The province's tally of active cases of COVID-19 continued to climb on Friday, with 164 new cases, bringing the total to 1,433, up from 1,415 the day before. A meat-processing plant located north of Calgary is now connected to 74 cases of COVID-19, Alberta Health has confirmed. Fifteen regions around the province are under a "watch," which is declared when active cases surpass 50 per 100,000 people. Alberta could scale back its relaunch in particular sectors should cases substantially increase, said Dr. Deena Hinshaw,. You can find Alberta Health Services' latest coronavirus updates here.

Source: CBC News September 06, 2020 16:52 UTC