AHS confirms 150 new COVID cases in Alberta

One person each in the Calgary and Edmonton Zones died as a result of the virus, meaning it has taken 258 lives in Alberta.

Provincially, 51 patients are currently hospitalized and nine have been admitted to intensive care units.

1,229,939 tests have been competed among 942,342 people in the province.

The regional breakdown for COVID-19 in Alberta is as follows:

Calgary zone – 8,460 cases, 485 active
- 122 deaths (one new)
- 25 in hospital, four in ICU
Edmonton zone – 4,572 cases, 820 active
- 70 deaths (one new)
- 18 in hospital, three in ICU
South zone – 1,813 cases, 41 active
- 25 deaths
- Two in hospital, two in ICU
North zone – 1,343 cases, 188 active
- 34 deaths
- Six in hospital
Central zone – 660 cases, 24 active
- Seven deaths
- None in hospital

The breakdown for the South Health Zone by community is as follows:

Brooks – 1,132 cases, six active, nine deaths
Lethbridge – 169 cases, four active, two deaths
- West Lethbridge – 70 cases, four active, one death
- South Lethbridge – 59 cases, zero active
- North Lethbridge – 40 cases, zero active, one death
Cardston County – 105 cases, three active, five deaths
Medicine Hat – 82 cases (one new), nine active, two deaths
County of Warner – 62 cases, zero active, one death
Lethbridge County – 46 cases (one new), four active
M.D. of Taber – 42 cases, three active
County of Forty Mile – 36 cases (one new), 11 active
Fort Macleod – 33 cases, zero active, three deaths
County of Newell – 32 cases, zero active, two deaths
Cypress County – 31 cases, zero active
M.D. of Pincher Creek – 27 cases, one active, one death
Crowsnest Pass – Two cases, zero active

by David Opinko