(Government of Alberta)

By David Opinko

COVID vaccines safe for pregnant women, AHS confirms 770 new cases

Oct 21, 2021 | 3:53 PM

LETHBRIDGE, AB – The province has released its latest report on COVID-19 for Thursday, covering statistics from the past 24 hours.

Since yesterday’s update, 770 cases were confirmed across the province, bringing the total to 318,520. Of those, 10,434 cases are active while 305,072 people have recovered.

In the South Zone, 88 people tested positive with 40 in Lethbridge and 12 in Medicine Hat.

Active infections across the region decreased by 25.

Since yesterday’s update, eight Albertans died from COVID including four in the Central Zone, three in the North Zone, and one in the Calgary Zone. To date, 3,014 people in the province have died as a result of the virus.

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Provincially, 912 patients are currently hospitalized in including 201 who have been admitted to intensive care.

Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw says she has received many questions from pregnant women or women who are looking to become pregnant about whether or not COVID-19 vaccines will be safe for them.

“Studies done on both male and fertility outcomes after vaccine have shown no negative consequences. Vaccines are also recommended for anyone who is pregnant or nursing as the risk of severe outcomes of COVID infections in pregnant women has increased with variants of concern.”

She knows that there are still a lot of questions around the topic of vaccines and pregnancy, so Hinshaw and other physicians will host a town hall meeting sometime next week to answer questions.

Dr. Hinshaw will Tweet out a registration link soon.

Below is a graph showing how COVID-19 in Alberta has 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)

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

COVID-19 outcomes by immunization status. (Alberta Health Services)

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

• Calgary Zone – 118,316 cases, 2,665 active
  • 206 in hospital, 53 in ICU
  • 826 deaths (one new)
• Edmonton Zone – 100,277 cases, 2,437 active
  • 277 in hospital, 91 in ICU
  • 1,260 deaths
• North Zone – 42,949 cases, 2,197 active
  • 136 in hospital, 13 in ICU
  • 337 deaths (three new)
• Central Zone – 35,218 cases, 2,023 active
  • 174 in hospital, 20 in ICU
  • 342 deaths (four new)
• South Zone – 21,711 cases, 1,111 active
  • 119 in hospital, 24 in ICU
  • 249 deaths

Below is a breakdown of cases in the South Health Zone. The numbers in brackets show new cases or deaths over the past three days:

• Lethbridge – 6,727 cases (40 new), 354 active, 50 deaths
  • West Lethbridge – 2,459 cases (19 new), 138 active, five deaths
  • North Lethbridge – 2,220 cases (10 new), 109 active, 17 deaths
  • South Lethbridge – 2,041 cases (11 new), 108 active, 28 deaths
• Medicine Hat – 4,342 cases (12 new), 216 active, 74 deaths
• Brooks – 2,065 cases (one new), 42 active, 23 deaths
• Lethbridge County – 1,857 cases (19 new), 108 active, 17 deaths
• Cardston County – 1,713 cases (five new), 84 active, 31 deaths
• M.D. of Taber – 1,190 cases (two new), 88 active, 12 deaths
• Cypress County – 814 cases, 26 active, six deaths
• County of Warner – 715 cases (one new), 51 active, three deaths
• M.D. of Pincher Creek – 591 cases (two new), 35 active, nine deaths
• Fort Macleod – 513 cases (one new), 28 active, six deaths
• County of Newell – 448 cases (two new), 34 active, six deaths
• County of Forty Mile – 323 cases (one new), 21 active, five deaths
• Crowsnest Pass – 150 cases (three new), 17 active, one death
• Waterton – Seven cases, zero active, zero deaths