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A Calgary-area woman in her 50s is the first presumptive case of the new coronavirus in Alberta, health officials announced Thursday afternoon.

The woman is believed to have contracted COVID-19 while aboard the Grand Princess cruise ship in California.

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According to the province’s chief medical health officer, the woman returned to Calgary on Feb. 21 and began isolating herself at her home on Feb. 28. She tested positive for the new coronavirus on Thursday and is expected to make a full recovery.

“We ask anyone in Alberta who was aboard the Grand Princess cruise ship to please stay home until at least 14 days pass since they have left the cruise, even if they are feeling well,” Dr. Deena Hinshaw told media in Edmonton.

The case is presumptive, which means it was detected in Alberta’s provincial lab but has not yet been confirmed in Canada’s national lab. The woman lives in the Alberta Health Services Calgary Zone — which extends west to Banff, east to Gleichen, north to Didsbury and south to Claresholm.