Alberta is reporting 54 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, bringing the total to 6,017.
The number of cases in the Central zone has increased by two for a total of 94.
Both new cases are in the Sylvan Lake area, which now has three active cases of the virus.
(Source: Alberta Health)In Red Deer, the number of COVID-19 cases remains unchanged at 36, with the number of active cases remaining at four.
The province is reporting two additional deaths from COVID-19 as of Thursday, bringing the total to 114.
There have been a total of 3,809 recoveries in the province thus far, an increase of 259 from Wednesday’s report. That means 63 per cent of all reported cases have recovered from the novel coronavirus.
Thursday’s totals come off 3,325 tests being completed over the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of tests completed to 163,510.
A total of 85 Albertans are currently in hospital due to COVID-19 related ailments, 18 of them are in intensive care.
Central zone COVID-19 at a glance:
Red Deer 36 cases (4 active, 32 recovered)
Red Deer County 15 (4 active, 11 recovered)
Sylvan Lake 3 (active)
Lacombe County 3 (all recovered)
Lacombe 2 (both recovered)
Ponoka County 2 (both recovered)
Clearwater County 3 (1 active, 2 recovered)
Rocky Mountain House 2 (1 active, 1 recovered)
County of Stettler 3 (all recovered).
Cases have been identified in all zones across the province:
4,044 cases in the Calgary zone
1,124 cases in the South zone
505 cases in the Edmonton zone
226 cases in the North zone
94 cases in the Central zone
24 cases in zones yet to be confirmed
Of these cases, there are currently 85 people in hospital, 18 of whom have been admitted to intensive care units (ICU).
704 cases are suspected of being community acquired.
The total deaths are 114: 80 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, 632 cases have been confirmed at continuing care facilities, and 83 residents at these facilities have died.
There have been 944 cases in workers from the Cargill meat processing plant in High River, with 826 recovered.
There have been 583 cases in workers from JBS Foods Canada in Brooks, with 466 recovered.
Thirty-eight cases have been confirmed at Harmony Beef, with 15 recovered.
