COVID-19 update: 216 new cases, one death, over 1400 recoveries

Update: The Province of Alberta said a computer glitch is responsible for a data error which incorrectly listed the number of cases in the South Zone. The story has been edited to reflect the new numbers.

EDMONTON AB- The province of Alberta has announced 216 new cases of COVID-19 in the province in the last 24 hours , bringing the total number of cases to 4,233.

1471 of those cases are deemed recovered.

One death has been recorded, bringing the total number of deaths to 73 in the province.

The South Zone is reporting a total of 510 cases of COVID-19

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Im Brooks, numbers reached 450 active cases. The number of deaths remains unchanged at two.

In Medicine Hat, there are two new confirmed cases bringing the city’s total number of cases to 25. Fourteen are active, 11 are listed as recovered.

The County of Newell has five active cases.

In Cypress County, they are reporting eight cases of COVID-19, three active, five recovered.

The County of Forty Mile and Municipal District of Taber each have two confirmed cases both listed as recovered.

The City of Lethbridge has 12 active cases, four listed as active and eight recovered. Lethbridge County has one recorded active case.

Elsewhere in Alberta,

• 2,964 cases in the Calgary zone
• 475 cases in the Edmonton zone
• 173 cases in the North zone
• 83 cases in the Central zone
• 28 cases in zones yet to be confirmed

• Of these cases, there are currently 77 people in hospital, 20 of whom have been admitted to intensive care units (ICU).
• 385 cases are suspected of being community acquired.
• The total deaths are 73: 46 in the Calgary zone; 14 in the North zone; 10 in the Edmonton zone; one in the Central zone; and two in the South zone.
• To date, 415 cases have been confirmed at continuing care facilities, and 48 residents at these facilities have died.
• There have been 121,244 people tested for COVID-19 and a total of 127,165 tests performed by the lab. In the last 24 hours, 4,718 tests have been completed.

Read the full April 25 update from the province here.