42 new cases for South Zone Sunday, one new death in M.D. of Pincher Creek

2,638,451 tests have been completed, with 1,611,534 people having been tested. The province noted 17,956 tests completed on December 19.

Below is a breakdown of cases by health zone:

Edmonton zone – 38,724 cases, 9,154 active
- 428 deaths (five new)
- 428 in hospital, 87 in ICU
Calgary zone – 35,201 cases, 6,853 active
- 274 deaths (one new)
- 220 in hospital, 43 in ICU
North zone – 5,950 cases, 1,107 active
- 60 deaths
- 28 in hospital, seven in ICU
Central zone – 5,330 cases, 1,508 cases
- 34 deaths (three new)
- 72 in hospital, nine in ICU
South zone – 4,771 cases, 477 active
- 54 deaths (one new)
- 12 in hospital, three in ICU

The province has 243 cases (102 active) listed in zones that are unknown, along with one death in an unknown zone.

There were 42 new cases reported in the South Health Zone. Below is a breakdown of cases in the South zone by community:

Brooks – 1,337 cases (three new), 44 active, 14 deaths
Lethbridge – 1,333 cases (14 new), 168 active, seven deaths
- North Lethbridge – 416 cases (five new), 63 active, two deaths
- South Lethbridge – 424 cases (eight new), 59 active, three deaths
- West Lethbridge – 493 cases (one new), 46 active, two deaths
Lethbridge County – 412 cases (six new), 40 active, three deaths
Medicine Hat – 411 cases (eight new), 79 active, six deaths
M.D. of Taber – 300 cases (three new), 20 active, six deaths
Cardston County – 244 cases (three new), 47 active, six deaths
County of Warner – 142 cases, five active, two deaths
County of Newell – 136 cases, 14 active, two deaths
Cypress County – 137 cases, 10 active, zero deaths
County of Forty Mile – 113 cases, one active, two deaths
M.D. of Pincher Creek – 93 cases (four new), 30 active, three deaths (one new)
Fort Macleod – 67 cases, 14 active, three deaths
Crowsnest Pass – 11 cases (one new), three active, zero deaths

by Justin Goulet