Alberta reports 1,590 new cases of COVID-19 and 13 additional deaths Alberta reported 1,590 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday. The province also reported 13 new deaths, bringing the total to 697. Social Sharing CBC News · Posted: Dec 12, 2020 4:08 PM MT | Last Updated: December 12, 2020 This undated transmission electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2,, the virus that causes COVID-19, isolated from a patient. (NIAID-RML/Reuters) On the eve of widespread new restrictions on businesses taking effect, Alberta reported 1,590 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday. The province performed tests 20,227 in the past 24 hours for a positivity rate of 7.9 per cent. Alberta also reported 13 new deaths, bringing the total to 697. The new deaths include: