Province launches map showing COVID-19 outbreaks in schools

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1,062,956 tests have been completed among 832,016 different people in the province.

So far this school year, 16 cases have been confirmed in 16 different schools across the province.

Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw says COVID-19 has been a major concern for parents across the province who have recently sent their children back to school.

That is why the province has launched a new COVID-19 school status map.

“The map will list every school where there have been two or more cases in a school setting within a 14 day period where disease could have been acquired or transmitted in the school. So far, none of the 16 schools that AHS has reported to us have met that threshold.”

In Southern Alberta, there have been positive tests in schools at Chinook High School in Lethbridge and the Raymond High School.

She adds that there is interest from some people in reporting every instance where a school had a single case of COVID-19 infection.

“We are working to understand the perspectives of school stakeholders on this as it is important that we balance transparency and confidentiality.”

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

• Calgary zone – 7,963 cases, 655 active
  • 118 deaths
  • 324,938 tests
• Edmonton zone – 3,659 cases, 613 active
  • 67 deaths (one new)
  • 261,198 tests
• South zone – 1,772 cases, 45 active
  • 25 deaths
  • 55,678 tests
• North zone – 1,130 cases, 214 active
  • 31 deaths
  • 70,194 tests
• Central zone – 628 cases, 48 active
  • Seven deaths
  • 66,848 tests

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

• Brooks – 1,129 cases, three active, nine deaths
• Lethbridge – 163 cases (one new), 18 active, two deaths
  • West Lethbridge – 64 cases (one new), 11 active, one death
  • South Lethbridge – 59 cases, five active
  • North Lethbridge – 40 cases, two active, one death
• Cardston County – 104 cases, three active, five deaths
• Medicine Hat – 72 cases, three active, two deaths
• County of Warner – 62 cases (one new), four active, one death
• M.D. of Taber – 39 cases, zero active
• Lethbridge County – 41 cases (three new), 10 active
• Fort Macleod – 33 cases, zero active, three deaths
• County of Newell – 32 cases, zero active, two deaths
• Cypress County – 31 cases, zero active
• M.D. of Pincher Creek – 26 cases, zero active, one death
• County of Forty Mile – 24 cases, three active
• Crowsnest Pass – Two cases, zero active