By Josh Hall (Twitter: @Vancan19)

june 21 update

Alberta surpasses 7,000 recoveries from COVID-19

Jun 21, 2020 | 3:26 PM

The province hit a significant milestone on Sunday, surpassing 7,000 recoveries from the novel coronavirus.

The total is 7,018, an increase of 22 from Saturday.

Meantime, there were 31 new cases confirmed as the province has now completed 389,405 tests. A total of 345,952 Albertans have been tested as of Sunday.

There is more good news as no new deaths were recorded, and there have been none to report since June 15. The provincial death toll sits at 152.

As well, hospitalizations are down from 39 to 33, while ICU admissions are up from six to seven.

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In Central Zone, there are three active cases and just one in Red Deer. The other two are in the towns of Drumheller and Tofield.

Active cases by health zone (+/-)

Edmonton: 238 (up 12) >> 20 in hospital, 3 in ICU

Calgary: 235 (down 3) >> 9 in hospital, 3 in ICU

North: 34 (up 2) >> 3 in hospital, 1 in ICU

South: 20 (down 2) >> 1 in hospital

Central: 3 (–)

Unknown: 4 (–)

*Data subject to revision on a day-to-day basis

Other notes

• Average age for COVID cases that died is 83 years (range: 27-105)
• Average age for COVID cases hospitalized with an ICU stay is 60 years (range: 15-83)
• Average age for COVID cases hospitalized is 61 years (range: 1-102)
• Average age for COVID cases not hospitalized is 40 years (range: 0-105)

  Tips to show leadership during #COVID19AB:
  ✅ If hosting a party, make sure households stay 2m apart & bring their own refreshments
  ✅ If you run a business, remind customers of measures & how to protect your staff
  ✅ Encourage ppl to get tested & download #ABTraceTogether
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  — Dr. Deena Hinshaw (@CMOH_Alberta) June 21, 2020

More information is at Alberta.ca/covid19. Testing is now open to everyone. To complete a self-assessment or to book a test, click here.