What you need to know today in Alberta:A total of 67 patients, staff and visitors have tested positive for COVID-19 at Foothills Medical Centre in Calgary. At-risk patients in the unit have been tested and no positive COVID-19 cases have been identified among patients. There are 1,596 active COVID-19 cases in Alberta as of Thursday. The number of contact tracers in Alberta has risen to about 1,000, with hundreds joining Alberta Health Services since mid-July. You can find Alberta Health Services' latest coronavirus updates here.

Source: CBC News October 01, 2020 16:37 UTC