EDMONTON (CityNews) – There are 31 new cases of COVID-19 in Alberta, according to the deputy chief medical officer of health.
In an update on Saturday afternoon, Dr. Marcia Johnson said despite the new cases, there are no additional deaths.
226 people are now confirmed to have contracted the virus, 16 of whom are believed to have contracted it from community transmission.
RELATED: 49 new cases, 3 recovered from COVID-19 in Alberta
Alberta has 31 new cases of COVID-19
-226 cases now in Alberta
-11 hospitalized
-6 in ICU
– No additional deaths #yeg #yyc
— Justin Slimm (@justinslimm) March 21, 2020
Of those cases, 11 people are in hospital and six are in intensive care.
There will be no in-person update held on Sunday, but a news release will be issued with update numbers and efforts to ‘flatten the curve’.
BREKAING: More than 23,500 tests now conducted in Alberta. #yeg #yyc #ableg pic.twitter.com/O9wUU6OSZq
— Courtney Theriault (@cspotweet) March 21, 2020
Not a lot of information was provided but Dr. Johnson was able to confirm that one of the new cases is at a seniors home, but due to patient confidentiality the location will not be released.
