2 more deaths from COVID-19 in Calgary zone, both at care facilities

Two more patients with COVID-19 have been reported dead from the illness, the province said Saturday.

Calgary — Two more patients in the Calgary zone have died from complications of the coronavirus, Alberta Health Services reported Saturday.

According to the recent data, 97 more cases of the illness have been confirmed in the past 24 hours.

Two Albertans, both women in their 90s who were residents at care homes in the Calgary zone, have died of COVID-19.

So far during the pandemic, 5,670 Albertans have contracted the illness while 94 have died. More than 60 of those deaths have occurred in the Calgary zone.

Health officials have reported outbreaks, where there are two or more cases of COVID-19, at the following long-term care facilities and supportive living centres:

More than 2,500 people have recovered from COVID-19, AHS says.