COVID-19 Update: May 6th

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On May 6th, Alberta Health Services confirmed 2,211 new cases of COVID-19 over the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of active cases in the province to 24,497.

No additional deaths were reported in the past 24 hours

654 people are currently in hospital due to COVID-19, with 146 in intensive care.

There are currently 3,616 active cases in The North Zone with 172 in Mackenzie County, 89 in the MD of Peace, 79 in Big Lakes County, 29 in Northern Sunrise County, 27 in the MD of Greenview, 18 in the MD of Fairview, 17 in the County of Northern Lights, 9 in the MD of Smoky River, 6 in the MD of Spirit River, while all other jurisdictions in our region have two or less active cases at this time.

-Damien Gnass, Trending 55