Active COVID cases less than 1/5 of third-wave peak one month ago

Active infections in Lethbridge fell by 11 and regionally by 25 across the South Zone.

AHS did not report a single COVID-19 death anywhere in Alberta.

Provincially, 360 patients are currently hospitalized including 96 who have been admitted to intensive care.

3,057,662 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered as of the end of June 5.

With another 5,337 tests conducted over the past day, there has now been a total of 4,564,551 tests completed on 2,151,642 different people.

COVID-19 variant cases in Alberta. (Alberta Health Services)

Below is a graph of how COVID-19 cases in Alberta have trended since the start of the pandemic, which can also be accessed with more detail here.

COVID-19 trends in Alberta. (Alberta Health Services)

Below is a breakdown of cases per health zone in Alberta:

Calgary Zone – 93,147 cases, 1,997 active
- 140 in hospital, 35 in ICU
- 680 deaths
Edmonton Zone – 77,198 cases, 1,315 active
- 116 in hospital, 37 in ICU
- 1,094 deaths
North Zone – 25,994 cases, 677 active
- 37 in hospital, nine in ICU
- 184 deaths
Central Zone – 20,452 cases, 632 active
- 38 in hospital, 10 in ICU
- 158 deaths
South Zone – 12,389 cases, 263 active
- 29 in hospital, five in ICU
- 130 deaths

Below is a breakdown of cases in the South Health Zone:

Lethbridge – 4,821 cases (three new), 73 active, 38 deaths
- West Lethbridge – 1,766 cases (one new), 37 active, three deaths
- North Lethbridge – 1,606 cases, 14 active, 11 deaths
- South Lethbridge – 1,448 cases (two new), 22 active, 24 deaths
Brooks – 1,494 cases, 17 active, 15 deaths
Lethbridge County – 1,250 cases (one new), 30 active, 12 deaths
Medicine Hat – 1,238 cases (one new), 47 active, 22 deaths
Cardston County – 1,026 cases, nine active, 17 deaths
M.D. of Taber – 571 cases, six active, six deaths
County of Warner – 464 cases, 18 active, three deaths
M.D. of Pincher Creek – 305 cases, five active, five deaths
Fort Macleod – 319 cases, seven active, six deaths
Cypress County – 295 cases, 15 active, zero deaths
County of Newell – 240 cases, 21 active, two deaths
County of Forty Mile – 157 cases, two active, three deaths
Crowsnest Pass – 83 cases, three active, one death
Waterton – Four cases, two active, zero deaths

by David Opinko