There were 33 new cases cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Alberta on Sunday, bringing the total number of cases in the province to 259.
Alberta Health said 18 people are currently hospitalized because of the coronavirus, seven have been admitted to intensive care units (ICU), and one patient has died.
That death was announced last week. The number of confirmed recovered cases remains at three, the province said Sunday, adding a longer-term process for determining timely reporting of recovered cases is underway.
Here’s a breakdown of cases across the province: There was less of an increase on both Saturday (31) and Sunday (33) in the province compared to Friday, when there was a rise of 49.