News Release

Update 78: COVID-19 pandemic in Alberta (May 30 at 4 p.m.)

Hospitalization rates remain low with 53 people in hospital, five of whom are in intensive care. In total, 6,245 Albertans have recovered from COVID-19. One additional death has been reported.

Testing is now available to all Albertans, whether they have COVID-19 symptoms or not.

Latest updates

• 13 new cases bring the number of total active cases to 604.
• Cases have been identified in all zones across the province:
  • Calgary zone: 461 active cases and 4,295 recovered
  • South zone: 44 active cases and 1,182 recovered
  • Edmonton zone: 67 active cases and 464 recovered
  • North zone: 27 active cases and 200 recovered
  • Central zone: two active cases and 95 recovered
  • Three active cases and 9 recovered cases in zones to be confirmed
  • Additional information, including case totals, is online.
• To date, 661 cases have an unknown exposure.
• So far, 232,702 Albertans have been tested and labs have performed 257,227 tests, with 3,769 tests completed in the last 24 hours.
• Deaths total 143: 104 in the Calgary zone; 16 in the North zone; 13 in the Edmonton zone; nine in the South zone; and one in the Central zone. One new death was reported today while one previous death was determined to be not related to COVID-19.
• There are 62 active cases and 657 recovered cases at continuing care facilities; 109 facility residents have died.