One more person in the RMWB has recovered from COVID-19.

Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta’s Chief Medical Officer of Health, announced on Monday 19 new cases across the province – putting the total at 6,879.

The member of the Chipewyan Prairie First Nation who contracted the virus around two weeks ago has now recovered.

This leaves just one active case in Fort McMurray.

Twenty-four individuals across the RMWB, 21 in Fort McMurray and three in the rural areas, have recovered from the virus.

They are among the 5,779 who have recovered across the province. This represents nearly 87 per cent of the reported cases.

Meanwhile, three more people have passed away from the virus – putting Alberta’s death toll at 138.

None of the deaths have been in the RMWB.