There are now 823 confirmed recovered cases of COVID-19 in the province. With 82 new cases reported, the total number of cases in Alberta is 1,651. Four Albertans have died since the last report, bringing the total deaths in the province to 44.

Two of the latest deaths were residents of the McKenzie Towne continuing care facility in Calgary zone, bringing the total number of deaths at this facility to 20. Two were residents at Manoir du Lac in McLennan in the North zone, bringing the total number of deaths at this facility to four.

With these recent deaths, a total of 30 people have died in the Calgary zone. Seven people have died in the Edmonton zone, six people have died in the North zone, and one person has died in the Central zone.  Stronger outbreak measures have been put in place at continuing care facilities. To date, 183 cases have been confirmed at these facilities.

Cases have been identified in all zones across the province:
1,046 cases in the Calgary zone
395 cases in the Edmonton zone
103 cases in the North zone
72 cases in the Central zone
31 cases in the South zone
Four cases in zones yet to be confirmed

For a complete breakdown of the case count in Alberta, click on the geospatial map at Alberta.ca.

Of these cases, there are currently 44 people in hospital, 14 of whom have been admitted to intensive care units (ICU).  237 cases are suspected of being community acquired.

There have been 74,709 people tested for COVID-19 and a total of 77,316 tests performed by the lab. There were 2,038 tests completed in the last 24 hours.

Effective April 15, continuing care workers will be required to wear masks at all times when providing direct patient care or working in patient care areas.

Starting April 16, workers in long-term care and designated supportive living sites will only be allowed to work at one location. This requirement must be fully implemented no later than April 23.