COVID-19. (Alberta Health Services)

By David Opinko

New COVID cases rising across Alberta, including in South Zone, over the past week

Jul 26, 2021 | 3:46 PM

LETHBRIDGE, AB – Alberta Health Services has released Monday’s report on COVID-19.

For the time being, LNN is only reporting COVID numbers once per week each Monday, so today’s article will cover statistics compiled over that time.

Over the last seven days, AHS reported an average of 105 cases per day, bringing the total to 233,547. Of those, 1,083 cases are active while 230,142 people have recovered.

In the South Zone, a total of 72 people tested positive with 23 in Medicine Hat, 21 in Brooks, and 11 in Lethbridge.

Active cases across the region tripled from the same time last week to 85 while increasing by 10 in Lethbridge.

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Last week, Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw said over 90 per cent of new COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths were among Albertans who are not vaccinated against the virus.

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Over the last week, six Albertans died from COVID including two each in the South and North Zones and one each in the Central and Edmonton Zones. To date, 2,322 people in the province have died as a result of the virus.

The deaths in the South Zone were for residents from South Lethbridge and Cardston County. AHS is no longer providing more specific details on these local deaths.

Provincially, 83 patients are currently hospitalized including 21 who have been admitted to intensive care.

5,221,375 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered as of the end of July 25.

75.4 per cent of Albertans aged 12 and up have gotten at least one dose while 63.4 per cent are fully immunized.

Below is a graph of how COVID-19 cases in Alberta have 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)

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

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

• Calgary Zone – 95,364 cases, 654 active
  • 45 in hospital, 15 in ICU
  • 706 deaths
• Edmonton Zone – 77,999 cases, 203 active
  • 25 in hospital, six in ICU
  • 1,105 deaths (one new)
• North Zone – 26,651 cases, 83 active
  • Six in hospital, zero in ICU
  • 203 deaths (two new)
• Central Zone – 20,907 cases, 53 active
  • Four in hospital, zero in ICU
  • 171 deaths (one new)
• South Zone – 12,539 cases, 85 active
  • Three in hospital, zero in ICU
  • 137 deaths (two new)

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

• Lethbridge – 4,855 cases (11 new), 17 active, 40 deaths (one new)
  • West Lethbridge – 1,785 cases (seven new), 10 active, four deaths
  • North Lethbridge – 1,614 cases, two active, 11 deaths
  • South Lethbridge – 1,455 cases (four new), three active, 25 deaths (one new)
• Brooks – 1,524 cases (21 new), 22 active, 15 deaths
• Medicine Hat – 1,297 cases (23 new), 27 active, 22 deaths
• Lethbridge County – 1,266 cases (two new), four active, 13 deaths
• Cardston County – 1,034 cases (five new), six active, 19 deaths (one new)
• M.D. of Taber – 573 cases (one new), one active, six deaths
• County of Warner – 468 cases, zero active, three deaths
• Fort Macleod – 319 cases, zero active, six deaths
• M.D. of Pincher Creek – 340 cases (four new), one active, five deaths
• Cypress County – 303 cases, one active, one death
• County of Newell – 250 cases, two active, three deaths
• County of Forty Mile – 157 cases, zero active, three deaths
• Crowsnest Pass – 86 cases, zero active, one death
• Waterton – Six cases (two new), two active, zero deaths