Province announces voluntary restrictions in Edmonton as COVID cases surge
LETHBRIDGE, AB. — Alberta Health Services has released Wednesday’s report on COVID-19, detailing the numbers over the past 24 hours.
364 cases were confirmed across the province, bringing the total to 19,718. Of those, 2,097 cases are active and 17,338.
276 of the new infections were in the Edmonton Zone and 50 were in the Calgary Zone.
Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw says thousands of cases have been identified in the Edmonton Zone in the last couple of weeks, which impacts every part of the region.