Health

Red Deer down to 480 active COVID cases

Red Deer's active COVID-19 case count continues trending downward. Monday's numbers from the province show the city with 480 active cases, down from 96 on Sunday. Recoveries are up 40 to 4,979 as the ...

Andrew Snook May 24, 2021

Alberta adds just 621 new cases of COVID-19

Red Deer's active COVID-19 case count dropped again on Saturday from 523 to 519, a more modest drop than several days this past week, but a drop nonetheless.After hitting a record high active caseload...

May 22, 2021

Red Deer down to 523 active cases of COVID-19

The downward trend when it comes to Red Deer's active COVID-19 case count continues. Friday's numbers from the province show the city with 523 active cases. That's down from 548 on Thursday and down 3...

May 21, 2021

Red Deer down to 548 active COVID cases

Red Deer's active COVID-19 case count dropped again on Thursday. The latest numbers from the province show the city with 548 active cases, a drop of 57 from Wednesday's 605.Recoveries are up 75 to 4,8...

May 20, 2021

Dr. Hinshaw shares COVID-19 update for May 20

Alberta's chief medical officer of health is set to provide her latest update on the COVID-19 situation in the province.Dr. Deena Hinshaw will speak during a news conference scheduled for 3:30 p.m. Yo...

May 20, 2021

Local church donation event spotlights need for blood products

A Red Deer church congregation is demonstrating the power of group blood donation this long weekend.Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church of Christ) is sending close to 30 people this Saturday to donate at Canadi...

May 20, 2021

Province expanding supports for palliative care

EDMONTON, AB- Albertans who receive palliative care no longer need to pay for pre-filled syringes.Those with a life-limiting illness who use injectable medications for pain and other symptoms will see...

May 20, 2021

AHS claims some Albertans trying to block others from receiving COVID vaccine

Alberta Health Services (AHS) says some people in the province are trying to prevent others from getting their COVID-19 vaccine.On Wednesday, AHS stated that it's been made aware of individuals on soc...

May 20, 2021

Canada's vaccine pace outstripping much of the world but still lags on second doses

OTTAWA - Canada is expected to move ahead of the United States today in at least one of the markers in the race to herd immunity against COVID-19. By the end of the day nearly 49 per cent of all Canad...

May 20, 2021

Canada's vaccine pace outstripping much of the world but still lags on second doses

OTTAWA - Canada is expected to move ahead of the United States today in at least one of the markers in the race to herd immunity against COVID-19. By the end of the day nearly 49 per cent of all Canad...

May 20, 2021