Dr. Deena Hinshaw said Tuesday that a third death related to the novel coronavirus had occurred at McKenzie Towne Continuing Care Centre in Calgary.

Five more deaths in Alberta have been linked to the COVID-19 pandemic, the province's chief medical officer of health said Monday.

Too many Albertans have been ignoring public health orders related to the COVID-19  crisis, so the province is bringing in new penalties for people who aren't compliant, Premier Jason Kenney announced on Wednesday.

There were 33 new cases cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Alberta on Sunday, bringing the total number of cases in the province to 259.

On Friday, health officials said there had been 49 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Alberta in the last 24 hours, bringing the total up to 195.

Alberta Health confirmed Saturday afternoon that there are 10 new cases of COVID-19 in the province, bringing the total to 39.

Alberta's chief medical officer of health said Tuesday that while the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the province has risen to 14, all cases so far have been connected to patients travelling.