Alberta reports 165 new known cases of coronavirus, one additional death
A total of 165 new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Alberta, officials reported on Saturday, bringing the total number of recorded cases in the province to 2,562.
Another person has now died as a result of the disease as well, bringing the provincial total of coronavirus-related deaths to 51.
The latest figures include 1,820 cases in the Calgary zone, 433 cases in the Edmonton zone, 137 cases in the North zone, 76 cases in the Central zone, and 77 cases in the South zone. 19 cases in the various zones have yet to be confirmed. Of these cases, 450 are suspected of being community acquired.
57 people are currently being treated in hospital, 14 of whom have been admitted to intensive care units (ICU).
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The total deaths are 35 in the Calgary zone, eight in the Edmonton zone, seven in the North zone, and one in the Central zone.
To date, 293 cases have been confirmed at continuing care facilities, and 32 residents at these facilities have died.
There have been 92,962 people tested for COVID-19 and a total of 96,897 tests performed by the lab. A total of 4,092 tests have been completed in the last 24 hours.