Alberta sees COVID cases drop slightly over weekend, 21 new in Lethbridge

Active infections across the region continued to rise, now at 639.

Since Friday’s update, one person from the Edmonton Zone died as a result of the virus, meaning 2,333 people in Alberta have lost their lives.

Provincially, 161 patients are currently hospitalized including 43 who have been admitted to intensive care.

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

Calgary Zone – 98,126 cases, 1,989 active
- 60 in hospital, 17 in ICU
- 708 deaths
Edmonton Zone – 79,685 cases, 1,431 active
- 55 in hospital, 15 in ICU
- 1,111 deaths (one new)
North Zone – 27,570 cases, 759 active
- 14 in hospital, three in ICU
- 204 deaths
Central Zone – 21,430 cases, 393 active
- 15 in hospital, four in ICU
- 171 deaths
South Zone – 13,510 cases, 765 active
- 17 in hospital, four in ICU
- 139 deaths

Below is a breakdown of new cases over the past three days in the South Health Zone:

Lethbridge – 4,981 cases (21 new), 98 active, 40 deaths
- West Lethbridge – 1,833 cases (10 new), 37 active, four deaths
- North Lethbridge – 1,652 cases (five new), 29 active, 11 deaths
- South Lethbridge – 1,495 cases (six new), 32 active, 25 deaths
Medicine Hat – 1,841 cases (109 new), 483 active, 23 deaths
Brooks – 1,551 cases (seven new), 13 active, 15 deaths
Lethbridge County – 1,288 cases (seven new), 16 active, 14 deaths
Cardston County – 1,052 cases (eight new), 19 active, 19 deaths
M.D. of Taber – 584 cases (three new), nine active, six deaths
County of Warner – 474 cases (three new), five active, three deaths
Cypress County – 383 cases (seven new), 68 active, one death
M.D. of Pincher Creek – 357 cases (three new), 16 active, five deaths
Fort Macleod – 323 cases, four active, six deaths
County of Newell – 259 cases (one new), eight active, three deaths
County of Forty Mile – 160 cases, two active, three deaths
Crowsnest Pass – 91 cases, five active, one death
Waterton – Six cases, zero active, zero deaths

by Connor Gunn