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Alberta has confirmed 82 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, including four more deaths, according to the latest update from the province.

The newest cases bring Alberta’s total number of confirmed cases to 1,651 and total deaths to 44.

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Two of the latest deaths were residents of the McKenzie Towne continuing care facility in Calgary zone, bringing the total number of deaths at this facility to 20. Two were residents at Manoir du Lac in North zone, bringing the total number of deaths at this facility to four.

On Friday, Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw announced stronger measures to control outbreaks in continuing care facilities, including restricting staff to one site only, and mandating the use of personal protective equipment for staff.

The Edmonton zone now reports 395 cases, representing 24 per cent of total cases in the province. Seven people have died in the Edmonton zone.