The next availability with Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Deena Hinshaw will be on Wednesday, May 27th. To read more about this update, click here.

May 26th new case numbers:


  • 22 new cases of the virus
  • 714 active cases in Alberta
  • 45 people are hospitalized with COVID-19
  • 5 people have been admitted to ICU’s with COVID-19
  • 6,048 total recovered cases
  • 1 death in the last 24 hours
  • 139 total deaths from the virus
  • 2,982 tests completed in the last 24 hours 
  • 242, 781 tests have been performed in total

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


  • City of Lacombe: 2 total cases
    • 0 active
    • 2 recovered
  • Lacombe County: 3 total cases
    • 0 active
    • 3 recovered
  • Red Deer County: 16 total cases
    • 1 active
    • 15 recovered
  • City of Red Deer: 37 total cases 
    • 1 active
    • 36 recovered 
  • Sylvan Lake: 3 total cases
    • 0 active cases
    • 3 recovered 
  • Ponoka County: 3 total cases
    • 0 active
    • 3 recovered
  • County of Wetaskiwin: 0 total cases
    • 0 active
    • 0 recovered
  • City of Wetaskiwin: 8 total cases
    • 0 active
    • 8 recovered
  • County of Stettler: 2 total cases
    • 0 active
    • 2 recovered
  • Mountain View County: 9 total cases
    • 2 active
    • 7 recovered