Covid infection

By Dori Modney

Provincial COVID numbers continue downward trend; just one new case in Lethbridge

Jun 12, 2021 | 5:07 PM

LETHBRIDGE, AB – Alberta Health Services has released Saturday’s report on COVID-19, covering statistics compiled over the last 24 hours.

179 cases were confirmed across the province, bringing the total to 230,298. Of those, 3,247 cases are active while 224,782 people have recovered.

In the South Zone, just three people tested positive and only one of those was in the city of Lethbridge.

Active infections in the city fell by seven, while the regional number fell by 21 to 149.

Since yesterday’s update, four Albertans died from COVID with two in the Calgary Zone, one in the Central and one in the South Zone (Cardston County). To date, 2,269 Albertans have lost their lives due to the virus.

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Provincially, 290 patients are currently hospitalized, including 74 who have been admitted to intensive care.

3,336,850 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered as of the end of June 11.

With another 5,476 tests conducted over the past day, there has now been a total of 4,598,320 tests completed on 2,160,179 different people.

Below is a breakdown of cases per health zone in Alberta:

• Calgary Zone – 93,613 cases, 1,330 active
  • 132 in hospital, 32 in ICU
  • 682 deaths (two new)
• Edmonton Zone – 77,454 cases, 839 active
• 88 in hospital, 27 in ICU
  • 1,100 deaths
• North Zone – 26,195 cases, 569 active
  • 25 in hospital, seven in ICU
  • 188 deaths
• Central Zone – 20,595 cases, 381 active
  • 27 in hospital, five in ICU
  • 161 deaths (one new)
• South Zone – 12,428 cases, 128 active
  • 18 in hospital, three in ICU
  • 132 deaths (one new)

Below is a breakdown of cases in the South Health Zone:

• Lethbridge – 4,827 cases, 31 active, 38 deaths
  • West Lethbridge – 1,769 cases (one new), 10 active, three deaths
  • North Lethbridge – 1,607 cases, seven active, 11 deaths
  • South Lethbridge – 1,450 cases, 14 active, 24 deaths
• Brooks – 1,501 cases, 14 active, 15 deaths
• Lethbridge County – 1,254 cases, 16 active, 12 deaths
• Medicine Hat – 1,248 cases (one new), 28 active, 22 deaths
• Cardston County – 1,027 cases, two active, 18 deaths (one new)
• M.D. of Taber – 571 cases, two active, six deaths
• County of Warner – 464 cases, 6 active, three deaths
• M.D. of Pincher Creek – 309 cases, seven active, five deaths
• Fort Macleod – 319 cases, two active, six deaths
• Cypress County – 296 cases (one new), four active, one death
• County of Newell – 240 cases, 11 active, two deaths
• County of Forty Mile – 157 cases, two active, three deaths
• Crowsnest Pass – 83 cases, one active, one death
• Waterton – Four cases, zero active, zero deaths