Red Deer hospital is cracking down on visitors after two people tested positive for COVID-19 in connection with two units at the medical facility. It did not state which two units were impacted, or whether the people who tested positive were patients, staff, or close contacts of those individuals. "We are taking this situation extremely seriously and have taken swift action," said Kimberly Storey, AHS senior operating officer for the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre, in a release. The hospital is one of two outbreaks in Red Deer, the other at Waskasoo Kiwanis Towers retirement home. There were nine active cases in the city of Red Deer as of Friday, out of 1,341 active cases in the province.

Source: CBC News July 26, 2020 21:22 UTC