Alberta reports four new COVID-19 deaths, total cases at 1,651

The Alberta government reported four new COVID-19 deaths on Saturday, bringing the total number to 44.

Two of those deaths were residents of the McKenzie Towne long term care facility in Calgary, and two wereresidents at Manoir du Lac in the North zone, according to the update.

There were1,651 confirmed cases reported 82 of those were new.

For the first time since COVID-19 was detected in the province, the number of recovered cases was higher than the number of active cases. As of Sunday, 823 Albertans hadrecovered from the illness.

The regional breakdown of COVID-19 cases was:

• Calgary zone:1,046
• Edmonton zone: 395
• North zone:103
• Central zone: 72
• South zone: 31
• Unknown: 4

As of Sunday, 237cases in the province are thought to have involved community transmission.

There were 44 COVID-19 patientsin the hospital, including 14 in intensive care.

Matching donations

The province also announcedit would be matching donations up to $2 million for COVID-19 response fundraisers from select charities and non-profits.

According to program's website, these include drives from the Edmonton Community Foundation and the Calgary Foundation. Organizations will waive associated administrative fees.

The donation-matching campaign runs from April15 to May 31.