Dr. Lynora Saxinger, an infectious disease specialist at the University of Alberta, says the province had a clear first wave and there has been, overall, an increase in daily case numbers.

The reproduction number explains, if one infected person is introduced into a community, how many secondary people would become infected.

Excess deaths, also known as excess mortality, refers to situations where there are more deaths during a particular time period than what is expected, based on historical data.