COVID-19. (Dreamstime)

By David Opinko

New COVID cases surging in Alberta but severe outcomes stay low

Aug 3, 2021 | 3:52 PM

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

For the time being, LNN is only reporting COVID numbers once per week, so today’s article will cover statistics compiled over that time.

Over the last eight days, AHS reported an average of 186 new cases per day, bringing the total to 235,038. Of those, 2,176 cases are active while 230,534 people have recovered.

In the South Zone, a total of 208 people tested positive for a daily average of 26 infections per day.

Active cases in Lethbridge more than doubled to 38 and regionally, going up from 85 to 210 in the last eight days.

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Despite new cases increasing significantly, severe outcomes have not trended in the same direction.

During that time, six Albertans died from COVID with two each in the Edmonton and North Zones and one each in the Calgary and Central Zones. To date, 2,328 Albertans have lost their lives as a result of the pandemic.

Provincially, 90 patients are currently hospitalized including 23 who have been admitted to intensive care. This is a very slight increase from our story last week.

76 per cent of Albertans aged 12 and up have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine while 65.8 per cent are fully immunized. 5,331,823 shots have been administered in total in Alberta.

Below is a graph of how COVID-19 cases in Alberta have trended since the start of the pandemic, which can also be accessed with more detail here.

Active COVID-19 cases in Alberta. (Alberta Health Services)

Hospitalizations and ICU admissions in Alberta for COVID-19. (Alberta Health Services)

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

• Calgary Zone – 96,179 cases, 1,234 active
  • 42 in hospital, 13 in ICU
  • 707 deaths (one new)
• Edmonton Zone – 78,270 cases, 402 active
  • 27 in hospital, eight in ICU
  • 1,107 deaths (two new)
• North Zone – 26,798 cases, 189 active
  • Seven in hospital, one in ICU
  • 205 deaths (two new)
• Central Zone – 21,026 cases, 133 active
  • Six in hospital, one in ICU
  • 172 deaths (one new)
• South Zone – 12,747 cases, 210 active
  • Eight in hospital, zero in ICU
  • 137 deaths

Below is a breakdown of cases in the South Health Zone. The numbers in brackets include new cases over the last full week:

• Lethbridge – 4,881 cases (26 new), 38 active, 40 deaths
  • West Lethbridge – 1,796 cases (11 new), 17 active, four deaths
  • North Lethbridge – 1,622 cases (eight new), nine active, 11 deaths
  • South Lethbridge – 1,462 cases (seven new), 12 active, 25 deaths
• Brooks – 1,539 cases (15 new), 36 active, 15 deaths
• Medicine Hat – 1,359 cases (62 new), 86 active, 22 deaths
• Lethbridge County – 1,272 cases (six new), 10 active, 13 deaths
• Cardston County – 1,033 cases, two active, 19 deaths
• M.D. of Taber – 574 cases (one new), three active, six deaths
• County of Warner – 468 cases (one new), one active, three deaths
• Fort Macleod – 320 cases (one new), one active, six deaths
• M.D. of Pincher Creek – 342 cases (two new), three active, five deaths
• Cypress County – 322 cases (19 new), 19 active, one death
• County of Newell – 252 cases (two new), four active, three deaths
• County of Forty Mile – 159 cases (two new), two active, three deaths
• Crowsnest Pass – 86 cases, zero active, one death
• Waterton – Six cases, two active, zero deaths

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