In Grande Prairie over the weekend, 39 new cases of COVID-19 were reported, and 10 people recovered. There are now 91 active cases in the City, with 149 recoveries. 

In the County, four new cases were added, and one person recovered. There are now 15 active and 67 recoveries. 

Since the combined active cases in the City and County exceed 100, a mask will now be mandatory in the City in indoor, enclosed or substantially enclosed public places.  

Schools, hospitals, or other health care facilities are excluded from the bylaw and should follow guidelines provided by provincial authorities. In addition, people working in buildings only accessible to employees, such as private offices and boardrooms, as well as public vehicle operators separated by physical barriers or physical distancing are not required to wear a face covering or mask. 

There are some exceptions to the requirement, including those under the age of two, those who are unable to due to a medical or physical concern and when eating drinking or exercising. All exceptions are listed online.

Businesses in the City need to display a sign about the bylaw visible to anyone entering. It is available to print off online.  

The City says that enforcement is taking an education first approach to encourage compliance. If a resident or business remains uncompliant, the bylaw currently lists a penalty for failure to wear a face covering/mask when required is $100 and for failure to display prescribed signage is $200.  

Face coverings or masks will no longer be required once the City and County fall below the trigger point for 14 calendar days, at which point the City will send out follow-up notification to the community. 

Peace Region totals: 

In Alberta, 364 new cases were found on Friday from more than 16,000 tests, 572 on Saturday from over 17,000 tests and 504 on Sunday from almost 12,000 tests. 

There are now 4,477 active cases in the province, with 20,949 recoveries, 639 since Friday. 

Currently, 118 people are hospitalized with the virus, six more than last reported, with 16 of these in intensive care. 

Seven more Albertans died from COVID-19 over the weekend, for a total of 307.