Alberta reported two more COVID-19 deaths on Thursday and 120 new cases of the illness, a surge that pushed the provincial total of active cases to 807. Since the start of the pandemic in March, 119 of 165 deaths in Alberta have been residents in long-term care facilities. As of Thursday morning, a total of 52 cases have been linked to that outbreak, with 17 new cases identified since July 8. Eight patients who tested positive have since been discharged, Alberta Health Services confirmed in an email to CBC News. According to AHS, two people linked to the outbreak were not patients or staff but "tested positive in the community."

Source: CBC News July 16, 2020 17:32 UTC