Health officials in Alberta have identified 46 new patients in its latest 24-hour stretch, while one more person has died after contracting COVID-19.
The recent update increases its case count to 8,436. That includes 158 people who have passed away and 7,716 recovered patients, an increase of 57 since Tuesday.
Of the 608 active cases that remain, there are 230 in Calgary and 232 in Edmonton. Fifty people are currently in hospital, which includes seven in intensive care.
To date, health officials have completed 500,203 tests for COVID-19 in Alberta.
