There were no new cases of COVID-19 reported in the City of Grande Prairie today, and three people recovered, leaving 24 active cases.

In the County of Grande Prairie, one new case was found. There was also one new case in each Clear Hills County, Big Lakes County and the MD of Greenview. The MD of Peace had one recovery and Northern Sunrise County had two people recover.

Mackenzie County continues to see new cases. Today they had 10 new and seven people recover. There are now 60 active cases and 213 recoveries. 

Area totals:

Provincially, 158 new cases were identified from 10,962 tests completed in the last 24 hours. Alberta now has 1,185 active cases and 12,054 recoveries, 131 of which are new. 

Hospitalizations went down by five to 44, with seven of these people in intensive care. 

There were no new deaths in the province and the total remains at 237.

Dr. Hinshaw will provide her next update on Monday, Aug. 31.