Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw. (Government of Alberta)

By David Opinko

North Lethbridge sees two new COVID-19 cases

Jun 17, 2020 | 3:51 PM

LETHBRIDGE, AB – The Government of Alberta has released its latest report on COVID-19 for Wednesday, June 17.

48 infections were confirmed across the province, bringing the total to 7,530. Of those, 486 cases are still active while 6,893 people have recovered.

In the South Health Zone, there were seven new cases. Two of those were in North Lethbridge while Cardston County had four and one more person in Lethbridge County contracted COVID-19. It should be noted that all three of these jurisdictions border one another.

48 people in Alberta have been hospitalized, seven of whom have been admitted to intensive care units (ICU).

No additional deaths were confirmed anywhere in Alberta. This means the virus has still claimed the lives of 151 people.

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Nearly 7,000 tests for COVID-19 have been completed in just the last 24 hours. This means that over 356,000 have been done to date.

“While we continue to test widely and identify some new cases daily, the spread of the virus remains relatively stable. In fact, it is likely that Albertans will soon no longer need such regular updates from me,” says Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw. “This is because the onus is increasingly on all Albertans to protect each other.”

As we progress into the summer, Dr. Hinshaw is asking people that, when their friends and family are hosting gatherings, to ensure they are doing so with proper health and safety protocols in place.

The regional breakdown is as follows:

• Calgary zone – 5,126 cases, 224 active
  • 111 deaths
  • 22 in hospital, four in ICU
  • 146,301 tests
• South zone – 1,284 cases, 29 active
  • 10 deaths
  • One in hospital
  • 24,015 tests
• Edmonton zone – 747 cases, 201 active
  • 13 deaths
  • 12 in hospital, two in ICU
  • 92,499 tests
• North zone – 272 cases, 29 active
  • 16 deaths
  • Three in hospital, one in ICU
  • 24,959 tests
• Central zone – 88 cases, two active
  • One death
  • 25,277 tests

As for the breakdown for the South Health Zone, the province recently changed the way they display information on the geospatial map, which is how we get the information for this. Due to this change, some of the local numbers may be off from what we have previously reported.

• Brooks – 1,118 cases, one active, nine deaths
• Medicine Hat – 36 cases, one active
• Lethbridge – 36 cases (two new), seven active
  • South Lethbridge – 14 cases, one active
  • West Lethbridge – 14 cases, one active
  • North Lethbridge – Eight cases (two new), five active
• Cardston County – 36 cases (four new), 14 active, one death
• Cypress County – 21 cases, zero active
• County of Newell – 20 cases, zero active
• Fort Macleod – Nine cases, three active
• Lethbridge County – Three cases (one new), three active
• M.D. of Taber – Two cases, zero active
• County of Forty Mile – Two cases, zero active