaths. Alberta Health Services apologizes for ‘frustration, worry’ due to COVID-19 vaccine rollout errors As of Saturday, the Calgary zone has 1,545 active cases, the North zone has 1,044, the Edmonton zone has 926, the Central zone has 702 and the South zone has 314.

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Alberta confirms 356 new cases of COVID-19 Friday, 269 people in hospital

COVID-19 on Friday, bringing the total number of Albertans who have had the novel coronavirus to 132,788.The province completed 9,212 tests on Thursday, putting the positivity rate at 3.92 per cent.As of Friday afternoon, there were 269 people in hospital with 55 of those in the ICU.The hospitalization number is the main one to watch as it gets closer to March 1, the date Alberta’s chief medical officer of health Dr.

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399 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Alberta on Thursday

COVID-19 were reported in the province over the last 24 hours on Thursday.There were 280 people in hospital with 56 of those in the ICU.Eight additional deaths were reported to Alberta Health over the past 24 hours, four of which were in the Edmonton zone. Alberta seniors hopeful for future as COVID-19 vaccines open to those 75 and older A woman in her 30s, a woman in her 70s and a man in his 70s died.

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Lineups and long waits for Edmonton seniors at COVID-19 vaccine facility

COVID-19 vaccine appointment on Thursday were greeted with long lineups and lengthy wait times when they showed up for their appointments.Family members of those getting vaccinated at a location in north Edmonton in the area of 133 Street and 137 Avenue told Global News they had been waiting long past their relatives’ appointment times and they still weren’t in the building. Alberta seniors hopeful for future as COVID-19 vaccines open to those 75 and older Jose Legaspi was there with his 78-year-old sister, whose appointment was scheduled for 1:40 p.m.

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Who’s responsible for enforcing COVID-19 restrictions in Alberta?

more vaccines are now rolling out across Alberta, there have continued to be instances of those defying COVID-19 public health orders.The question of who is responsible for enforcing the rules has been asked by many Albertans, who continue to mask-up, keep their distance and take precautions.From restaurants opening before they were allowed, to weekend protests, to the ongoing issues at GraceLife Church — enforcement has been muddled.When asked about whose job it is to enforce the health regulations, Premier Jason Kenney has said, “it’s not appropriate for elected people to direct operational details of law enforcement agencies there on the ground dealing with these circumstances.”“We trust their judgement and how best to enforce the public

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COVID-19 outbreak declared at Perth retirement home

COVID-19 outbreak has been declared at a retirement home in Perth.Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit says a resident of Caroline Retirement Residence tested positive for the virus, but did not specify when.Under Ontario’s COVID-19 guidelines, an outbreak is called at a long-term care or retirement home if one case is detected within the facility. Coronavirus: Businesses in Leeds, Grenville, Lanark eager to reopen after move to green level The retirement home is run by Sienna Senior Living, a company based out of Markham.“Team members are working diligently and in partnership with the Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit to protect residents’ health and safety,” says Dr.

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COVID-19 outbreak declared at Nanaimo Regional Hospital

COVID-19 outbreak in yet another hospital, this time in Nanaimo.Island Health said Saturday that two staff members and a patient at Nanaimo Regional Hospital have tested positive for the virus. COVID-19 outbreak at St.

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Hinshaw to give Alberta COVID-19 update Wednesday as NDP calls for action to contain variants

COVID-19 variants initially detected in the U.K. and South Africa if they begin spreading locally.So far, all of the variant cases that have been detected in the province have been travel-related, Alberta’s chief medical officer of health said in her update Tuesday.Dr.

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Dr. Hinshaw to provide Alberta COVID-19 update Monday afternoon

COVID-19 reported in Alberta, Dr. Deena Hinshaw is scheduled to provide another update on the novel coronavirus situation in the province on Monday.The chief medical officer of health is scheduled to speak at 3:30 p.m.

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New research suggests Alberta COVID-19 R value currently too high to lift restrictions

new measures announced on Nov. 24.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Kenney said the province’s R value must be below one by Dec.

