Athabasca area sees first coronavirus case

Athabasca County turned pink today on the Alberta government’s geospatial map, which means COVID-19 has officially reached the area.

The map was updated the afternoon of April 22, shortly after Alberta’s chief medical officer of health Deena Hinshaw finished her daily briefing on the coronavirus, which included premier Jason Kenney, who said there were 306 more confirmed cases in Alberta than the day before and five more have died as a result of the virus.

That brings Alberta’s total to 3,401 cases, which includes 66 deaths, 44 of which involved those in continuing care facilities.

There are also 1,310 recovered cases documented in the province.

The geospatial map, which can be found at https://covid19stats.alberta.ca/ , along with other relevant statistics.

On the map, it shows the County of Barrhead has reported two cases, both of which have recovered. Westlock County shows one active case and one recovered case. The M.D. of Opportunity remains clear of any cases, as do neighbouring Lac La Biche County, Smoky Lake County and Thorhild County.

Although the precise location of the Athabasca-area patient is currently unknown, the government map, when toggled to geographic area instead of municipality, shows Boyle still without a case.