Posted: Dec 24, 2020 8:00 AM MT | Last Updated: December 24, 2020
Outreach volunteers providing COVID-19 care kits started going door to door this week in some of the hardest hit neighbourhoods in Edmonton and Calgary.(Supplied by Noor Al-Henedy)
When Alberta s COVID-19 outreach program began to reach front doors this week, volunteers say they were met with delight and appreciation. It s something you don t expect to see at your door, someone handing out at least two packages of self-protective gear and saying happy holidays, volunteer Hanan Noor said.
Volunteers have started distributing care kits this week directly to households in the neighbourhoods hit hardest by COVID-19 in Edmonton and Calgary. Noor participated in Edmonton on Tuesday and Wednesday, going door-to-door in the Mill Woods area.
People who need to self-isolate because of COVID-19 but can’t do it safely in their own homes are eligible to stay in a provincially funded hotel, with three meals a day, in an attempt for the government to help slow down the spread of COVID-19.
On Tuesday, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney announced an expansion of the provincial self-isolation hotel program with16 hotels ready to be filled – six in Calgary, nine in Edmonton and one in Peace Ricer. The hotel system will have a maximum capacity in Calgary of 791 spots; Edmonton’s will have over 1,300.
Help support neighbourhoods
The expansion is part of a broader program, Covid Care, launched by the government to help support neighbourhoods most impacted by COVID-19. The government is working to secure more hotel space in the two major cities, along with Fort McMurray and Red Deer.
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Posted: Dec 17, 2020 1:30 PM MT | Last Updated: December 18, 2020
Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta s chief medical officer of health, updated the COVID-19 situation for the province on Thursday.(Jason Franson/The Canadian Press)
To date, 2,544,564 tests for COVID-19 have been carried out on 1,581,863 people.
COVID-19 numbers in Fort McMurray:
20 new active cases in past 24 hours, bringing known active total to 224. The first case was reported in the city on March 19.
17 new recoveries in past 24 hours, bringing the total to 819.
Masks in public spaces become mandatory on Oct. 26, after 51 active COVID-19 cases were reported in the Wood Buffalo region. The order will be assessed every 30 days and remain if there are more than 50 active cases.
Privacy regulations means Alberta Health cannot release how many COVID-19 patients are being treated in local hospitals or health centres.