EDMONTON

Alberta reports more than 900 COVID-19 cases for the 2nd time

Diego Romero CTVNewsEdmonton.ca Journalist

Published Friday, November 13, 2020 3:55PM MST Last Updated Friday, November 13, 2020 3:57PM MST

Specimens to be tested for COVID-19 are seen at LifeLabs after being logged upon receipt at the company's lab, in Surrey, B.C., on Thursday, March 26, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

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EDMONTON -- Alberta Health reported 907 COVID-19 cases Friday — its second-highest daily count of the pandemic.

The province now has 8,593 active cases after it added 288 new infections of the coronavirus on Thursday.

The Edmonton zone exceeded the Calgary zone for most active cases once again with 3,572 and 3,553, respectively.

The province’s highest one-day announcement to date, 919 infections, was reported Nov. 6.

*907 new cases is Alberta's 2nd highest one-day increase to date (919 on Nov 6 is highest)

*The province has breaks its active case count record for an 26th straight day (8,593)

*Still no testing data since Nov 4

New case trend⬇️ https://t.co/W4gSlDZ17T #COVID19AB #yeg #yyc pic.twitter.com/NrKICLd3tC
— Matthew Black (@ByMatthewBlack) November 13, 2020

Alberta’s death toll is two away from 400 after five more people — four in Edmonton and one in Calgary — died after they contracted the disease.

There are 240 Albertans hospitalized with the coronavirus, including 54 in ICU.

On Thursday, Premier Jason Kenney introduced new restrictions to suspend group fitness classes and team sports, as well as stop liquor sales at bars and restaurants after 10 p.m., for two weeks.