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COVID-19 pandemic in Alberta
DiseaseCOVID-19
Virus strainSARS-CoV-2
LocationAlberta, Canada
First outbreakWuhan, Hubei, China
Index caseCalgary
Arrival dateJanuary 28, 2020
(4 years, 11 months and 4 days)
Confirmed cases97
Deaths
0

This article outlines the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic in the Canadian province of Alberta. As of 17 March 2020, Alberta reported 97 cases of people testing positive for COVID-19. By March 17, 12,258 tests had been performed.[1]

Timeline

The first presumptive COVID-19 case in Alberta involved a tourist who had been repatriated to Calgary from the Grand Princess.[2][3] As of March 16, cases have been reported in every Alberta zone.[4]

On March 12, 2020, Alberta announced a ban on all meetings of more than 250 people.[5]

By March 13, 2803 tests have been performed in Alberta.[6] By that time, there were numerous closures and cancellations across the province.[7] including some Alberta Court of Queen's Bench jury trials.[8]

By March 15, Alberta had reported 56 cases, and had completed 10,524 tests.[9][10] Alberta's chief medical officer of health, Deena Hinshaw, announced that Alberta had its first cases of community transmission, which was at that time limited to seven people,[11][12] six of whom attended the Pacific Dental Conference[12] held from March 5 to 7 at the Vancouver Convention Centre.[13]

On March 15, Alberta ordered, until further notice, all daycares to close, all K-12 schools to suspend classes and close to students, and all post-secondary institutions to suspend in-person classes and switch to online classes. Grade 12 diploma exams will still occur.[14] 

By March 17, there are 23 new cases representing the "largest day-over-day increase yet in the province" resulting in total of 97 people in Alberta with the virus.[12]

References

  1. ^ "COVID-19 info for Albertans". March 17, 2020. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
  2. ^ "Presumptive COVID-19 case reported in Alberta". Government of Alberta. March 5, 2020. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  3. ^ "Alberta reports first presumptive case of COVID-19". Edmonton. March 5, 2020. Archived from the original on March 5, 2020. Retrieved March 5, 2020. {{cite news}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; February 21, 2020 suggested (help)
  4. ^ https://www.alberta.ca/coronavirus-info-for-albertans.aspx
  5. ^ Alberta shuts down large gatherings as part of 'aggressive' COVID-19 strategy, CTV News, March 12, 2020.
  6. ^ "Tracking every case of COVID-19 in Canada". CTV News. March 13, 2020. Retrieved March 15, 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ "Closures, cancellations and more: What you need to know about COVID-19 in Alberta on Friday, March 13", CBC, March 13, 2020.
  8. ^ "Alberta jury trials suspended amid coronavirus concerns", Global News, March 13, 2020.
  9. ^ Small, Kaylen (March 15, 2020). "COVID-19 cases rise to 56 in Alberta; Kenney announces school closures and $500M boost to health budget". Global News. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
  10. ^ https://www.alberta.ca/coronavirus-info-for-albertans.aspx
  11. ^ "7 new COVID-19 cases stem from single Calgary-area gathering". Calgary. March 15, 2020. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
  12. ^ a b c Romero, Diego (March 2020). "Alberta confirms 23 new cases of COVID-19, bringing total to 97". Edmonton. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
  13. ^ Zussman, Richard (March 16, 2020). "Non-essential dental services paused after COVID-19 cases linked to Vancouver dental conference". Global News. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
  14. ^ Mulcahy, Karyn (March 15, 2020). "'Students are expected to stay home': Alberta schools, daycares to close over COVID-19 concerns". CTV News Edmonton. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  • CoronaMapper – Map with several updated statistics
  • Covid Canada – Bar graph of per province stats and live news feed
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