Alberta's chief medical officer of health, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, during Thursday's COVID-19 update (Photo: Government of Alberta)

By Canadian Press

"Relatively Stable"

Alberta not in second wave of COVID-19: Dr. Hinshaw

Sep 24, 2020 | 5:06 PM

EDMONTON – Alberta’s chief medical officer of health says the province is not in a second wave of COVID-19 despite increased daily case numbers in recent weeks.

Dr. Deena Hinshaw says some provinces may have determined they’re in a second onslaught of the pandemic, but that’s not the case in Alberta where the numbers are “relatively stable.”

She says there would have to be a huge spike in infections and the future at the moment remains in the hands of the public.

Hinshaw says the number of cases in five- to 19-year-olds peaked in April at the height of the pandemic, and since the current school year began infections in that group have been dropping on a weekly basis.

Alberta has recorded 158 more cases and one additional death, and alerts or outbreaks have been reported in 97 schools.

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(The Canadian Press)