Dr. Deena Hinshaw during Thursday's COVID-19 update. (Government of Alberta - YourAlberta on YouTube)

By Justin Goulet

Hinshaw to resume live COVID updates, 1,718 new cases reported Thursday

Sep 16, 2021 | 4:38 PM

EDMONTON, AB – The province has released its COVID-19 update for Thursday, September 16.

1,718 new infections were reported in the last 24 hours, bringing the province’s case count total to 275,538. 18,706 infections are listed as active.

There were 142 new cases reported in the South Health Zone, including 30 positive tests in Lethbridge.

Alberta has seen 254,327 recoveries from COVID-19. 896 people are in hospitals across the province, with 222 people in intensive care (ICU).

Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, provided Thursday’s update and noted she will be providing live updates twice a week from now on, following Wednesday evening’s declaration of a State of Public Health Emergency in the province.

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Thursday’s update with Dr. Hinshaw, as well as Dr. Verna You, president and CEO of Alberta Health Services can be viewed in full below.

10 new deaths were reported since Wednesday’s update, bringing the provincial total to 2,505 deaths related to COVID-19. There were three new deaths confirmed in the South Zone– all three of which were in Medicine Hat.

5,315,772 tests have been completed, with 16,364 conducted on September 15. 2,374,598 people have been tested for COVID-19.

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

• Calgary Zone – 108,052 cases, 5,383 active
  • 251 in hospital, 64 in ICU
  • 749 deaths (four new)
• Edmonton Zone – 90,066 cases, 5,441 active
  • 314 in hospital, 103 in ICU
  • 1,144 deaths (two new)
• North Zone – 34,080 cases, 3,261 active
  • 99 in hospital, 13 in ICU
  • 231 deaths
• Central Zone – 26,250 cases, 2,758 active
  • 147 in hospital, 21 in ICU
  • 202 deaths (one new)
• South Zone – 17,025 cases, 1,823 active
  • 85 in hospital, 21 in ICU
  • 179 deaths (three new)

There are 65 cases listed in zones that are ‘unknown’, with 40 of those noted as active.

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

• Lethbridge – 5,597 cases (30 new), 350 active, 44 deaths
  • West Lethbridge –2,081 cases (12 new), 123 active, five deaths
  • North Lethbridge – 1,839 cases (nine new), 123 active, 12 deaths
  • South Lethbridge – 1,670 cases (nine new), 99 active, 27 deaths
• Medicine Hat – 3,117 cases (43 new), 560 active, 48 deaths (three new)
• Brooks – 1,768 cases (16 new), 117 active, 16 deaths
• Lethbridge County – 1,486 cases (11 new), 117 active, 14 deaths
• Cardston County – 1,339 cases (nine new), 131 active, 23 deaths
• M.D. of Taber – 850 cases (13 new), 185 active, seven deaths
• Cypress County – 626 cases (two new), 111 active, one death
• County of Warner – 544 cases (three new), 50 active, three deaths
• M.D. of Pincher Creek – 470 cases (six new), 57 active, six deaths
• Fort Macleod – 405 cases (four new), 58 active, six deaths
• County of Newell – 332 cases (three new), 37 active, four deaths
• County of Forty Mile – 194 cases (one new), 20 active, three deaths
• Crowsnest Pass – 114 cases (one new), 15 active, one death
• Waterton – Seven cases, zero active, zero deaths