A man in his 80s living at the Extendicare Hillcrest in Calgary was identified as Alberta’s 146th death related to the novel coronavirus, according to new numbers released Thursday.
Alberta also reported 15 new active cases of COVID-19, bringing the total to 334. Of those active cases, 247 are in the Calgary zone.
A total of 7,091 Albertans have been diagnosed with COVID-19, with 6,611 having recovered. The Calgary zone continues to lead the province when it comes to total number of cases, with 4,920 people testing positive. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] The Edmonton zone has had 566 cases, 98 have been reported in the Central zone, 1,243 people in the South zone have contracted the virus, and