By Troy Gillard

Enhanced status as of Monday

Lacombe County under new COVID-19 measures

Nov 17, 2020 | 11:21 AM

With Lacombe County now on the province’s COVID-19 enhanced status list, county officials are pointing out that a number of mandatory and voluntary measures to help limit the spread of the virus are now in place.

As of Monday, Lacombe County has 11 active cases of COVID-19, for a case rate of 50.5 per 100,000 people.

The county’s enhanced status applies to the Town of Blackfalds, Town of Bentley, Town of Eckville, Village of Alix, Village of Clive, as well as all hamlets and summer villages within municipal boundaries and the remainder of Lacombe County.

Hamlets include Mirror, Haynes, Joffre, Tees, Morningside, Rosedale and Hespero. Summer Villages include Gull Lake, Sunbreaker Cove, Birchcliff and Half Moon Bay.

“We are actively monitoring the situation and continue to monitor Alberta Health Services (AHS) instructions,” the county says in a release. “The health, safety and well-being of County residents, businesses and employees and maintaining essential services for the public are the County’s top priorities.”

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Mandatory measures now in effect for Lacombe County, as directed by Alberta Health Services, include:

• 15-person limit on social and family gatherings – indoors and outdoors – where people are mixing and mingling.

• Restaurants, bars, lounges and pubs must stop liquor sales by 10 p.m. and close by 11 p.m. – applies to Class A, B or C licenses (Nov 13-27).

• 50-person limit on indoor and outdoor wedding ceremonies and funeral services.

Voluntary measures now in effect include:

• Faith-based gatherings limited to one-third capacity at one time.

• Limit your cohorts to no more than three (3): your core household, your school, and one other sport or social cohort. Young children who attend child care could be part of 4 cohorts, given that child care settings have not been a high risk for spread.

• Wear a mask in all indoor work settings, except when alone in a workspace, like an office or cubicle, where you are safely distanced from others, or an appropriate barrier is in place.

• No social gatherings inside your home or outside of your community. Instead, socialize outdoors or in structured settings, like restaurants or other businesses that are subject to legal limits and take steps to prevent transmission.

• Employers in office settings should implement measures to reduce the number of employees in the workplace at one time.

“We must take action now to help slow the virus’s spread and make sure the health system can continue supporting patients with COVID-19, influenza and many other needs,” county officials say. “By following provincial recommendations, staying home and reducing close contacts, you can lower the chance of spreading the virus to others.”

(With file from media release)