AHS reports four COVID deaths in South Zone including two in Lethbridge

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Active infections went up by 108 in the South Zone but fell by 42 in Lethbridge.

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Since yesterday’s update, 14 Albertans died from COVID including five in the Calgary Zone, four in the South Zone, three in the Central Zones, and two in the Edmonton Zones. To date, 3,579 people in the province have died as a result of the virus.

The deaths in the South Zone were for residents of West and South Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, and the Crowsnest Pass.

Provincially, 1,585 patients are currently hospitalized including 109 who have been admitted to intensive care. This marks an increase of 69 and 10 respective since our last report on Monday.

Below are graphs 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 vaccination status. (Alberta Health Services)

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

• Calgary Zone – 200,666 cases, 14,577 active
  • 592 in hospital, 42 in ICU
  • 965 deaths (five new)
• Edmonton Zone – 159,403 cases, 11,147 active
  • 635 in hospital, 46 in ICU
  • 1,426 deaths (two new)
• North Zone – 54,879 cases, 2,901 active
  • 107 in hospital, seven in ICU
  • 430 deaths
• Central Zone – 49,082 cases, 3,588 active
  • 160 in hospital, eight in ICU
  • 441 deaths (three new)
• South Zone – 30,901 cases, 2,681 active
  • 91 in hospital, six in ICU
  • 317 deaths (four new)

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

• Lethbridge – 10,394 cases (60 new), 987 active, 75 deaths (two new)
  • West Lethbridge – 3,972 cases (31 new), 407 active, 10 deaths (one new)
  • North Lethbridge – 3,289 cases (10 new), 250 active, 25 deaths
  • South Lethbridge – 3,135 cases (19 new), 332 active, 40 deaths (one new)
• Medicine Hat – 6,355 cases (38 new), 669 active, 82 deaths (one new)
• Brooks – 2,522 cases (four new), 144 active, 27 deaths
• Lethbridge County – 2,402 cases (eight new), 155 active, 21 deaths
• Cardston County – 2,326 cases (11 new), 181 active, 42 deaths
• M.D. of Taber – 1,537 cases (10 new), 105 active, 18 deaths
• Cypress County – 1,070 cases (seven new), 84 active, six deaths
• County of Warner – 968 cases (six new), 79 active, five deaths
• M.D. of Pincher Creek – 971 cases (four new), 118 active, 12 deaths
• Fort Macleod – 726 cases, 70 active, seven deaths
• County of Newell – 597 cases (four new), 26 active, eight deaths
• County of Forty Mile – 390 cases, 11 active, five deaths
• Crowsnest Pass – 280 cases (three new), 33 active, three deaths (one new)
• Waterton – Eight cases, zero active, zero deaths