May 4: Alberta Now Has More Than 100 COVID-19 Related Deaths, More Than 50% Recovered

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Credit: Alberta.ca

Today, Alberta reported nine COVID-19 related deaths and seventy new cases.

 

The total number of cases is now 5,836 with 2,942 Albertans free of COVID-19.

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Credit: Alberta.ca

Cases have been identified in all zones across the province:

  • 3,905 cases in the Calgary zone
  • 1,085 cases in the South zone
  • 503 cases in the Edmonton zone
  • 221 cases in the North zone
  • 89 cases in the Central zone
  • 33 cases in zones yet to be confirmed

Of these cases, there are currently 89 people in hospital, 21 of whom have been admitted to intensive care units (ICU).

  • 733 cases are suspected of being community acquired.
 

The total deaths are 104:

  • 70 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, 621 cases have been confirmed at continuing care facilities, and 75 residents at these facilities have died.

There have been 155,179 people tested for COVID-19 and a total of 164,722 tests performed by the lab.

In the last 24 hours, 3,527 tests have been completed.

Alberta launched AB Trace Together, a contract tracing app for COVID-19. According to the news release, the app now has more than 103,660 registered users.

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