Covid virus

By Dori Modney

Provincial COVID-19 numbers show 37 new cases

Jun 13, 2020 | 4:38 PM

EDMONTON, AB. — The Saturday (June 13) COVID-19 update shows hospitalization rates continue to remain low, with 44 people in hospital, six of whom are in intensive care.

In total, 6,830 Albertans have recovered from COVID-19.

The latest numbers show the following:

• 37 new cases bring the number of total active cases to 403.
• Cases have been identified in all zones across the province:
• Calgary zone: 204 active cases and 4,754 recovered
• South zone: 23 active cases and 1,242 recovered
• Edmonton zone: 160 active cases and 515 recovered
• North zone: 13 active cases and 223 recovered
• Central zone: two active cases and 85 recovered
• One active case and 11 recovered cases in zones to be confirmed
• Additional information, including case totals, is online.
• To date, 608 cases have an unknown exposure.
• So far, labs have performed 331,938 tests on 297,108 Albertans, with 6,790 tests completed in the last 24 hours.
• There is one new death to report.
• Deaths total 150: 111 in the Calgary zone; 16 in the North zone; 13 in the Edmonton zone; nine in the South zone; and one in the Central zone.
• There are 31 active cases and 696 recovered cases at continuing care facilities; 116 facility residents have died.

The regional breakdown is as follows:

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• Calgary zone – 5,069 cases, 204 active
  • 111 deaths, 31 in hospital, four in ICU
• South zone – 1,274 cases, 22 active
  • 10 deaths, Zero in hospital
• Edmonton zone – 688 cases, 160 active
  • 13 deaths, Ten in hospital, two in ICU
• North zone – 252 cases, 13 active
  • 16 deaths, Three in hospital,
• Central zone – 88 cases, two active
  • One death

As for the breakdown for the South Health Zone, the province recently changed the way they display information on the geospatial map, which is how we get the information for this. Due to this change, some of the local numbers may be off from what we have previously reported.

• Brooks – one active case
• Medicine Hat – one active case
• Lethbridge – Six active cases
• Cardston County – 12 active cases
• Cypress County – zero active cases
• County of Newell – zero active cases
• Fort Macleod – zero active cases
• M.D. of Taber – zero active cases
• County of Forty Mile – zero active cases
• Lethbridge County – Two active cases