Alberta reports 96 new COVID-19 cases

Alberta reported 96 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday,the second consecutive day the province recorded new cases in the double digits.

A man in his 80s from the Brentwood Care Centre in Calgary died in the past 24 hours, the lone death reported in an update released by the province on Sunday.

To date, 615 cases have been confirmed at continuing care facilities across Alberta and 67 residents have died.

There were 90 people in hospital, including 19 who were admitted to intensive care units as of Sunday's update, a hospitalization rate consistent with recent updates.

Alberta's Chief Medical Officer of Health has said the province's phased relaunch strategy depends on keeping infection and hospitalization rates low.

Here arethe total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Alberta as of Sunday,broken downby region:

• Calgary zone: 3,842
• South zone: 1,075
• Edmonton zone: 504
• North zone: 221
• Central zone: 88
• Unknown: 38

Alberta Health Services completed 3,728 tests in the past 24 hours, according to the update.

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