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No active COVID-19 cases in Red Deer

Jun 1, 2020 | 3:58 PM

The city of Red Deer is, for the time being, free of COVID-19.

All 37 cases the city has seen thus far have now recovered, according to the latest numbers from Alberta Health.

There are also no active cases in Red Deer County, and the overall number of cases in the county has been revised from 16 to 15.

The total number of confirmed cases in the Central zone now stands at 98, with no hospitalizations as of Monday.

Red Deer region (Central zone) cases as of Monday:
City of Red Deer 37 (0 active, 37 recovered)
Red Deer County 15 (0 active, 15 recovered)
Sylvan Lake 3 (0 active, 3 recovered)
Lacombe County (0 active, 3 recovered)
City of Lacombe 2 (0 active, 2 recovered)
Ponoka County 3 (0 active, 3 recovered)
Clearwater County 2 (0 active, 2 recovered)
County of Stettler 2 (0 active, 2 recovered)
Mountain View County 9 (0 active, 9 recovered)

The Central zone is now the lone zone in the province to have no active COVID-19 cases. (Source: Alberta Health)

Province-wide, the number of active COVID-19 cases in Alberta is down to 400.

Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta’s chief medical officer of health, says the number of recoveries in the province has climbed to 6,501 out of 7,044 total cases.

There are 53 Albertans in hospital because of the novel coronavirus, including six in intensive care.

No new deaths from COVID-19 were reported on Monday, leaving Alberta’s total fatalities from the virus at 143.

Hinshaw said health officials are monitoring a spike in active cases in the Edmonton Zone. She said many of them can be traced back to two family gatherings, and commended those involved for getting tested quickly. She added that made it easier for the spread to be contained.

“Outbreaks such as this one linked to social gatherings are not completely unexpected now that our gathering restrictions have been relaxed,” she said. “But I must stress that we have the ability to prevent such cases by continuing to follow public health measures when gathering.”

Hinshaw said people must still keep two metres away from anyone outside your household or cohort family and urged people not to share food with people from outside their household or cohort. She also said outdoor gatherings are safer than inside ones.