COVID-19 Updates
Two COVID-19 cases at hospital have recovered
Alberta Health Services has confirmed the two COVID-19 cases among staff at the Claresholm General Hospital have recovered, and the outbreak has ended. “The safety of all patients and healthcare workers is our top priority. The COVID-19 outbreak at the Claresholm General Hospital was declared over on Sunday, June 21,” said James Wood, director, issues management and media relations for … Read more…
Two COVID-19 cases confirmed at Claresholm hospital
Alberta Health Services has confirmed two COVID-19 cases among staff at the Claresholm General Hospital, but assures the public all precautions are being taken and the hospital is a safe place to receive care. “The safety of all patients and health-care workers is our top priority,” said James Wood, director, issues management and media relations for Alberta Health Services, in … Read more…
Province moves to Stage 2 of relaunch strategy
Alberta can move to stage two of its re-launch strategy as strong testing data shows active COVID-19 cases in Alberta are lower than expected, meaning stage two can safely begin on June 12, a week sooner than expected. The province announced on June 9 that current data from June 8 show 355 active cases and 44 people in hospital across … Read more…
Third COVID-19 case in area
Alberta Health is reporting a new active case of the COVID-19 virus in the Claresholm area. In an update late last week, the geospatial map posted by Alberta Health of COVID-19 positive cases indicated the Municipal District of Willow Creek has three active cases and eight recovered cases of COVID-19. Clicking on the local geographic area shows there is one … Read more…