Six new cases of COVID-19 are popping up in Fort McMurray over the past 72-hours.

Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta’s Chief Medical Officer of Health, announced on Monday 258 new cases across the province in the past three days.

This raises the provincial total to 13,006 with 1,172 currently active.

Fort McMurray now has 12 active cases after two other individuals also recovered.

There were no changes in the rural areas as two cases remain active.

Across the RMWB, 132 individuals – 74 in Fort McMurray and 58 in the rural areas – have recovered from the virus.

They are among the 11,600 who’ve recovered across the province. This represents over 89 per cent of reported cases.

Meanwhile, four more people have died from the virus in Alberta – putting the death toll at 234.

None of the deaths have been in the RMWB.