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

By David Opinko

644 new COVID cases in Alberta, local breakdowns return

Nov 9, 2020 | 3:50 PM

LETHBRIDGE, AB – Alberta Health Services has released Monday’s report on COVID-19.

After being plagued by issues with an AHS system update for an entire week, it looks like nearly everything is back to normal now. However, since the last time we have had a regional or community breakdown was last Wednesday, November 4, today’s article will not attempt to say how many cases, deaths, or hospitalizations are “new” since yesterday.

644 cases were confirmed across the province in the last 24 hours, bringing the total to 34,160. Of those, 7,965 cases are active while 25,826 people have recovered.

In the five days since the last local update, the South Health Zone has seen 258 people test positive, or an average of 52 people per day. 497 infections are active, a growth of 164 in that time.

88 have contracted the virus in Lethbridge over the last five days, a daily average of 18. Active cases in the city rose by 37 to 201.

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Since Sunday’s update, seven Albertans have died from COVID-19, meaning the virus has claimed the lives of 369 to date.

Provincially, 192 patients are currently hospitalized and 39 have been admitted to intensive care units.

Data for testing numbers are not available at this time.

It was announced last week that all communities under a COVID-19 watch list will be under new mandatory measures, including limiting social gatherings to 15 people. Local communities impacted include:

• Lethbridge
• Lethbridge County
• M.D. of Taber
• Cardston County
• M.D. of Willow Creek
• Vulcan County
• County of Forty Mile
• Cypress County
• County of Newell
• Brooks

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

• Calgary zone – 14,900 cases, 3,345 active
  • 155 deaths
  • 63 in hospital, 11 in ICU
• Edmonton zone – 12,589 cases, 3,175 active
  • 138 deaths
  • 106 in hospital, 22 in ICU
• South zone – 2,796 cases, 497 active
  • 31 deaths
  • 12 in hospital, three in ICU
• North zone – 2,450 cases, 541 active
  • 36 deaths
  • Seven in hospital, three in ICU
• Central zone – 1,289 cases, 330 active
  • Nine deaths
  • Four in hospital

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

• Brooks – 1,218 cases, 55 active, 10 deaths
• Lethbridge – 675 cases, 201 active, five deaths
  • West Lethbridge – 272 cases, 94 active, one death
  • South Lethbridge – 227 cases, 72 active, three deaths
  • North Lethbridge – 176 cases, 35 active, one death
• Lethbridge County – 204 cases, 71 active, one death
• Cardston County – 124 cases, 18 active, five deaths
• Medicine Hat – 118 cases, 28 active, two deaths
• M.D. of Taber – 87 cases, 32 active
• County of Warner – 79 cases, eight active, one death
• County of Forty Mile – 72 cases, 27 active
• County of Newell – 67 cases, 23 active, two deaths
• Cypress County – 66 cases, 28 active
• Fort Macleod – 37 cases, four active, three deaths
• M.D. of Pincher Creek – 29 cases, two active, two deaths
• Crowsnest Pass – Three cases, zero active