33 new cases of COVID-19 in Alberta, total rises to 259
Posted March 22, 2020 4:10 pm.
Last Updated March 22, 2020 5:41 pm.
Alberta sits with 259 cases of COVID-19 after health officials announced 33 new people have contracted the virus.
In the daily update release provided by the provincial government, 18 people are currently in hospital and seven are in the ICU.
There have been no other recorded deaths.
Out of the 259 cases, the Calgary zone makes up 164.
In local geographical data provided by Alberta Health, Calgary Upper NW has the highest number of confirmed cases with 27, Lower east comes second with 18, and Calgary east has the lowest with one case.
As of March 22, 26,740 people have been tested for the virus.
There have been three recoveries so far, recorded on March 20.
