Alberta's chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw will update the COVID-19 situation in the province on Tuesday.

Hinshaw's update comes as the majority of students in the province returned to in-classroom learning.

The decision for students to return to class was made by the education minister last week. At the time, Adriana LaGrange said because COVID-19 cases in the RMWB have not trended down as quickly as other regions, students there will continue to learn online for an additional week. The target date for students in this region to return to the classroom is May 31.

The premier has hinted that the plan to ease restrictions in Alberta is on the way.

Taking to Twitter to wish people a happy Victoria Day, Premier Jason Kenney said the government will have “exciting news this week about the great Alberta summer that lies ahead.”

Alberta identified 452 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, as well as seven additional deaths from the disease.

Active cases of COVID-19 in Alberta now sit at 13,608.

There are 569 people in hospital with COVID-19, 161 of whom are being treated in intensive care. Hospitalizations have decreased slightly from Sunday when a total of 581 people were being treated, 162 of whom in the ICU.

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