Red Deer with 239 active COVID-19 cases

Provincially, Alberta reported 209 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, bringing the total number of active cases in the province now to 6,771 – down 875 from Monday.

140 new variant cases were also identified, bringing the total number of active variant cases in the province to 3,274 or 48 per cent of all active cases.

With 4,100 tests conducted over the past 24 hours, the test positivity rate is roughly 5.1 per cent.

438 Albertans are currently in hospital with COVID-19, down one from Monday, while 127 of those patients are in ICU – down six from Monday.

One more death has also been reported, a male in his 80s from the Edmonton Zone on May 30. That brings the virus’ death toll in Alberta to 2,228.

In Alberta Health Services (AHS) Central Zone, there are 826 active cases – down 97 from Monday, with 50 hospitalizations – the same as Monday, and 13 of those patients in intensive care – up one from Monday.

Central Zone remains with 156 deaths linked to COVID-19.

Active cases across Central Zone (one-day change)

Red Deer County: 56 (-13)

Sylvan Lake: 37 (-4)

Lacombe County: 32 (-3)

Lacombe: 42 (-7)

Ponoka County: 76 (-3)

Brazeau County: 30 (-1)

Clearwater County: 58 (-3)

Mountain View County: 29 (-2)

Olds: 14 (-2)

Kneehill County: 14 (-5)

County of Stettler: 16 (-4)

Elsewhere throughout the province, there are currently 2,732 active cases of coronavirus in the Calgary Zone, 1,799 active cases in the Edmonton Zone, 983 in the North Zone, 430 in the South Zone, and one other active case in an unconfirmed location.

by Sheldon Spackman

Red Deer with 239 active COVID-19 cases

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