Lethbridge doctor becomes seventh Alberta health-care worker to die from COVID-19
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LETHBRIDGE, Alta. – The Alberta Medical Association says a Lethbridge physician has died from complications related to COVID-19.
Dr. Wayne John Edwards, who was 66, died Tuesday at the Chinook Regional Hospital in the southern Alberta city.
His death was confirmed by Alberta Health.
Spokesman Tom McMillan says the source of exposure in the death is unknown.
The most recent statistics from Alberta Health show Edwards was the seventh health-care worker in the province to die from COVID-19.
The Alberta Medical Association says in a statement on social media that they are saddened by his death.
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LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - The Alberta Medical Association says a Lethbridge physician has died from complications related to COVID-19.
A nurse prepares to give the first COVID-19 vaccine to be distributed in Edmonton on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020. The Alberta Medical Association says a Lethbridge physician has died from complications related to COVID-19. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - The Alberta Medical Association says a Lethbridge physician has died from complications related to COVID-19.
Dr. Wayne John Edwards, who was 66, died Tuesday at the Chinook Regional Hospital in the southern Alberta city.
His death was confirmed by Alberta Health.
Spokesman Tom McMillan says the source of exposure in the death is unknown.
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Lethbridge psychiatrist Dr. Wayne John Edwards is the second Alberta doctor to die due to COVID-19, the province confirmed Thursday.
Edwards, 66, is being remembered for his commitment to the field of medicine and his love of music.
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“With great sorrow, we recognize the death of a Lethbridge physician related to COVID-19,” the Alberta Medical Association said in a tweet Thursday.
“So many Albertans have lost loved ones and friends to this terrible disease. The physician community joins in mourning a colleague and leader of his health community.”
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