COVID-19 — but no new deaths connected to the virus — were announced Wednesday.Dr. Deena Hinshaw said there are currently 371 active COVID-19 cases in Alberta and 6,754 people have recovered.
Out of the active cases, 203 were in the Calgary zone and 134 in the Edmonton zone.The provincial death toll remains at 151, Alberta’s chief medical officer of health said.“We must always remember that COVID-19 can be fatal,” Hinshaw said.
As of Wednesday afternoon, 44 people were in hospital with COVID-19, six of whom were in intensive care units.Hinshaw said a “small outbreak” was identified at Alberta Hospital in Edmonton late Tuesday.