Update : COVID-19 pandemic in Alberta

Update 53: COVID-19 pandemic in Alberta (May 5)

The Voice of Canada News:

Recovered cases make up more than half of Alberta’s cases of COVID-19 at 3,219. Fifty-seven new cases have been reported, bringing the total number to 5,893. Two more Albertans have died.

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Cases have been identified in all zones across the province:
3,957 cases in the Calgary zone
1,094 cases in the South zone
502 cases in the Edmonton zone
221 cases in the North zone
89 cases in the Central zone
30 cases in zones yet to be confirmed
Of these cases, there are currently 87 people in hospital, 20 of whom have been admitted to intensive care units (ICU).
728 cases are suspected of being community acquired.
The total deaths are 106: 72 in the Calgary zone; 15 in the North zone; 12 in the Edmonton zone; six in the South zone; and one in the Central zone.
To date, 622 cases have been confirmed at continuing care facilities, and 77 residents at these facilities have died.
There have been 949 cases in workers from the Cargill meat processing plant in High River, with 810 recovered.
There have been 487 cases in workers from JBS Foods Canada in Brooks, with 394 recovered.
Thirty-six cases have been identified at Harmony Beef since March. Alberta Health Services (AHS) is working closely with the plant to limit the spread.

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