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Alberta Has Over 8,000 COVID-19 Cases Right Now & Here’s Where They Are In The Province

The province is considering new restrictions.
Alberta COVID-19 Cases: Over 8,000 COVID-19 Cases Right Now & Here’s Where They Are
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Over the past few weeks, Alberta's COVID-19 cases have been on the rise. 

Though, the province has yet to impose stricter restrictions beyond a 15-person gathering limit in Calgary and Edmonton. 

Dr. Hinshaw said on Monday, November 9 that they were weighing options and even considering a snap lockdown which is being proposed by dozens of health-care workers in the province. 

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3,090 Cases in Alberta

While we await potential new measures, Alberta's data is continually updated on the government portal. 

The map shows that 3,504 of the active cases are in Calgary and 3,387 are in Edmonton. *

Next in line is Airdrie, Lethbridge, and Grande Prairie.

Several of the main areas for COVID-19 are sub-sections of Calgary and Edmonton.

As of now, gathering restrictions remain at 15 people in the two cities. 

*This article has been updated.

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  • Britanny Burr
    Britanny Burr was a Staff Writer at Narcity Canada, who drove growth within Narcity's Western coverage and readership. Having lived between her hometown, Canmore, Alberta and Calgary, Montreal, Vancouver, and NYC over the past 10 years, she is obsessed with finding the best local hot spots. She holds a B.A. in English and has over six years of professional writing experience as Head Writer and Editor for YUL.Buzz in Montreal, and Creative Copywriter at JAKT in NYC. News by day, poetry by night — the written word is Britanny's nearest and dearest.

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