COVID hospitalizations continue to rise in Alberta

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Active infections went up by 44 and by four in Lethbridge.

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Since yesterday’s update, 14 Albertans died from COVID with five each in the Calgary and Edmonton Zones, two in the North Zone, and one each in the South and Central Zones. To date, 3,593 people in the province have died as a result of the virus.

The death in the South Zone was for a resident of Brooks.

Provincially, 1,598 patients are currently hospitalized including 106 who have been admitted to intensive care. This marks an increase of 13 for hospitalizations and a decrease of three for ICU since our last report on Tuesday.

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 – 201,956 cases, 14,306 active
  • 588 in hospital, 42 in ICU
  • 970 deaths (five new)
• Edmonton Zone – 160,309 cases, 10,954 active
  • 647 in hospital, 44 in ICU
  • 1,431 deaths (five new)
• North Zone – 55,144 cases, 2,903 active
  • 105 in hospital, seven in ICU
  • 432 deaths (two new)
• Central Zone – 49,397 cases, 3,592 active
  • 165 in hospital, eight in ICU
  • 442 deaths (one new)
• South Zone – 31,133 cases, 2,725 active
  • 93 in hospital, five in ICU
  • 318 deaths (one new)

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

• Lethbridge – 10,475 cases (81 new), 991 active, 75 deaths
  • West Lethbridge – 3,997 cases (25 new), 410 active, 10 deaths
  • North Lethbridge – 3,311 cases (22 new), 250 active, 25 deaths
  • South Lethbridge – 3,169 cases (34 new), 334 active, 40 deaths
• Medicine Hat – 6,408 cases (53 new), 679 active, 82 deaths
• Brooks – 2,525 cases (three new), 135 active, 28 deaths (one new)
• Lethbridge County – 2,421 cases (19 new), 164 active, 21 deaths
• Cardston County – 2,341 cases (15 new), 187 active, 42 deaths
• M.D. of Taber – 1,546 cases (nine new), 109 active, 18 deaths
• Cypress County – 1,072 cases (two new), 82 active, six deaths
• County of Warner – 976 cases (eight new), 83 active, five deaths
• M.D. of Pincher Creek – 991 cases (20 new), 127 active, 12 deaths
• Fort Macleod – 734 cases (eight new), 74 active, seven deaths
• County of Newell – 601 cases (four new), 29 active, eight deaths
• County of Forty Mile – 392 cases (two new), 12 active, five deaths
• Crowsnest Pass – 286 cases (six new), 38 active, three deaths
• Waterton – Eight cases, zero active, zero deaths