Brittany Gervais

St. Albert senior home now second-largest active outbreak in continuing care facilities in Alberta

The province reported 1,440 new cases of COVID-19 over the weekend, including a record 572 cases reported on Saturday. With this increase, Alberta announced on Monday new mandatory limits on gatherings of up to 15 people in Edmonton and Calgary.

The Gazette spoke to four people who have loved ones at the retirement home. All four said they were not aware of the high COVID-19 case numbers until the Gazette published an article.

Alberta Health Services told the Gazette Friday afternoon there were 37 positive cases of COVID-19 at the St. Albert Retirement Residence. Alberta Health later said in an email they were notified of 35 cases linked to this outbreak. Thirty-three are active and two are recovered.

When asked about St. Albert's case numbers, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta's chief medical officer of health, said gatherings over Thanksgiving have had an impact across the province.

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