CALGARY Alberta has reported a new daily record number of COVID-19 fatalities and six of those deaths occurred at one long-term care facility in Calgary. The province announced 30 more Albertans had died as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, bringing the total number of victims of the disease to 790. Six of the deaths reported Thursday were linked to the outbreak at Clifton Manor, a long-term care facility in southeast Calgary. The outbreak at that facility, which was declared on Nov. 16, resulted in more than 130 cases of the illness in residents and staff members. According to the latest details on the Brenda Stafford Foundation s website, the company that operates Clifton Manor, there are 20 active cases among residents and 13 active cases in staff members.
CALGARY Two more residents at Calgary s Clifton Manor care home have died from COVID-19, the province announced Saturday. Alberta Health says a woman in her 90s died Dec. 10 and a woman in her 70s died the following day. The second victim did have comorbidities, but there are no details about what they were. It s not known if the other resident had any comorbidities that contributed to her death. The province also announced 11 other fatalities and 1,590 new cases of COVID-19 in Alberta Saturday. Nine of the deaths were in the Edmonton zone, with five being attributed to an outbreak at the Hardisty Care Centre.