Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw. (The Canadian Press)

By David Opinko

A third Albertan has died of COVID-19

Mar 29, 2020 | 6:03 PM

CALGARY, AB – The Government of Alberta has provided another daily update on COVID-19.

On Sunday, March 29, they confirmed that there are now three people in the province who have died due to the virus.

The patient was from the Calgary zone, but no further details were provided.

As for the other two deaths, one person was from the Calgary zone and one was from the Edmonton zone.

The province also announced that an additional 40 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Alberta, bringing the total to 661.

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The provincial breakdown is as follows:

• 408 cases in the Calgary zone (two deaths)
• 149 cases in the Edmonton zone (one death)
• 46 cases in the Central zone
• 45 cases in the North zone
• 12 cases in the South zone
• One case in a zone that is yet to be confirmed

In the South zone, the numbers remain unchanged.

• Medicine Hat – five
• West Lethbridge – three
• South Lethbridge – two
• M.D. of Taber – two

READ MORE: 79 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Alberta Saturday

Provincially, there have been 41 hospitalizations. Of those, 14 have been admitted to intensive care units.

60 cases are believed to be due to community transmission.

73 patients have fully recovered.

Restrictions, including the closure of non-essential businesses, remain in effect. More details here.

Vehicle restrictions in parks and recreation areas

Vehicle access to provincial parks, and parking lots and staging areas on public land has been suspended to help reduce the spread of COVID-19, in addition to facilities that have also been closed. Alberta Environment and Parks is doing its part to protect Albertans and parks employees. Included in the vehicle access closures are provincial recreation areas and public land recreation areas, where parking lots and staging areas exist.

List of essential workplaces

The list of essential workplaces that can continue to operate in Alberta can be found online.

Mental health supports

AHS has boosted its service to help Albertans should they need to speak with someone about mental health concerns.

If Albertans call the Mental Health Help Line at 1-877-303-2642 or the Addiction Help Line at 1-866-332-2322 between 7 a.m. and 11 p.m., seven days a week, they will be connected directly to a dedicated team of AHS addiction and mental health staff.

This will allow the 811 health team to focus on COVID-19 calls during the day and improve wait times for others needing telephone advice. Calls placed from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. will continue to be routed through 811.

Emergency isolation supports

Emergency isolation supports are available for Albertans who are self-isolating or who are the sole caregivers for someone in self-isolation, and have no other source of income. Applicants can view eligibility criteria and apply at alberta.ca. To carefully manage the flow of applications, we are periodically closing access to MADI and the emergency isolation support. We will provide daily updates about system availability.

There is no formal deadline for emergency isolation support. This is a temporary program to bridge the gap until the Federal Emergency Care Benefit is available.