Alberta's health minister and labour minister are switching jobs.

Premier Jason Kenney shuffled his cabinet Tuesday, Sept. 21, dropping Tyler Shandro from the health portfolio.

He's been replaced by labour minister Jason Copping while Shandro shifts over to labour minister.

Jason Copping is the new health minister.

COVID cases, led by the Delta variant, have jumped over the last three months after the premier and Shandro unveiled the Open For Summer plan.

The province is asking that some Alberta COVID patients be flown outside the province for care.

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