COVID-19 response on Thursday afternoon.Hinshaw will be speaking at 3:30 p.m. and the news conference will be streamed live in this post.As of Wednesday, Aug.
19, Alberta had 1,107 active cases of the novel coronavirus, after confirming 82 new cases in the previous 24 hours. All Loblaw pharmacies, Shoppers locations in Alberta to offer asymptomatic COVID-19 testing Two additional deaths as a result of the virus were also reported.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]More than half the province’s active cases are in the Edmonton Zone, with a total of 631 as of Wednesday.On Tuesday, Hinshaw announced all Loblaw pharmacies and Shoppers locations across the province would be offering asymptomatic testing.