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Alberta aims to have 1,600 contact tracers by end of 2020 as COVID-19 cases surge

Alberta Health Services is looking for even more contact tracers than previously announced, as the number of new COVID-19 cases soars higher almost each day.The province is aiming to have close to 1,600 contact tracers by the end of 2020, the health authority told Global News Friday. That’s several hundred more than it said it was aiming for a little more than a month ago.

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Dr. Hinshaw to provide update on Alberta COVID-19 situation Friday

COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, deaths and public health measures.Dr. Deena Hinshaw is set to speak at 3:30 p.m.Her news conference will be streamed live in this story.

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Vancouver Coastal Health declares new COVID-19 outbreak at Lions Gate Hospital

COVID-19 inside one unit of Lions Gate Hospital in North Vancouver.The health authority said an undisclosed amount of patients have tested positive for the virus inside one unit.An adjacent unit has also been placed under enhanced surveillance out of an abundance of caution.VCH said they’re currently in the process of notifying patients in the affected units, as well as their families. COVID-19 outbreaks declared at Royal Columbian Hospital, multiple care homes As a result of the COVID-19 outbreak, Lions Gate Hospital is temporarily moving to Phase 2 of the Surgical Surge Plan.

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COVID-19 outbreak declared, 13 infected at Surrey meat processing plant

COVID-19 outbreak at a Surrey meat processing plant on Sunday.Fraser Health says 13 workers have tested positive for the new coronavirus at J&L Beef Ltd. at 17565 65A Ave.

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1 new coronavirus outbreak reported by Middlesex London, 2 new outbreaks in Elgin and Oxford

coronavirus and 11 new recoveries were reported by officials with the Middlesex-London Health Unit (MLHU) on Friday.The region’s total case tally stands at 1,023, of which 877 people have recovered and 58 have died. There are at least 88 active COVID-19 cases in the region.One new outbreak was also declared at Chartwell London Long Term Care Residence in London.This comes a day after the health unit reported the first coronavirus death in several months, bringing the region’s total to 58.The death, which involved a 91-year-old male resident of Extendicare, a seniors’ facility in the city, is the first reported by the health unit since June 12, when officials announced a retirement home resident in her 90s had died of the virus.Dr.

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Coronavirus: Interior Health declares COVID-19 outbreak at Okanagan church

U.S. researchers project Canada could see over 16,000 coronavirus deaths by January Interior Health says to date, four individuals are connected to the outbreak, with the latest three cases identified to public health on Sept.

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Another coronavirus outbreak declared at Kitchener nursing home

coronavirus pandemic began, an outbreak has been declared at the AR Goudie long-term care home in Kitchener after a resident tested positive, Waterloo Public Health announced.The home also experienced an outbreak at the beginning of August after another resident tested positive. Ontario reports 112 new coronavirus cases, 1 death; total cases top 42,400 The initial outbreak at the home began in April lasted into June as nine residents suffered COVID-19-related deaths.

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Union ‘cautiously optimistic’ COVID-19 outbreak at Calgary Cargill plant appears contained

COVID-19 at a Cargill meat-processing plant in Calgary appears to be under control.Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta’s chief medical health officer, reported last week that five cases of the novel coronavirus had been recorded at Case Ready Meats, a Cargill plant that readies meat products for sale in western Canadian supermarkets.

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Alberta surpasses 10,000 total COVID-19 cases after recording 111 new cases Friday, 2 more deaths

outbreak at Edmonton’s Good Samaritan Southgate Care Centre.The provincial COVID-19 death toll was at 178 as of Friday afternoon.

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3rd death reported in connection to outbreak at Edmonton care centre

COVID-19 at an Edmonton care facility currently in the midst of an outbreak.Helen Kozoway, 94, died Monday afternoon after testing positive for the virus less than a week earlier.Kozoway was a resident at the Good Samaritan Southgate Care Centre in south Edmonton, and, according to Alberta Health, is the third person to have died in connection with an outbreak at the facility.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]In a statement on the facility’s website Tuesday morning, GSSCC said there were 43 active cases of COVID-19 in residents, 11 staff members have tested positive and one resident and four employees have recovered.When Kozoway first tested positive for the virus, her family expressed concern about

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27 COVID-19 cases now linked to Kingston, Ont., nail salon outbreak

COVID-19 linked to a nail salon outbreak discovered in Kingston, Ont., last week.Earlier Monday morning, medical officer of health Dr. Kieran Moore reported 25 total cases linked to the outbreak at Binh’s Nail Salon, but that number grew by two more cases later in the morning.

