The next COVID-19 update availability with Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Deena Hinshaw will be on Friday, June 19th.

June 18th new case numbers:

  • 49 new cases of the virus
  • 489 active cases in Alberta
  • 34 people are hospitalized with COVID-19
  • 6 people have been admitted to ICU’s with COVID-19
  • 6,938 total recovered cases
  • 1 new death in the last 24 hours
  • 152 total deaths from the virus
  • 364,729 tests have been performed in total 

Central Alberta shows the following case numbers, available at alberta.ca:

 Area

 Total Cases

Active Cases 

Recovered Cases 

Regional Classification 
City of Lacombe 2  0  2 Open 
County of Lacombe   3 0 3 Open
City of Red Deer  35 1  34  Open
County of Red Deer 12  0  12  Open 
Sylvan Lake 2  0  2  Open  
Ponoka County  2 0 2  Open
City of Wetaskiwin 7 0 7 Open
County of Wetaskiwin 0 0 0 Open 
County of Stettler   3 0 3 Open 
Mountain View County  4 0 4 Open 
Clearwater County  1 0 1 Open 

Regional classification determines what restrictions are applicable to an area. 

  • Enhanced: Additional measures in place 
  • Watch: Above the threshold but no additional measures
  • Open:  No additional measures