Of those cases, 150,820 people have recovered, or 88 per cent of all cases.
1,516 cases were reported in the past 24 hours. There are 17,307 active cases.
451 people are in hospital, with 103 people in intensive care units. Privacy regulations means Alberta Health cannot release how many COVID-19 patients are being treated in local hospitals or health centres.
Three new deaths from COVID-19, totalling 2,040.
15,343 people were tested in the past 24 hours.
1,147,048 vaccine doses have been administered in total; 226,807 people are fully immunized with both doses.
COVID-19 in Fort McMurray:
66 new active cases in the past 24 hours, bringing known active total to 752. The first case was reported in the city on March 19. This number does not include the commuter workforce.
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COVID-19 cases in Fort McMurray have nearly doubled since April 1, setting a record for active cases since the pandemic began last March. There are now more active cases in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo since COVID-19 was first reported in Fort McMurray on March 19.
On Monday, Alberta Health reported Fort McMurray had 165 new COVID-19 cases and 15 recoveries, bringing the active total to 314 cases. Rural communities had three new cases and five recoveries, bringing active total to five cases.
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Premier Jason Kenney is pleading with Albertans to follow COVID-19 health measures after the province reported more than 800 new cases for the second day in a row. But, Kenney did not announce any new shutdown orders as COVID-19 numbers continue rising in Alberta.
He asked people to meet outdoors and stay distanced if they do meet at all. Anyone dining out should only do so with people they live with, or two close contacts if that person lives alone, he said.
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