Alberta finds 47 new COVID-19 cases, two deaths recorded
Posted Jul 7, 2020 05:53:53 PM.
Last Updated Jul 8, 2020 09:21:05 AM.
EDMONTON (660 NEWS) — Alberta confirmed 47 new cases of COVID-19 after conducting more than 6,000 tests in the past 24 hours.
Two people in the Edmonton Zone died due to complications from COVID-19, bringing the total death toll in the province to 157.
Active cases increased by 13 since Monday, for a total of 620 province-wide.
A list of active cases by each health zone:
- Calgary zone: 230
- Edmonton zone: 243
- Central zone: 4
- South zone: 86
- North zone: 51
- Unknown: 6
There are currently 54 people hospitalized, six of those in the intensive care unit.
Alberta has confirmed a total of 8,436 COVID-19 cases since March, of those 7,659 have recovered.
Alberta is closing in on half-a-million completed tests for COVID-19.