Alberta’s chief medical officer of health is scheduled to provide her daily update on the COVID-19 situation and the public health response Tuesday.
Dr. Deena Hinshaw is set to speak at 3:30 p.m. in Edmonton and will be joined by other officials. Their remarks will be streamed live in this article.
On Monday, Hinshaw said Alberta had 70 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the provincial total to 5,836, with 2,942 recoveries. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] Alberta’s death toll due to the virus stood at 104.
There were 89 people in hospital, 21 of whom were in intensive care. Hinshaw also announced Monday that COVID-19 testing would be available to all asymptomatic contacts of people who are confirmed