(Lethbridge News Now)

By David Opinko

New COVID caseload remains low in South Zone with three more infections

Sep 18, 2020 | 3:39 PM

LETHBRIDGE, AB. – Alberta Health Services has released Friday’s report on COVID-19, detailing the numbers over the past 24 hours.

107 cases were confirmed across the province, bringing the total to 16,381. Of those, 1,424 cases are active while 14,702 people have recovered.

This includes just three infections in the South Health Zone with two in Brooks and one in the County of Forty Mile.

It has been the trend in recent weeks that the region has only been seeing a few people test positive for the virus each day.

The majority of confirmed cases recently have been in the Calgary and Edmonton Zones.

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One person in the North Zone died as a result of the virus, meaning it has claimed the lives of 255 Albertans to date.

Provincially, 44 patients are currently hospitalized and seven have been admitted to intensive care units.

1,180,696 tests have been completed among 909,443.

In an update early Friday afternoon, Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw says there was the first instance of COVID-19 transmission within a school. It happened at a high school in Edmonton, but she assured that the risk of further spread is low and there is no need at this time to close the school.

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

• Calgary zone – 8,315 cases, 450 active
  • 120 deaths
  • 15 in hospital – four in ICU
• Edmonton zone – 4,274 cases, 711 active
  • 69 deaths
  • 22 in hospital – two in ICU
• South zone – 1,798 cases, 38 active
  • 25 deaths
  • None in hospital
• North zone – 1,306 cases, 197 active
  • 34 deaths (one new)
  • Five in hospital
• Central zone – 650 cases, 24 active
  • Seven deaths
  • None in hospital

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

• Brooks – 1,132 cases (two new), five active, nine deaths
• Lethbridge – 169 cases, six active, two deaths
  • West Lethbridge – 70 cases, six active, one death
  • South Lethbridge – 59 cases, zero active
  • North Lethbridge – 40 cases, zero active, one death
• Cardston County – 105 cases, four active, five deaths
• Medicine Hat – 79 cases, seven active, two deaths
• County of Warner – 62 cases, two active, one death
• Lethbridge County – 44 cases, seven active
• M.D. of Taber – 40 cases, one active
• Fort Macleod – 33 cases, zero active, three deaths
• County of Newell – 32 cases, zero active, two deaths
• Cypress County – 31 cases, zero active
• County of Forty Mile – 29 cases (one new), six active
• M.D. of Pincher Creek – 26 cases, zero active, one death
• Crowsnest Pass – Two cases, zero active