1,339 new COVID cases in Alberta Thursday

The death in the South Zone was from a resident in Cardston County.

Provincially, 487 patients are currently hospitalized including 114 who have been admitted to intensive care.

91.7% of cases were unvaccinated or diagnosed within two weeks from the first dose immunization date.

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

Calgary Zone – 102,362 cases, 3,593 active
- 129 in hospital, 39 in ICU
- 720 deaths (two new)
Edmonton Zone – 84,373 cases, 3,947 active
- 165 in hospital, 43 in ICU
- 1,120 deaths (one new)
North Zone – 30,369 cases, 2,374 active
- 63 in hospital, eight in ICU
- 215 deaths (one new)
Cental Zone – 23,305 cases, 1,579 active
- 66 in hospital, 11 in ICU
- 183 deaths
South Zone – 15,136 cases, 1,351 active
- 64 in hospital, 13 in ICU
- 150 deaths (one new)

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

Lethbridge – 5,238 cases (24 new), 208 active, 40 deaths
- West Lethbridge – 1,951 cases (10 new), 85 active, four deaths
- North Lethbridge – 1,717 cases (seven new), 56 active, 11 deaths
- South Lethbridge – 1,568 cases (six new), 66 active, 25 deaths
Medicine Hat – 2,521 cases (56 new), 553 active, 30 deaths
Brooks – 1,648 cases (19 new), 86 active, 15 deaths
Lethbridge County – 1,366 cases (13 new), 63 active, 14 deaths
Cardston County – 1,205 cases (18 new), 136 active, 22 deaths (one new)
M.D. of Taber – 665 cases (six new), 73 active, six deaths
Cypress County – 512 cases (11 new), 88 active, one death
County of Warner – 493 cases (two new), 16 active, three deaths
M.D. of Pincher Creek – 410 cases (four new), 40 active, five deaths
Fort Macleod – 346 cases (two new), 22 active, six deaths
County of Newell – 290 cases (three new), 26 active, three deaths
County of Forty Mile – 175 cases, 14 active, three deaths
Crowsnest Pass – 98 cases (one new), six active, one death
Waterton – Seven cases, one active, zero deaths

by Connor Gunn