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Coronavirus outbreak: Calgary inmate tests positive for COVID-19 | FULL

During a provincial update on Friday, Alberta’s chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw confirmed that an inmate at the Calgary Remand Centre has tested positive for COVID-19, saying that “this is someone newly admitted who was exposed before they arrived.”

She said it marks the first confirmed COVID-19 case at a correctional facility in Alberta.

Hinshaw also said she would be shifting the way she presents the province’s daily COVID-19 numbers, stating that a key measure health officials are watching ahead of Alberta’s relaunch strategy is hospitalizations and intensive care unit admissions.

On Friday, 80 Albertans were in hospital, 17 of whom were in ICU. “It is encouraging to see these numbers come down from last week,” Hinshaw said.

Hinshaw also said there were 81 new COVID-19 cases in Alberta, which means there are currently 1,963 active cases in the province. In total, Alberta has confirmed 6,098 cases and 4,020 have recovered. One additional person died from the virus.

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