2,211 new COVID cases in Alberta but no more deaths

Active infections in the city rose by 19 and regionally by 41.

AHS reported no new COVID-19 deaths anywhere in the province today. To date, 2,102 Albertans have died as a result of the virus.

Provincially, 654 patients are currently hospitalized including 146 who have been admitted to intensive care.

With another 19,909 tests conducted over the past day, there has now been a total of 4,263,940 tests have been completed on 2,069,204 different people.

Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw spoke during Thursday’s COVID update about still having restrictions in place when more and more Albertans are getting vaccinated.

She said the public health measures are still “absolutely necessary.”

“Our first and second waves showed us that uncontrolled spread can happen quickly, and the higher cases get, the harder it is to bend the curve back down and reduce the spread of infection in the province.”

“This happened even before we were dealing with the more infection variants. We don’t yet know if we have hit the peak of new cases.”

Dr. Hinshaw stated that, because daily cases have gotten as high as they are now, it is no longer effective to simply target one particular sector or group with restrictions.

1,732,582 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered across the province as of the end of May 5.

536 new COVID-19 variant cases were confirmed across the province with 64 in the South Zone.

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:

Calgary Zone – 81,499 cases, 10,639 active
- 243 in hospital, 58 in ICU
- 639 deaths
Edmonton Zone – 70,952 cases, 5,979 active
- 228 in hospital, 56 in ICU
- 1,045 deaths
North Zone – 22,070 cases, 3,616 active
- 85 in hospital, 17 in ICU
- 161 deaths
Central Zone – 17,507 cases, 2,899 active
- 63 in hospital, 10 in ICU
- 137 deaths
South Zone – 11,049 cases, 1,321 active
- 35 in hospital, five in ICU
- 120 deaths

Below is a breakdown of cases in the South:

Lethbridge – 4,423 cases (44 new), 451 active, 36 deaths
- West Lethbridge – 1,600 cases (18 new), 174 active, three deaths
- North Lethbridge – 1,488 cases (16 new), 149 active, nine deaths
- South Lethbridge – 1,334 cases (eight new), 126 active, 24 deaths
Brooks – 1,424 cases (one new), 44 active, 14 deaths
Lethbridge County – 1,086 cases (23 new), 184 active, 12 deaths
Cardston County – 926 cases (six new), 62 active, 16 deaths
Medicine Hat – 999 cases (11 new), 228 active, 18 deaths
M.D. of Taber – 530 cases (three new), 58 active, six deaths
County of Warner – 382 cases (15 new), 127 active, three deaths
M.D. of Pincher Creek – 283 cases (one new), 20 active, five deaths
Fort Macleod – 270 cases (two new), 76 active, five deaths
Cypress County – 236 cases (one new), 26 active, zero deaths
County of Newell – 185 cases (four new), 11 active, two deaths
County of Forty Mile – 152 cases (one new), 10 active, three deaths
Crowsnest Pass – 61 cases (four new), 17 active, zero deaths
Waterton – one case, zero active, zero deaths

by David Opinko

2,211 new COVID cases in Alberta but no more deaths

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