A second worker from the Olymel meatpacking plant in Red Deer has died after a weeks-long battle with COVID-19. His family told CBC News he died from COVID-19 on Wednesday night, after three weeks on a ventilator in an Edmonton hospital. He was hospitalized first in Red Deer, then transferred to Edmonton, where he died. The city of Red Deer hit a new record for COVID-19 cases this week, with 574 active cases as of Wednesday. "If a second death is reported to Alberta Health, we will publicly report it," spokesperson Tom McMillan said in a statement.

Source: CBC News February 25, 2021 22:52 UTC