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678 new COVID cases in Alberta Wednesday

Aug 18, 2021 | 3:55 PM

LETHBRIDGE, AB – Alberta Health Services has released its report on COVID-19 for Wednesday, covering statistics compiled over the past 24 hours.

678 new COVID cases were confirmed bringing the total to 241,431. Of those, 5,933 cases are active while 233,160 have recovered.

In the South Zone, 79 people tested positive with 10 new in Lethbridge.

Active infections across the region continued to rise, now at 829.

Since yesterday’s update, two people have died as a result of the virus, meaning 2,338 people in Alberta have lost their lives.

Provincially, 184 patients are currently hospitalized including 48 who have been admitted to intensive care.

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

  • Calgary Zone – 98,454 cases, 2,088 active
    • 63 in hospital, 16 in ICU
    • 710 deaths (one new)
  • Edmonton Zone – 80,023 cases, 1,669 active
    • 62 in hospital, 17 in ICU
    • 1,111 deaths
  • North Zone – 27,744 cases, 852 active
    • 19 in hospital, four in ICU
    • 205 deaths (one new)
  • Cental Zone – 21,544 cases, 479 active
    • 18 in hospital, four in ICU
    • 172 deaths
  • South Zone – 13,642 cases, 829 active
    • 22 in hospital, seven in ICU
    • 140 deaths

Below is a breakdown of new cases over the past 24 hours in the South Health Zone:

  • Lethbridge – 5,002 cases (10 new), 111 active, 40 deaths
    • West Lethbridge – 1,847 cases (six new), 47 active, four deaths
    • North Lethbridge – 1,655 cases, 30 active, 11 deaths
    • South Lethbridge – 1,499 cases (four new), 34 active, 25 deaths
  • Medicine Hat – 1,904 cases (48 new), 501 active, 24 deaths
  • Brooks – 1,559 cases (six new), 18 active, 15 deaths
  • Lethbridge County – 1,295 cases (two new), 22 active, 14 deaths
  • Cardston County – 1,054 cases, 20 active, 19 deaths
  • M.D. of Taber – 590 cases (two new), 15 active, six deaths
  • County of Warner – 476 cases (one new), seven active, three deaths
  • Cypress County – 410 cases (five new), 84 active, one death
  • M.D. of Pincher Creek – 363 cases (three new), 21 active, five deaths
  • Fort Macleod – 324 cases (one new), two active, six deaths
  • County of Newell – 260 cases, seven active, three deaths
  • County of Forty Mile – 161 cases, three active, three deaths
  • Crowsnest Pass – 91 cases, five active, one death
  • Waterton – Six cases, zero active, zero deaths

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