1,839 new COVID cases in Alberta Wednesday, one new death in Lethbridge

The two deaths in the South Zone were for two men, one in his 80’s and one in his 60’s. AHS is reporting one of the deaths in the South Zone was in Lethbridge.

Provincially, 643 patients are currently hospitalized including 145 who have been admitted to intensive care.

With another 18,976 tests conducted over the past day, there has now been a total of 4,116,949 tests completed on 2,025,719 different people.

1,497,256 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered as of the end of April 27.

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. A separate graph also shows just active infections.

(Alberta Health Services)

1,058 cases of COVID-19 variants were confirmed in Alberta today with 51 of those coming from the South Zone.

(Alberta Health Services)

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

Calgary Zone – 74,214 cases, 8,882 active
- 260 in hospital, 63 in ICU
- 627 deaths (one new)
Edmonton Zone – 67,176 cases, 5,755 active
- 223 in hospital, 52 in ICU
- 1,039 deaths
North Zone – 19,489 cases, 2,894 active
- 68 in hospital, 11 in ICU
- 156 deaths (one new)
Central Zone – 15,549 cases, 2,320 active
- 56 in hospital, eight in ICU
- 134 deaths (two new)
South Zone – 10,175 cases, 1,030 active
- 36 in hospital, 11 in ICU
- 117 deaths (two new)

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

Lethbridge – 4,125 cases (29 new), 411 active, 36 deaths
- West Lethbridge – 1,489 cases (15 new), 166 active, three deaths
- North Lethbridge – 1,387 cases (six new), 134 active, nine deaths (one new)
- South Lethbridge – 1,250 cases (eight new), 112 active, 24 deaths
Brooks – 1,409 cases, 40 active, 14 deaths
Lethbridge County – 951 cases (nine new), 118 active, 11 deaths
Cardston County – 886 cases (11 new), 43 active, 15 deaths
Medicine Hat – 861 cases (26 new), 170 active, 18 deaths (one new)
M.D. of Taber – 483 cases (four new), 37 active, five deaths
M.D. of Pincher Creek – 267 cases, six active, five deaths
County of Warner – 290 cases (10 new), 70 active, three deaths
Cypress County – 224 cases (one new), 44 active, zero deaths
Fort Macleod – 216 cases (seven new), 45 active, five deaths
County of Newell – 179 cases, nine active, two deaths
County of Forty Mile – 144 cases, 11 active, three deaths
Crowsnest Pass – 51 cases (five new), 17 active, zero deaths
Waterton – One case, one active, zero deaths

by Connor Gunn

1,839 new COVID cases in Alberta Wednesday, one new death in Lethbridge

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