COVID-19 bacteria. (Alberta Health Services)

By David Opinko

No new COVID-19 cases in South Zone Tuesday, 35 provincially

Jun 16, 2020 | 3:42 PM

LETHBRIDGE, AB – The Government of Alberta has released its report on COVID-19 for Tuesday, June 16.

35 new cases were confirmed across the province, bringing the total to 7,482. Of those, 449 cases are still active while 6,882 people have recovered.

The South Health Zone stayed flat in terms of new cases while active infections fell from 24 to 23.

The government reported no additional deaths. This means, to date, COVID-19 has claimed the lives of 151 Albertans.

The regional breakdown is as follows:

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• Calgary zone – 5,105 cases, 208 active
  • 111 deaths
  • 22 in hospital, four in ICU
  • 143,941 tests
• South zone – 1,277 cases, 23 active
  • 10 deaths
  • One in hospital
  • 23,717 tests
• Edmonton zone – 732 cases, 190 active
  • 13 deaths
  • 10 in hospital, two in ICU
  • 89,983 tests
• North zone – 268 cases, 26 active
  • 16 deaths
  • Three in hospital, one in ICU
  • 24,579 tests
• Central zone – 88 cases, two active
  • One death
  • 24,940 tests

As for the breakdown for the South Health Zone, the province recently changed the way they display information on the geospatial map, which is how we get the information for this. Due to this change, some of the local numbers may be off from what we have previously reported.

• Brooks – 1,118 cases, two active, nine deaths
• Medicine Hat – 36 cases, one active
• Lethbridge – 34 cases, five active
  • South Lethbridge – 14 cases, one active
  • West Lethbridge – 14 cases, one active
  • North Lethbridge – Six cases, three active
• Cardston County – 32 cases, 11 active, one death
• Cypress County – 21 cases, zero active
• County of Newell – 20 cases, zero active
• Fort Macleod – Nine cases, three active
• Lethbridge County – Two cases, two active
• M.D. of Taber – Two cases, zero active
• County of Forty Mile – Two cases, zero active