COVID cases surge in Medicine Hat with 182 over the past week

Medicine Hat has seen an explosion of cases recently with 182 over the past six days. Lethbridge saw another 42 cases and Cypress County had 35.

That has lead to active infections across the South Zone doubling from 210 last week to 421 now. Active cases in Medicine Hat have nearly tripled.

We have reached out to AHS for the latest updates on COVID-19 outbreaks in the region.

AHS reported one new COVID death each in the South and Edmonton Zones, meaning 2,328 Albertans have died as a result of the virus.

The death in the South Zone was for a person from Lethbridge County.

Provincially, 129 patients are currently hospitalized, up by 39 from last week, including 26 people who have been admitted to intensive care.

76.2 per cent of Albertans aged 12 and up have received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose and 66.4 per cent are fully immunized. A total of 5,390,219 doses have been administered to date.

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 – 97,002 cases, 1,593 active
- 55 in hospital, 12 in ICU
- 707 deaths
Edmonton Zone – 78,737 cases, 724 active
- 31 in hospital, eight in ICU
- 1,108 deaths (one new)
North Zone – 27,086 cases, 424 active
- 16 in hospital, one in ICU
- 204 deaths
Central Zone – 21,145 cases, 211 active
- 13 in hospital, three in ICU
- 171 deaths
South Zone – 13,040 cases, 421 active
- 14 in hospital, two in ICU
- 138 deaths (one new)

Below is a breakdown of cases in the South Health Zone. The numbers in brackets include new cases over the last full week:

Lethbridge – 4,923 cases (42 new), 66 active, 40 deaths
- West Lethbridge – 1,811 cases (15 new), 26 active, four deaths
- North Lethbridge – 1,634 cases (12 new), 20 active, 11 deaths
- South Lethbridge – 1,477 cases (15 new), 20 active, 25 deaths
Brooks – 1,540 cases (one new), 15 active, 15 deaths
Medicine Hat – 1,541 cases (182 new), 242 active, 22 deaths
Lethbridge County – 1,276 cases (four new), nine active, 14 deaths (one new)
Cardston County – 1,039 cases (six new), six active, 19 deaths
M.D. of Taber – 577 cases (three new), four active, six deaths
County of Warner – 471 cases (three new), two active, three deaths
Fort Macleod – 324 cases (four new), five active, six deaths
M.D. of Pincher Creek – 346 cases (four new), six active, five deaths
Cypress County – 357 cases (35 new), 52 active, one death
County of Newell – 256 cases (four new), six active, three deaths
County of Forty Mile – 159 cases, two active, three deaths
Crowsnest Pass – 88 cases (two new), two active, one death
Waterton – Six cases, two active, zero deaths

by David Opinko

COVID cases surge in Medicine Hat with 182 over the past week

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