Alberta Just Broke It's New COVID-19 Case Record & Calgary Is Catching Up To Edmonton

Alberta isn't in the best shape right now. 😬
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On Wednesday, October 21, the government website was updated to reflect new COVID-19 cases in Alberta

On that same Wednesday, Alberta's premiere, Jason Kenney, went into isolation following potential exposure. 

From October 20 to 21, the province recorded 406 new cases, the highest single-day jump we've seen since the beginning of the pandemic. 

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3,372 Active cases in Alberta

Most of the province’s cases are coming from Edmonton where there are currently 1,649.

Calgary currently has 1,174.

As for the country, Canada currently has 204,094 active cases. 

From isolation, Jason Kenney told CBC News that he's feeling totally fine and showing no symptoms. 

He is apparently exercising caution because his Minister has tested positive. 

  • 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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