Alberta Health announced 79 new confirmed COVID-19 cases in the province on Saturday, bringing the total to 621. Here is the current case breakdown: Alberta Health said there have been 38 hospitalizations, with 12 admitted to intensive care units.
Up to 54 of the 621 cases may be due to community transmission, Alberta Health said. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] Fifty-three people have recovered from the virus, according to the province.
Alberta’s COVID-19 death toll stands at two. On Saturday, the province announced earlier in the day that $128 million of funding originally set for K-12 schools would be redirected to COVID-19 measures, prompting backlash due to the layoffs the funding loss will