COVID-19. (Dreamstime)

By David Opinko

Alberta sees 501 new COVID cases in one day

Aug 11, 2021 | 4:26 PM

LETHBRIDGE, AB – COVID-19 cases are once again on the rise across the province.

For the last few months, LNN has only been doing COVID updates once per week, but we have reached our threshold of 500 new daily cases to start doing them every day again.

Over the last 24 hours, 501 new positive tests were identified in Alberta, bringing the total to 237,807. Of those, 3,769 cases are active while 231,707 people have recovered.

Provincially, active infections are more than six times what they were on July 12.

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Since our last update was two days ago on Monday, August 9, most of the other stats in this article will include numbers from the past two days combined or will be a comparison from the month prior.

In the South Zone, 149 cases were confirmed with 100 in Medicine Hat, 24 in Lethbridge, and 11 in Cypress County.

On July 12, there were 22 active cases in the South Zone and five in Lethbridge, now increasing to 527 and 84 respectively.

Over the last two days, four Albertans died from COVID with two each in the Calgary and Edmonton Zones. To date, 2,331 people in the province have died as a result of the virus.

Provincially, 138 patients are currently hospitalized including 31 who have been admitted to intensive care. From one month ago, there is now an increase of 26 people in hospital and seven in ICU.

76.5 per cent of Albertans aged 12 and up are at least partially vaccinated against COVID-19 and 67.2 per cent are fully immunized.

NOTE: Starting this coming Monday, August 16, the Alberta Government will be lifting COVID-19 testing requirements for those with symptoms and their close contacts, and self-isolation will be “strongly recommended.” This will likely result in a dramatic drop in the number of cases being reported, but will not necessarily be indicative of how many people are getting sick.

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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)

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

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

• Calgary Zone – 97,279 cases, 1,651 active
  • 57 in hospital, 12 in ICU
  • 708 deaths (two new)
• Edmonton Zone – 78,923 cases, 837 active
  • 37 in hospital, 11 in ICU
  • 1,110 deaths (two new)
• North Zone – 27,195 cases, 500 active
  • 13 in hospital, two in ICU
  • 204 deaths
• Central Zone – 21,205 cases, 246 active
  • 15 in hospital, three in ICU
  • 171 deaths
• South Zone – 13,189 cases, 527 active
  • 16 in hospital, three in ICU
  • 138 deaths

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

• Lethbridge – 4,947 cases (24 new), 84 active, 40 deaths
  • West Lethbridge – 1,818 cases (seven new), 26 active, four deaths
  • North Lethbridge – 1,640 cases (six new), 27 active, 11 deaths
  • South Lethbridge – 1,488 cases (11 new), 31 active, 25 deaths
• Brooks – 1,542 cases (two new), 12 active, 15 deaths
• Medicine Hat – 1,641 cases (100 new), 322 active, 22 deaths
• Lethbridge County – 1,277 cases (one new), eight active, 14 deaths
• Cardston County – 1,041 cases (two new), seven active, 19 deaths
• M.D. of Taber – 578 cases (one new), three active, six deaths
• County of Warner – 471 cases, two active, three deaths
• Fort Macleod – 323 cases, five active, six deaths
• M.D. of Pincher Creek – 349 cases (three new), nine active, five deaths
• Cypress County – 368 cases (11 new), 57 active, one death
• County of Newell – 256 cases, six active, three deaths
• County of Forty Mile – 159 cases, two active, three deaths
• Crowsnest Pass – 88 cases, two active, one death
• Waterton – Six cases, two active, zero deaths

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