Alberta sets COVID-19 records for 3rd straight day as province reaches 300 deaths
Alberta reached the grim figure of 300 COVID-19 deaths Friday while setting records yet again for new cases and active cases. The province reported 432 new cases and 3,651 active cases, the third straight day records were set. On Thursday, the province had reported 427 new cases and 3,519 active cases of COVID-19. The regional breakdown of active cases is:Edmonton zone: 1,751 cases, up from 1,718 cases ThursdayCalgary zone: 1,307 cases, up from 1,260 cases ThursdaySouth zone: 234 cases, up from 204 casesNorth zone: 222 cases, up from 198 casesCentral zone: 126 cases, no changeUnknown: 11 cases, down from 13Provincial labs have completed 1,697,849 tests, 15,208 on Thursday. That's when Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta's chief medical officer of health, will host her next news conference.
Source: CBC News October 23, 2020 22:15 UTC
