Woman dies in central Alberta: 1,136 new COVID-19 cases identified in Alberta on Monday

There are 1,311 active cases of COVID-19 in the Central zone, while the Calgary zone has 6,802, the Edmonton zone has 3,688, the North zone has 1,970 and the South zone has 949. (Black Press file image)
Central zone has 1,311 active cases

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