EDMONTON —
Alberta has two new presumptive cases of COVID-19.
The two new cases were announced Sunday morning, bringing the total in the province to three presumptive cases and one confirmed case of coronavirus.
The third presumed case, a man in his 60s who lives in the Edmonton zone, had recently been on a Grand Princess cruise before returning to the province on Feb. 21
The fourth presumed case, a woman in her 30s who lives in the Calgary zone, was in close contact with someone who had recently travelled in Europe, including visits to Ukraine, Turkey and the Netherlands.
The province’s chief medical officer of health says close contacts of the cases are being identified and are being asked to self-isolate for 14 days.
On Thursday, Alberta had its first presumptive case of COVID-19, a woman in her 50s from the Calgary area.
The province announced its second presumptive COVID-19 case on Friday, after a man in the Edmonton region tested positive after visiting the United States.
There are at least 58 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Canada as of Sunday.
This is a breaking news story, more to come…
With files from The Canadian Press
