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Coronavirus: 241 new cases confirmed in Alberta as 4 more people in long-term care homes die

A Domo employee wears full PPE for protection as he fills up cars during the COVID-19 pandemic in Edmonton, Alta., on Saturday, April 18, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson

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.

A person wearing a protective face shield walks past a mural in Edmonton, Alta., on Wednesday April 15, 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson

Deaths​​

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Four more people have died since the province’s update on Saturday, which brings the death toll to 55.

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All of the additional deaths were in long-term care homes:

  1. a woman in her 90s from the Calgary zone (Bethany Care Centre)
  2. a man in his 90s from the Calgary zone (Intercare Brentwood)
  3. a man in his 80s from the Calgary zone (Clifton Manor)
  4. 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
The River Cree Resort & Casino, which was closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, lights up rooms with a message of “hope” in Edmonton, Alta., on Wednesday, April 15, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson

Resources

The government said truckers can now use an interactive map​ to find open restaurants, restrooms and showers on Alberta highways.

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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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