COVID-19

By LNN Staff

Active cases drop, 1,300 new COVID cases in Alberta over weekend

Nov 8, 2021 | 3:56 PM

LETHBRIDGE, AB – The province has released its latest report on COVID-19 for Monday, covering statistics from the past three days.

1,300 cases were confirmed across the province over the weekend, bringing the total to 327,283. Of those, 6,387 cases are active while 317,741 people have recovered.

There were 284 new cases on November 7, 430 on November 6, and 586 on November 5.

In the South Zone, 106 people tested positive with 38 in Lethbridge.

Active infections regionally fell by 63.

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Since Friday’s update, 13 Albertans died from COVID with two in the South Zone. To date, 3,155 people in the province have died as a result of the virus.

The deaths in the South Zone were for residents of Brooks and Cardston County.

Provincially, 608 patients are currently hospitalized including 135 who have been admitted to intensive care.

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

• Calgary Zone – 120,737 cases, 1,804 active
  • 132 in hospital, 31 in ICU
  • 841 deaths
• Edmonton Zone – 102,182 cases, 1,421 active
  • 202 in hospital, 71 in ICU
  • 1,296 deaths (five new)
• North Zone – 44,883 cases, 1,396 active
  • 91 in hospital, eight in ICU
  • 368 deaths (three new)
• Central Zone – 36,872 cases, 1,170 active
  • 121 in hospital, 11 in ICU
  • 371 deaths (three new)
• South Zone – 22,562 cases, 589 active
  • 62 in hospital, 14 in ICU
  • 279 deaths (two new)

Below is a breakdown of cases in the South Health Zone. The numbers in brackets show new cases or deaths over the last three days:

• Lethbridge – 6,989 cases (38 new), 182 active, 60 deaths
  • West Lethbridge – 2,549 cases (11 new), 59 active, seven deaths
  • North Lethbridge – 2,306 cases (12 new), 67 active, 21 deaths
  • South Lethbridge – 2,127 cases (15 new), 56 active, 32 deaths
• Medicine Hat – 4,458 cases (10 new), 71 active, 78 deaths
• Brooks – 2,085 cases (one new), 17 active, 24 deaths (one new)
• Lethbridge County – 1,921 cases (three new), 43 active, 19 deaths
• Cardston County – 1,808 cases (10 new), 71 active, 38 deaths (one new)
• M.D. of Taber – 1,245 cases (13 new), 36 active, 15 deaths
• Cypress County – 844 cases (five new), 23 active, six deaths
• County of Warner – 763 cases (seven new), 32 active, four deaths
• M.D. of Pincher Creek – 635 cases (seven new), 31 active, 10 deaths
• Fort Macleod – 549 cases (one new), 31 active, six deaths
• County of Newell – 483 cases (nine new), 24 active, seven deaths
• County of Forty Mile – 341 cases (one new), 15 active, five deaths
• Crowsnest Pass – 164 cases (one new), five active, one death
• Waterton – Seven cases, zero active, zero deaths