By Josh Hall (Twitter: @Vancan19)

UPDATE 23 - APRIL 5

69 new cases of COVID-19 in Alberta for a total of 1,250

Apr 5, 2020 | 4:38 PM

As of Sunday, there are now 1,250 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Alberta, up 69 from yesterday.

A total of 919 cases are lab confirmed while 331 are probable cases.

There are three new deaths being reported in the last 24 hours. To date, there have been 23 in the province. One of those is the first to be reported in Central Zone. Alberta Health confirms to rdnewsNOW the death is of a woman in her 80s.

There have been 84 hospitalizations, and 26 admissions to ICUs. Currently, there are 48 people in hospital and 13 in ICUs.

Up to 152 (an increase of 19) are suspected of being from community transfer, and there have been 279 recoveries (39 more than yesterday).

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Central Zone data (as of April 5):

Deaths: 1 (1 new)
City of Red Deer – 26 > North: 6 (1 new), Southwest: 4, Southeast: 16
Red Deer County – 13
Wetaskiwin County – 8
Lacombe – 3
Camrose and County – 3
Olds – 2
Vermilion River County – 2
Vegreville/Minburn County – 2
Tofield – 2
Ponoka – 1
Stettler and County -1
Innisfail – 1
Sundre – 1
Three Hills/Hwy 21 – 1

TOTAL – 67 (Note: The geospatial map on Alberta.ca/COVID19 shows 66 in Central Zone jurisdictions. rdnewsNOW has enquired with Alberta Health to clarify where the missing case is located)

Provincial Data (as of April 5):

Calgary Zone – 774
Edmonton Zone – 309
North Zone – 77
Central Zone – 67
South Zone – 20
Unknown – 3

TOTAL – 1,250

Dr. Deena Hinshaw, the province’s Chief Medical Officer of Health, offered a number of thoughts via social media on Sunday.

Sobey’s is also stepping up its reporting of COVID-19; the company is noting one case in its Alberta stores. It says the employee last worked March 20 at the Wetaskiwin Safeway (3901-56 Street)

More information on the COVID-19 pandemic and situation in Alberta specifically is at Alberta.ca/covid19.

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