898 COVID cases in Alberta this weekend, one death in Lethbridge County

Four Albertans died from COVID-19 including two in the Calgary Zone and one each in the South and Central Zones.

The death in the South Zone was for a man 80+ years old who was a resident of Lethbridge County.

Provincially, 117 patients are currently hospitalized and 18 have been admitted to intensive care units.

1,640,351 tests have been completed among 1,190,239 different Albertans.

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

Calgary zone – 10,250 cases, 998 active
- 134 deaths (two new)
- 42 in hospital, six in ICU
Edmonton zone – 7,736 cases, 1,604 active
- 88 deaths
- 64 in hospital, eight in ICU
South zone – 2,102 cases, 191 active
- 27 deaths (one new)
- Four in hospital, two in ICU
North zone – 1,678 cases, 180 active
- 35 deaths
- Four in hospital, two in ICU
Central zone – 849 cases, 148 active
- Eight deaths (one new)
- Three in hospital

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

Brooks – 1,145 cases (six new), 14 active, nine deaths
Lethbridge – 350 cases (24 new), 134 active, two deaths
- West Lethbridge – 132 cases (10 new), 43 active, one death
- South Lethbridge – 119 cases (eight new), 43 active
- North Lethbridge – 99 cases (six new), 48 active, one death
Lethbridge County – 112 cases (seven new), 25 active, one death (one new)
Cardston County – 106 cases, two active, five deaths
Medicine Hat – 87 cases (two new), three active, two deaths
County of Warner – 65 cases, two active, one death
M.D. of Taber – 45 cases (one new), one active
County of Forty Mile – 43 cases, three active
County of Newell – 37 cases (two new), four active, two deaths
Cypress County – 34 cases (one new), one active
Fort Macleod – 33 cases, zero active, three deaths
M.D. of Pincher Creek – 27 cases, zero active, two deaths
Crowsnest Pass – Two cases, zero active

by David Opinko