Seven new deaths as total COVID-19 cases in Alberta surpass 5,000

There have been seven more deaths and 315 additional cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Alberta in the last day, the province's top doctor said Wednesday, while the number of total cases in the province has topped 5,000. Dr. Deena Hinshaw said the seven deaths, all of which occurred at long-term care homes in Calgary, have increased the provincial death toll to 87 people. It was the single deadliest 24-hour period in Alberta since the pandemic began. Six of those deaths occurred at Clifton Manor, a