Alberta Health confirmed Sunday that there are 241 new COVID-19 cases in the province, bringing the total to 2,803.
Case breakdown:
- 1,997 cases in Calgary zone
- 429 cases in Edmonton zone
- 142 cases in South zone
- 137 cases in North zone
- 76 cases in Central zone
- 22 cases in yet-to-be-confirmed zones
The Calgary zone still accounts for 71 per cent of all COVID-19 cases in the province as of Sunday.
There are currently 65 people in hospital, 16 of whom have been admitted to intensive care.
Alberta Health said 488 cases are “suspected of being community-acquired.”
The province said 1,198 people have recovered.
Deaths
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Four more people have died since the province’s update on Saturday, which brings the death toll to 55.
All of the additional deaths were in long-term care homes:
- a woman in her 90s from the Calgary zone (Bethany Care Centre)
- a man in his 90s from the Calgary zone (Intercare Brentwood)
- a man in his 80s from the Calgary zone (Clifton Manor)
- a man in his 90s from the North zone (Manoir du Lac)
Three of the four new deaths mark the first ones at Bethany Care Centre, Intercare Brentwood and Clifton Manor, the province confirmed. The fourth death brings the toll at Manoir du Lac to six.
As of Sunday, 307 cases have been confirmed at continuing care facilities, and 36 residents have died, according to Alberta Health.
Provincial death breakdown:
- 38 in Calgary zone
- eight in Edmonton zone
- eight in North zone
- one in the Central zone
Resources
The government said truckers can now use an interactive map to find open restaurants, restrooms and showers on Alberta highways.
Phone help:
- Mental Health Help Line at 1-877-303-2642
- Addiction Help Line at 1-866-332-2322
- 24-hour Family Violence Information Line at 310-1818
- Alberta’s One Line for Sexual Violence at 1-866-403-8000
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