By Josh Hall (Twitter: @Vancan19)

alberta surpasses 90,000 confirmed cases

Second COVID-19 death at Red Deer seniors facility

Dec 20, 2020 | 4:16 PM

Alberta reported another 1,235 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, marking the third consecutive day of declining one-day case numbers; down from 1,571 on Dec. 17.

With 17,956 tests done, the positivity rate over the last day is 7.16 per cent, about a tenth lower than Saturday.

The number of active cases in the province dropped by 59 on Sunday to 19,201, while recoveries went up by 1,335 to 70,167. The province has now recorded a total of 90,219 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus.

There are currently 760 Albertans in hospital, down 17, and 149 people in ICU, down by two.

The province is reporting 10 new deaths for a four-day total of 91, and 851 since the pandemic started.

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Sadly, Red Deer is also reporting its second death of the pandemic, a woman in her 80s residing at Points West Living. She passed on Dec. 18. It was also on Friday when Red Deer recorded its first death, a woman in her 90s who was also residing at Points West Living. She passed away on Dec. 16.

An outbreak was declared there on Dec. 2.

The city of Red Deer, meanwhile, now has 431 cases, down three from Saturday. Total cases are now at 1,235, up by 19, while recoveries increased by 21 to 802.

Active cases around Central Zone

Central Zone has now recorded 5,330 total cases, up 126 in the last 24 hours. There are 1,508 active cases, up 58, while recoveries total 3,788, up 55.

There are 72 people in hospital in the zone, down one, and nine in ICU, up one. There are now 34 deaths attributed to the zone, up three, though just two are included in the 10 new deaths reported today provincially.

Other than Red Deer’s second, a woman in her 70s with no known comorbidities, the province says, died on Dec. 17.

Red Deer County now has 90 active cases, down seven since yesterday, while Sylvan Lake has 27, down by one.

Lacombe County now sits at 44 active, also down one, but the city of Lacombe edged up one active case to 27.

In Ponoka County, where active case numbers have risen significantly over the course of several weeks, there are 312 active cases, up a staggering 48. The town of Ponoka is listed at 42 active cases, up four.

Rocky Mountain House has 52 active cases, the same as Saturday, Rimbey has 16, down one, and Drayton Valley has 46, also down one. Stettler and County has 20, up one, and Three Hills/Hwy 21 has 30, up two.

The geospatial map showing total, active, and recovered cases, as well as deaths, is viewable here.

Central Zone schools with new cases of COVID-19 in the past week

*Outbreak declared (2-4 active cases)
*Watch status (5+ active cases)

Dec. 18 – Don Campbell Elementary (Red Deer): Two new cases confirmed (Outbreak not yet officially declared by Alberta Health) – Letter from school to parents notes the two individuals, “attended school while considered infectious.”

Dec. 16 – Centennial School (Wetaskiwin): One new case confirmed

Dec. 16 – Aurora Elementary School (Brazeau County): Outbreak declared

Dec. 16 – Elnora School: Upgraded to watch status

Dec. 16 – Ecole Barrie Wilson (Red Deer): Upgraded to watch status

Dec. 15 – Central Middle School (Red Deer): One new case confirmed, watch status continues

Dec. 14 – Ponoka Christian School: Outbreak declared

Dec. 14 – Ecole Rocky Elementary (Rocky Mountain House): Outbreak declared

Dec. 14 – St. Patrick’s Community School (Red Deer): Outbreak declared, all students moving online Dec. 15

Dec. 14 – St. Augustine School (Ponoka): One new case confirmed

Dec. 14 – Ecole Camille J. Lerouge (Red Deer): Outbreak declared

Dec. 13 – Rimbey Elementary: One new case confirmed

For more information, visit Alberta.ca/covid19.