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Update 74: COVID-19 pandemic in Alberta (May 26 at 4:45 p.m.)

Alberta’s COVID-19 hospitalization rates remain low with 45 people in hospital, five of whom are in intensive care. In total, 6,048 Albertans have recovered from COVID-19. One more Albertan has died.

Latest updates

• 22 new cases bring the number of total active cases to 714.
• Cases have been identified in all zones across the province:
  • Calgary zone: 561 active cases and 4,123 recovered
  • South zone: 80 active cases and 1,146 recovered
  • Edmonton zone: 49 active cases and 462 recovered
  • North zone: 19 active cases and 200 recovered
  • Central zone: three active cases and 95 recovered
  • Two active cases and 22 recovered cases in zones to be confirmed
  • Additional information, including case totals, is online.
• To date, 632 cases have an unknown exposure.
• So far, 221,173 Albertans have been tested and labs have performed 242,781 tests, with 2,982 tests completed in the last 24 hours.
• Deaths total 139: 101 in the Calgary zone; 16 in the North zone; 13 in the Edmonton zone; eight in the South zone; and one in the Central zone.
• There are 61 active cases and 649 recovered cases at continuing care facilities; 104 facility residents have died.