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.
Calgary Stampede officials announced Thursday that this year’s event, which had been scheduled to start on July 3, is cancelled in light of the novel coronavirus pandemic.
This marks the first time in 100 years the event won’t be held.
The news came as Alberta’s top doctor revealed that a public health order banning gatherings of more than 15 people would remain in place throughout the summer.
Alberta’s chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw said summer events and festivals across the province would have to be cancelled. She added that the mass gathering rule would be reassessed in the fall.