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13 new coronavirus cases in Hamilton, outbreak at Hamilton General Hospital declared

The number of confirmed or probable COVID-19 cases in Hamilton has increased by 13 since Friday, to 626.

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Three new cases of COVID-19 in Hamilton, four institutional outbreaks declared over

Hamilton Public Health declared an end to four of the city’s institutional outbreaks of COVID-19 on Thursday.

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Five dead, 38 infected in second coronavirus outbreak at Langley, B.C., care home

Health officials are working to contain a resurgent novel coronavirus outbreak at a Langley residential care home that has claimed five lives.

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Coronavirus outbreak declared over at Pinecrest Nursing Home in Bobcaygeon: administrator

A novel coronavirus outbreak that claimed the lives of 40 per cent of the residents at a nursing home in Bobcaygeon, Ont., has been declared over.

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Coronavirus: Alberta has 59 new cases, 1 more death

Alberta Health said Saturday that there were 59 new lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the province, bringing the total of active ones to 1,837.

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Coronavirus: Outbreak declared over at Ross Memorial Hospital in Lindsay

A coronavirus outbreak has been declared over at Ross Memorial Hospital in Lindsay, Ont.

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Bobcaygeon, Ont., nursing home showing ‘positive signs of improvement’ from coronavirus outbreak

For the 11th straight day, there are no new deaths reported at the Bobcaygeon, Ont., nursing home ravaged by a deadly coronavirus outbreak.

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Bobcaygeon, Ont. nursing home has ‘turned the corner’ with deadly coronavirus outbreak

The administrator at the Bobcaygeon, Ont., nursing home that has endured more than two dozen deaths due to a coronavirus outbreak believes the worst may finally be over.

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Coronavirus outbreak: Alberta premier declares “Easter bunny” an essential service

During Saturday’s provincial COVID-19 briefing, Alberta’s Premier Jason Kenney responded to an email he received from an 8-year-old Alberta girl who asked if the “Easter bunny will be allowed to come and hide the eggs.” Kenney said “I’m pleased to announce that we’ve declared the Easter bunny an essential service, and we ask him to observe the hygiene protocol and wash his hands for 20 seconds under hot soapy water.”

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Coronavirus outbreak: Ontario cases surpass 3,200 as health officials confirm 32 outbreaks in long-term care homes

During a provincial COVID-19 update on Friday, Ontario’s associate chief medical officer Dr. Barbara Yaffe said that there were 3,255 confirmed cases, with over 67,000 total individuals tested for the virus.

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COVID-19 outbreak investigated at West Kelowna plant nursery

The Interior Health Authority says it is investigating an outbreak of COVID-19 involving a group of temporary foreign workers in West Kelowna.

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Coronavirus outbreak: Pregnant woman with COVID-19 sits up for first time in days, struggles to breathe

A pregnant woman battling coronavirus in Kent posted an update on March 26 saying that she is no longer using oxygen support, yet is still struggling to breathe.

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Five people to listen to during coronavirus outbreak — and five to ignore

Stay home. Don’t leave if you don’t have to.

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Coronavirus outbreak: Ontario Finance Minister praises financial aid package, says it addresses ‘front and centre’ issues

During a provincial COVID-19 response update on Wednesday, Ontario Finance Minister Rod Phillips praised Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s announcement of a massive financial aid package from the federal government to support Canadians, stating that it will address “front and centre” issues caused by the outbreak, including assisting workers and vulnerable individuals.

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Coronavirus outbreak: New Brunswick authorizes physicians to see patients virtually amid virus spread

During a provincial COVID-19 update on Tuesday, New Brunswick’s chief medical officer Dr.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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