Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw. (Government of Alberta)

By David Opinko

Province corrects COVID-19 case counts after Friday error

Aug 18, 2020 | 3:52 PM

LETHBRIDGE, AB – The Government of Alberta has released Tuesday’s report on COVID-19, detailing the numbers over the past 24 hours.

The province notes that 74 infections that they reported as part of the case count for Friday, August 14 were done in error. This has now been rectified, but please note that many of the numbers in this article are smaller than in yesterday’s story.

Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw says there was a data system upgrade that caused some of the numbers to be offset.

For the updated report, 89 new cases were confirmed across the province, bringing the total to 12,419. Of those, 1,149 cases are active while 11,025 people have recovered.

One person in Fort Macleod died as a result of the virus, but no details on the patient were released. This means the virus has claimed the lives of 225 Albertans.

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48 people are currently hospitalized and 11 have been admitted to intensive care units.

837,649 tests have been completed among 677,754 different people.

The regional breakdown for COVID-19 in Alberta is a follows:

• Calgary zone – 6,934 cases, 295 active
  • 117 deaths
  • 279,610 tests
• Edmonton zone – 2,447 cases, 636 active
  • 56 deaths
  • 222,892 tests
• South zone – 1,717 cases, 39 active
  • 23 deaths (one new)
  • 48,505 tests
• North zone – 729 cases, 107 active
  • 23 deaths
  • 57,447 tests
• Central zone – 563 cases, 87 active
  • Six deaths
  • 56,897 tests

The breakdown for the South Health Zone by community is as follows:

• Brooks – 1,127 cases, four active, nine deaths
• Lethbridge – 143 cases, seven active, two deaths
  • South Lethbridge – 54 cases, four active
  • West Lethbridge – 51 cases, two active, one death
  • North Lethbridge – 38 cases, one active, one death
• Cardston County – 102 cases, four active, five deaths
• Medicine Hat – 67 cases, three active, two deaths
• County of Warner – 56 cases, two active, one death
• M.D. of Taber – 39 cases, two active, one death
• Fort Macleod – 33 cases, two active, two deaths (one new)
• Cypress County – 31 cases, zero active
• County of Newell – 30 cases, four active, one death
• Lethbridge County – 30 cases, three active
• M.D. of Pincher Creek – 26 cases, three active, one death
• County of Forty Mile – 20 cases, four active
• Crowsnest Pass – Two cases, zero active