April 16th new case numbers:
- 1,616 new cases of the virus for April 15th
- 16,759 active cases in Alberta
- 423 people are hospitalized
- 93 people admitted to ICUs
- 0 new deaths reported in the last 24 hours
- 2,034 total deaths from the virus
- 8,967 active case variants in Alberta (1,011 in the Central Zone)
- Variants of concern make up 53.5 per cent of active cases
Active case numbers in the Central Alberta area:
- 66 active cases in the City of Lacombe
- 69 active cases in the County of Lacombe
- 372 active cases in the City of Red Deer
- 101 active cases in the County of Red Deer
- 173 active cases in the County of Ponoka
- 52 active cases in the Town of Sylvan Lake
- 13 active cases in the County of Stettler
- 66 active cases in the County of Mountain View
**Not all cases in the Central Zone have been included.