Provincial total of COVID-19 cases climbs toward 1,000; sixth case in Medicine Hat
Dr. Deena Hinshaw announced 97 new cases of COVID-19 in Alberta, bringing the provincial total to 968. There are two more cases in the South Zone, one in Medicine Hat and the other in Lethbridge. The South Zone now has 14 cases, six of which are in Medicine Hat.
There have also been two more deaths in the province. One death was that of a male in his 90s in the Calgary Zone, the other a male in his 80s in the North Zone.
Of the 968 total cases in the province, 174 are considered to be recovered.
An earlier testing backlog now dealt with, Alberta has been able to test more than 4,000 people in the past 24 hours, Hinshaw said, with 98 per cent of the tests coming back negative.