(The Canadian Press)

By Justin Goulet

Officials announce 33 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Alberta

Mar 22, 2020 | 4:22 PM

EDMONTON, AB – There are 33 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Alberta.

That’s the latest number from the provincial government and Alberta Health Services on Sunday, March 22.

The new numbers released today (March 22) bring the province’s total to 259 cases of the infection.

In the South Zone, there are now seven confirmed cases, up from six on Saturday, March 21. Two of those are in west Lethbridge, two in south Lethbridge, two in Medicine Hat and one in the MD of Taber.

As for the Calgary Zone, there are 164 cases confirmed by AHS, 60 in the Edmonton Zone, 10 in the Central Zone and 18 in the North Zone.

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There has only been one death due to the coronavirus in Alberta, in the Edmonton Zone, with no additional deaths announced this afternoon.

The province said 18 of the patients are currently hospitalized and seven have been admitted to intensive care units (ICU).

The number of confirmed recovered cases remains at three.

The province noted that a longer-term process for determining timely reporting of recovered cases is underway.

There was no press conference held by the provincial government today.

During Saturday’s informational event, Deputy Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Marcia Johnson said plans are in place to start further enforcing social distancing measures.

She said public health inspectors would be able to monitor large groups in restaurants and businesses, with police forces receiving additional powers.

“There’s also power being provided to the police to deal with through fines, I believe, for people who might not be following the recommendations,” Johnson said.

She did not offer specific details such as fine amounts but noted that information should be released early this week.

Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec have put similar measures in place to allow police to fine and arrest people who don’t comply with rules laid out by government and health officials.

The province also reiterated that residents should be aware of cyber security incidents involving malware and fraudulent activities like identity theft are being reported across Alberta in the wake of the pandemic.

Anyone who gets a call asking for credit card information should hang up the phone right away and call the non-emergency line of their local law enforcement service.

Residents are encouraged to be cautious when clicking on links or giving out personal information to people and organizations that request those details, unsolicited.