As of Wednesday afternoon, Alberta Health had confirmed 19 new cases of COVID-19 but no additional deaths. The total number of deaths due to the disease remained at 128.
The government department also reported zero COVID-19-related fatalities on Tuesday. According to provincial data, Wednesday marked the lowest number of new cases confirmed in Alberta since March 29, when there were 18 cases.
As of Wednesday, there were 1,004 active cases in the province and 5,637 recovered cases. There were 58 people with the novel coronavirus in hospital, seven of whom were in intensive care units.
Dr. Deena Hinshaw did not speak at a news conference on Wednesday, but said Tuesday the numbers are “good” and “stable.” “That’s what I would want to see,”