On Saturday, health officials announced that the number of COVID-19 cases in Alberta has risen by 31 since the day before, bringing the total to 226. “We suspect that up to 16 of these cases may be due to community transmission,” said deputy chief medical officer of health Dr.

Marcia Johnson at a news conference. She added that 11 people are now hospitalized from the virus, with six of them in the ICU.

One additional person has required ICU admission since Friday. There have been no additional deaths in Alberta. Johnson said that Friday there were three people who had recovered, and the province did not have updated numbers on whether there were more recoveries.

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