was identified March 5, 2020. The first COVID-19 death in the province was reported March 19, 2020.In the nine months since there have been over 72,000 cases in the province, and more than 640 people have lost their lives to the virus as of Dec.
8, 2020.At a press conference Nov. 6, 2020 Premier Jason Kenney urged Albertans to “put this into perspective” saying “while we have to take the COVID-19 threat very seriously, it is currently projected to be the eleventh most common cause of death in Alberta this year.” As of that date, 352 deaths in the province had been attributed to COVID-19.
Further COVID-19 restrictions on social gatherings announced across much of Alberta In just over a month, that number had jumped to 640 deaths, with 12.