AHS COVID-19 immunization clinic at Lethbridge's Exhibition Park. (Lethbridge News Now)

By David Opinko

Lethbridge leading South Zone in vaccines, Pincher Creek & Crowsnest Pass top rural communities

Jun 8, 2021 | 11:07 AM

LETHBRIDGE, AB – Vaccine distribution is ramping up across Alberta so we thought we would take a look at how local communities in Southern Alberta are faring.

As of the end of the day on June 6, Alberta Health Services reports that 3,084,119 doses of COVID-19 vaccine had been administered province-wide.

Across Alberta, 66.7 per cent of the population aged 12 years or older have received at least one dose, while 14.3 per cent of those in that age category is fully vaccinated.

Approximately 56 per cent of those shots were given out by Alberta Health Services so far. Pharmacies handled 41.6 per cent of vaccines while the remaining 2.6 per cent were from “other” sources such as First Nation communities or physician clinics.

One of the two criteria for lifting COVID restrictions under Alberta’s new “Open for Summer Plan” is tied to vaccinations, with the third and final stage being achieved when at least 70 per cent of Albertans have gotten at least one dose.

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All three of Lethbridge’s sections are at the top of the list for what percentage has gotten at least one dose. The south side leads both that list and the one for those who have been fully vaccinated.

Among those who have been fully vaccinated, Pincher Creek and Crowsnest Pass round out the top three.

The first list ranks South Zone communities by what percentage of the population has received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine:

1. Lethbridge South – 63.5%
2. Lethbridge West – 63.2%
3. Lethbridge North – 59.7%
4. Pincher Creek – 56%
5. Medicine Hat – 55.6%
6. Crowsnest Pass – 55.5%
7. Cypress County – 45.9%
8. Newell – 43.7%
9. Lethbridge County – 41.8%
10. County of Warner – 41.3%
11. Fort MacLeod – 40.4%
12. M.D. of Taber – 33.3%
13. Cardston-Kainai – 33.2%
14. County of Forty Mile – 27%

The first list ranks South Zone communities by what percentage of the population is fully vaccinated against COVID-19:

1. Lethbridge South – 21.8%
2. Pincher Creek – 18.2%
3. Crowsnest Pass – 15.6%
4. Medicine Hat – 15.1%
5. Lethbridge North – 14%
6. Lethbridge West – 13.1%
7. Fort MacLeod – 12.4%
8. County of Warner – 12.1%
9. Cardston-Kainai – 11.3%
10. Lethbridge County – 10.2%
11. Newell – 8.5%
12. Cypress County – 8.2%
13. M.D. of Taber – 7.9%
14. County of Forty Mile – 7.8%

More details on COVID-19 immunization in Alberta, including the full community breakdown, can be found here.