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By Connor Gunn

24 new COVID-19 cases in Lethbridge, 1,592 provincially

Apr 24, 2021 | 4:12 PM

LETHBRIDGE, AB. — Alberta Health Services has released its update on COVID-19 for Saturday, covering statistics compiled over the past 24 hours.

1,592 cases were confirmed across the province, bringing the total to 180,369. Of those, 19,702 cases are active while 158,603 people have recovered.

1,132 cases, or about 71 per cent of today’s total, are variants.

In the South Zone, 64 people tested positive and Lethbridge saw 24 new cases.

Active infections Lethbridge fell by 12.

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Since yesterday’s update, five Albertans died from COVID. To date, 2,064 Albertans have died from the virus.

Provincially, 584 patients are currently hospitalized including 129 who have been admitted to intensive care.

With another 17,725 tests conducted over the past day, there has now been a total of 4,052,195 tests competed on 2,007,583 different people.

1,361,365 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered as of the end of April 23.

Below is a breakdown of COVID-19 cases over the past 48 hours:

• Calgary Zone – 71,494 cases, 8,283 active
  • 232 in hospital, 57 in ICU
  • 628 deaths (four new)
• Edmonton Zone – 65,620 cases, 5,536 active
  • 213 in hospital, 50 in ICU
  • 1,039 deaths (one new)
• North Zone – 18,561 cases, 2,766 active
  • 53 in hospital, eight in ICU
  • 152 deaths
• Central Zone – 14,784 cases, 2,105 active
  • 49 in hospital, five in ICU
  • 131 deaths
• South Zone – 9,835 cases, 954 active
  • 37 in hospital, nine in ICU
  • 114 deaths

Below is a breakdown of cases in the South Health Zone over the past 48 hours:

• Lethbridge – 4,003 cases (24 new), 422 active, 35 deaths
  • West Lethbridge – 1,442 cases (12 new), 193 active, three deaths
  • North Lethbridge – 1,350 cases (eight new), 132 active, eight deaths
  • South Lethbridge – 1,212 cases (four new), 98 active, 24 deaths
• Brooks – 1,387 cases, 19 active, 14 deaths
• Lethbridge County – 911 cases (10 new), 127 active, nine deaths
• Cardston County – 868 cases (five new), 34 active, 15 deaths
• Medicine Hat – 793 cases (13 new), 135 active, 17 deaths
• M.D. of Taber – 475 cases, 40 active, six deaths
• M.D. of Pincher Creek – 267 cases, seven active, five deaths
• County of Warner – 269 cases (six new), 59 active, three deaths
• Cypress County – 213 cases (two new), 39 active, zero deaths
• County of Newell – 178 cases (two new), 10 active, two deaths
• Fort Macleod – 197 cases (three new), 34 active, five deaths
• County of Forty Mile – 144 cases, 11 active, three deaths
• Crowsnest Pass – 45 cases, 11 active, zero deaths
• Waterton – One case, one active, zero deaths