Premier Jason Kenney. (Government of Alberta)

By David Opinko

141 new COVID cases confirmed in Alberta, officials concerned about rising infections

Jul 21, 2020 | 3:53 PM

LETHBRIDGE, AB – The Government of Alberta has released its report on COVID 19 for Tuesday, July 21, covering new cases confirmed over the last 24 hours.

141 infections were confirmed across the province, bringing the total to 9,728. Of those, 1,193 cases are still active while 8,363 people have recovered.

Premier Jason Kenney says we should be concerned about the recent rise in cases.

“It looks like some folks are no longer observing the public health guidelines. Maybe that’s because some people have just become tired of this whole thing and we can all understand that, or some believe that the threat of COVID-19 is exaggerated. Maybe some young, healthy people aren’t worried about getting sick themselves, but whatever the reasons, the results are troubling.”

“Today, I plead with Albertans not to give up on the progress we’ve made. The last thing we want to do is reimpose damaging restrictions on our economy and our freedoms,” continues Kenney.

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Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw says now is the time to show officials that additional public health restrictions are not needed.

“I am concerned by the continued rise in active cases. Our health system is watching the situation closely, but I want to be clear – we all have a role to play in reducing the rise in cases we’re seeing.”

There are conflicting numbers from Alberta Health on cases in the South Health Zone. The chart that shows the numbers for the various health regions has the region only seeing another four infections, but on the geospatial map that has community breakdowns, we counted 23.

Another two Albertans have died as a result of the virus – one person each in the Calgary and Edmonton Zones – meaning it has now claimed the lives of 172 people.

93 patients are currently hospitalized and 16 have been admitted to intensive care units (ICU).

598,317 tests have been completed to date.

The regional breakdown for COVID-19 in Alberta is a follows:

• Calgary zone – 6,054 cases, 589 active
  • 115 deaths (one new)
  • 213,511 tests
• South zone – 1,535 cases, 131 active
  • 13 deaths
  • 36,969 tests
• Edmonton zone – 1,415 cases, 233 active
  • 26 deaths (one new)
  • 169,073 tests
• North zone – 454 cases, 89 active
  • 17 deaths
  • 41,767 tests
• Central zone – 248 cases, 145 active
  • One death
  • 38,616 tests

The breakdown for the South Health Zone by community is as follows:

• Brooks – 1,121 cases, three active, nine deaths
• Lethbridge – 89 cases (one new), 37 active
  • West Lethbridge – 40 cases, 17 active
  • South Lethbridge – 26 cases (one new), 10 active
  • North Lethbridge – 23 cases, 10 active
• Cardston County – 64 cases (four new), 18 active, two deaths
• Medicine Hat – 56 cases (two new), five active, one death
• County of Warner – 49 cases (two new), seven active, one death
• Cypress County – 30 cases, zero active
• Fort Macleod – 28 cases (three new), 14 active
• County of Newell – 22 cases, two active
• M.D. of Taber – 27 cases (eight new), 15 active
• Lethbridge County – 18 cases (one new), 11 active
• M.D. of Pincher Creek – 16 cases (two new), 12 active
• County of Forty Mile – Eight cases, two active
• Crowsnest Pass – One case, one active