Premier Jason Kenney 

By Troy Gillard

WEDNESDAY UPDATE

Two more COVID-19 cases in Central zone

Apr 22, 2020 | 4:08 PM

The number of COVID-19 cases in Alberta has risen by 306 to a total of 3,401.

Premier Jason Kenney made the announcement during a news conference Wednesday afternoon, noting that 4,151 tests for the virus were conducted over the past 24 hours. The total number of tests done in Alberta is now 108,521.

Kenney also confirmed five additional deaths related to COVID-19, bringing Alberta’s total to 66.

The number of people in Alberta who have recovered from COVID-19 has grown to 1,310, representing 38.5 per cent of cases.

The number of COVID-19 cases in the Central zone rose by two on Wednesday to 79.

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In Red Deer, the number of cases remains 32, including one active case and 31 recoveries.

Elsewhere in the Central zone:

Red Deer County – 12 cases (1 active, 11 recovered)
County of Stettler – 4 cases (3 active, 1 recovered)
Lacombe County – 3 cases (all recovered)
Lacombe – 2 cases (both recovered)
Ponoka County – 2 cases (1 active, 1 recovered)
Clearwater County – 2 cases (1 active, 1 recovered)

In terms of hospitalizations across the province, 70 people are in hospital with 18 admitted to ICU. Hospitalizations have risen but are still well below modelling projections released two weeks ago, which has Kenney looking ahead.

“Overall Albertans are still doing a very good job of containing and managing this pandemic,” said Kenney. “If we stay vigilant and disciplined about practising rigorous personal hygiene, staying home as much as possible and maintaining physical distancing, wearing a face covering in crowded spaces and following all of the other public health orders , we’ll be able to look at cautiously restarting the economy as soon as possible on the advice of our public health officials.”