Alberta reports third COVID-19 death, 40 more cases
There are 661 cases of COVID-19 in Alberta and 6,246 across the country with 61 deaths.
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The total number of cases of Covid-19 in Alberta has climbed to 661 as the province announced its third death to the disease on Sunday, March 29.
Cases have been identified in all zones across the province:
- 408 cases in the Calgary zone
- 149 cases in the Edmonton zone
- 46 cases in the Central zone
- 45 cases in the North zone
- 12 cases in the South zone
- One case in a zone that is yet to be confirmed
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There have been 41 hospitalizations, with 14 admissions to intensive care units.
Up to 60 of the 661 cases may be due to community transmission.
There are now a total of 73 confirmed recovered cases and 44,999 tests completed.
Across the country there are 6,243 cases and 61 deaths.