novel coronavirus was confirmed in Edmonton on Friday along with an additional five deaths.Currently there are 240 people in the hospital, with 54 of those in the ICU.
Coronavirus: Alberta is ‘past personal responsibility,’ needs strict measures, sociologist says Four of the five deaths reported Friday were in the Edmonton zone.
Three of those — a woman in her 70s, a woman in her 80s and a man in his 80s — were linked to the outbreak at the Edmonton General Care centre.The other death was a man in his 80s who wasn’t linked to any outbreaks.The fifth death was a man in his 70s who was linked to the outbreak at Wing Kei Care Centre in Calgary.There are currently 8,593 active cases of COVID-19 in the province.