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By Connor Gunn

621 new COVID cases in Alberta Saturday

May 22, 2021 | 5:49 PM

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

621 cases were confirmed across the province, bringing the total to 223,632. Of those, 15,502 cases are active while 205,960 people have recovered.

262 cases, or about 42 per cent of today’s total, were variants.

In the South Zone, 55 people tested positive with 11 in Lethbridge. Active cases fell by 16 in the city and regionally by 34.

Since yesterday’s update, six Albertans died from COVID. To date, 2,170 Albertans have died as a result of the virus.

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Provincially, 617 patients are currently hospitalized including 164 who have been admitted to intensive care.

With another 9,500 tests conducted over the past day, there has now been a total of 4,470,348 tests completed on 2,128,053 different people.

2,460,857 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Alberta as of the end of May 21. A map of vaccine distribution in the province can be viewed here.

Below is a breakdown of cases per health zone:

• Calgary Zone – 90,867 cases, 6,964 active
  • 240 in hospital, 62 in ICU
  • 654 deaths (one new)
• Edmonton Zone – 75,769 cases, 3,729 active
  • 209 in hospital, 68 in ICU
  • 1,067 deaths (two new)
• North Zone – 25,217 cases, 2,375 active
  • 72 in hospital, 15 in ICU
  • 172 deaths (two new)
• Central Zone – 19,684 cases, 1,627 active
  • 56 in hospital, 10 in ICU
  • 151 deaths
• South Zone – 12,074 cases, 803 active
  • 40 in hospital, nine in ICU
  • 126 deaths (one new)

Below is a breakdown of cases in the South Zone:

• Lethbridge – 4,728 cases (11 new), 236 active, 37 deaths
  • West Lethbridge – 1,720 cases (seven new), 98 active, three deaths
  • North Lethbridge – 1,592 cases (two new), 75 active, 10 deaths
  • South Lethbridge – 1,415 cases (two new), 63 active, 24 deaths
• Brooks – 1,475 cases (six new), 47 active, 15 deaths
• Lethbridge County – 1,212 cases, 105 active, 12 deaths
• Medicine Hat – 1,184 cases (11 new), 139 active, 20 deaths (one new)
• Cardston County – 1,011 cases (nine new), 55 active, 17 deaths
• M.D. of Taber – 564 cases, 28 active, six deaths
• County of Warner – 444 cases (seven new), 42 active, three deaths
• M.D. of Pincher Creek – 301 cases, 19 active, five deaths
• Fort Macleod – 310 cases, 28 active, five deaths
• Cypress County – 275 cases (two new), 34 active, zero deaths
• County of Newell – 219 cases (five new), 28 active, two deaths
• County of Forty Mile – 155 cases, two active, three deaths
• Crowsnest Pass – 81 cases (four new), 17 active, one death
• Waterton – One case, zero active, zero deaths