67 new cases of COVID-19 in Alberta, provincial total at 486
Posted Mar 26, 2020 3:37 pm.
Last Updated Mar 27, 2020 7:09 am.
EDMONTON — There are now 67 new cases of COVID-19 in Alberta, bringing the total number of cases in the province up to 486.
Of those cases, 34 are believed to have come from community transmission, an increase of one from Wednesday.
On a positive note, 27 people are said to have fully recovered from the disease, leaving 459 people currently infected with COVID-19.
Alberta’s top doctor, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, says that 21 people are currently in hospital with 10 people in the ICU.
Over 36,000 COVID cases no conducted in Alberta. #yeg #yyc #ableg pic.twitter.com/PzualOYXN6
— Courtney Theriault (@cspotweet) March 26, 2020
There are now 13 cases of COVID-19 at the Mackenzie Towne long term care facility where a deceased Calgarian lived.
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There has also now been an online assessment tool developed for health care workers who are developing COVID-19 symptoms.
The online page is expected to be up and running for Friday.
Dr. Hinshaw addressed the number of cases in the province and how 486 doesn’t seem as scary as government officials are playing it out to be.
She says that people need to remember that the current case numbers are only the ones that have been confirmed, whereas there are likely many more that have yet to be diagnosed.
What do you say about people who look at these case numbers and say – that's it?
Hinshaw says we haven't identified everyone, many more cases out there.
There are 10 ICU cases, comm transmission will likely push those numbers up. There's no vaccine, and people ARE getting sick
— Courtney Theriault (@cspotweet) March 26, 2020
