Update: COVID-19 pandemic in Alberta (April 20)

The Voice of Canada News:

Alberta has now tested more than 100,000 people for COVID-19. There are 1,230 confirmed recovered cases in the province, and 105 new cases have been reported, bringing the total number of cases to 2,908. Four Albertans have died since the last report, bringing the total number of reported deaths to 59.

Latest updates

• Cases have been identified in all zones across the province:
  • 2,077 cases in the Calgary zone
  • 438 cases in the Edmonton zone
  • 156 cases in the South zone
  • 143 cases in the North zone
  • 77 cases in the Central zone
  • 17 cases in zones yet to be confirmed
• Of these cases, there are currently 63 people in hospital, 15 of whom have been admitted to intensive care units (ICU).
• 559 cases are suspected of being community acquired.
• The total deaths are: 40 in the Calgary zone; nine in the Edmonton zone; nine in the North zone; and one in the Central zone.
• To date, 330 cases have been confirmed at continuing care facilities, and 38 residents at these facilities have died.
• There have been 100,898 people tested for COVID-19 and a total of 105,317 tests performed by the lab. In the last 24 hours, 3,994 tests have been completed.
• One of the recent deaths was a woman in her 60s who was a worker at the Cargill Plant in High River. There are 360 cases in workers from that plant, and 484 total cases have been linked to that outbreak.
• Many cases identified in the Calgary zone over the weekend were linked to this broader outbreak.
• There is a dedicated team working on reducing spread, with particular attention to households where they may not have the resources or space for self-isolation to happen.
• Another recent death was a resident at Manoir du Lac in McLennan, which brings the total deaths at this facility to seven.
• Alberta Health Services has assumed administration of Manoir du Lac