Alberta Health Services is now reporting seven presumptive cases of Coronavirus or COVID-19 in Alberta.

That number is up three from yesterday (Sunday, March 8.)

Alberta's Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, will be providing an update this afternoon (Monday, March 9) at 1 pm.

So far, 71  cases of Covid -19 have been confirmed in Canada.

Yesterday, Dr. Hinshaw confirmed that Alberta's first presumptive case of the virus is now the first confirmed case; a woman from the Calgary zone who is in her 50's and recently returned from a cruise aboard a Grand Princess Cruise ship.