Following Premier Kenney’s announcement regarding Alberta’s Relaunch Strategy, Dr. Deena Hinshaw provided the COVID 19 numbers update.  Following 5051 tests processed in the past 24 hours, 190 new cases have been reported. To date, a total of 148,937 tests have been completed in the province. There are 2161 recovered cases in the province. There are 908 confirmed cases at the Cargill plant with 631 recovered and 333 confirmed cases at the JBS plant in Brooks.

Dr. Hinshaw says, “We cannot let up on outbreak control but we can celebrate today what we have accomplished. Many have suffered from this virus. Lives, lifestyles, and livelihoods have all been impacted. I want to thank all Albertans for their collective sacrifices that have helped us to get where we are at today. However, our fight is far from over, we must continue to use common sense to protect each other and help protect the spread.”

We must remember that 89 lives have been lost and there continue to be 544 cases in continuing care facilities.