Alberta's chief medical officer of health reported an estimated 1,200 new cases of COVID-19 on Dec. 24 and 900 on Dec. 25. In a modified update because of the holiday break, Dr. Deena Hinshaw tweeted Saturday that both hospitalizations and the number of people in ICU for each of those two days saw a "small increase." Dec. 24 saw a seven per cent positivity rate that dropped to six per cent the next day, Hinshaw said. As of Wednesday, 821 people were in hospital, including 146 in intensive care. The next update will be Dec. 27, while the next in-person media availability will be Dec. 28.

Source: CBC News December 26, 2020 17:48 UTC