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By Connor Gunn

1,437 new COVID cases in Alberta Sunday

Apr 25, 2021 | 4:11 PM

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

1,437 cases were confirmed across the province, bringing the total to 181,806. Of those, 20,136 cases are active while 159,603 people have recovered.

932 new cases of today’s total, are variants.

In the South Zone, 74 people tested positive, Lethbridge saw 27 new cases, and Medicine Hat saw 16 new cases.

Since yesterday’s update, three Albertans died from COVID. To date, 2,067 Albertans have died from the virus.

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Provincially, 594 patients are currently hospitalized including 140 who have been admitted to intensive care.

With another 17,025 tests conducted over the past day, there has now been a total of 4,069,285 tests competed on 2,012,276 different people.

1,398,673 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered as of the end of April 24.

Below is a breakdown of COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours:

• Calgary Zone – 72,055 cases, 8,383 active
  • 229 in hospital, 61 in ICU
  • 629 deaths (one new)
• Edmonton Zone – 66,021 cases, 5,700 active
  • 219 in hospital, 54 in ICU
  • 1,041 deaths (two new)
• North Zone – 18,800 cases, 2,866 active
  • 54 in hospital, nine in ICU
  • 152 deaths
• Central Zone – 14,947 cases, 2,165 active
  • 54 in hospital, seven in ICU
  • 131 deaths
• South Zone – 9,909 cases, 966 active
  • 38 in hospital, nine in ICU
  • 114 deaths

Below is a breakdown of cases in the South Health Zone over the past 24 hours:

• Lethbridge – 4,030 cases (27 new), 423 active, 35 deaths
  • West Lethbridge – 1,452 cases (10 new), 185 active, three deaths
  • North Lethbridge – 1,360 cases (10 new), 136 active, eight deaths
  • South Lethbridge – 1,219 cases (seven new), 103 active, 24 deaths
• Brooks – 1,395 cases (eight new), 27 active, 14 deaths
• Lethbridge County – 919 cases (eight new), 126 active, nine deaths
• Cardston County – 870 cases (two new), 36 active, 15 deaths
• Medicine Hat – 809 cases (16 new), 135 active, 17 deaths
• M.D. of Taber – 479 cases (four new), 40 active, six deaths
• M.D. of Pincher Creek – 267 cases, five active, five deaths
• County of Warner – 270 cases (one new), 54 active, three deaths
• Cypress County – 217 cases (four new), 43 active, zero deaths
• County of Newell – 178 cases (two new), 10 active, two deaths
• Fort Macleod – 200 cases (three new), 37 active, five deaths
• County of Forty Mile – 144 cases, 11 active, three deaths
• Crowsnest Pass – 46 cases (one new), 12 active, zero deaths
• Waterton – One case, one active, zero deaths