According to figures released today (July 29) by Alberta Health, Airdrie has one less active case of the coronavirus but the same number of recoveries as yesterday.  

The province is listing 24 active cases of the virus down from 25 on Tuesday.  However, while you would think that should make for another recovery, that is not the case.  Recoveries are still listed at 53, the exact same number as yesterday.  Overall, Alberta Health says there are 77 total cases of the virus where yesterday they reported 78.

In Rocky View County 21 cases of COVID-19 remain active while 47 people have recovered from the illness.

Cases continue to rise on a provincial basis with 133 additional cases reported.  Active cases in the province now are at 1,430.  87 people are now hospitalized with 17 in intensive care.  Three additional deaths were also reported provincewide bringing the number of  Albertans who have died with COVID to 190.  All three of the deaths have been linked to an outbreak at the Good Samaritan Southgate Care Centre in Edmonton.

A total of 668,226 COVID-19 tests have been completed in the province and 8,983 Albertans have recovered from the disease.

Today Edmonton city council joined the City of Calgary and passed a bylaw that will mandate masks or face coverings in all indoor public spaces, as well as on public transit, effective August1st. 

In Cochrane, town council there held two back-to-back special meetings to pass an amended bylaw that establishes a mask protocol in that community.  Face masks will become mandatory in indoor public places or public vehicles in Cochrane should the number of active cases of COVID-19 in Cochrane rise to10 or more.  Currently Cochrane has six active cases of COVID-19. 

The City of Airdrie yesterday voted to prepare a mandatory mask bylaw that may be implemented down the road.  That means that, essentially, council supports the idea of a mandating masks but feels it's premature at this time.

 

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