Nearly 5,000 new COVID cases in Alberta Thursday

In the South Zone, 298 people tested positive with 137 in Lethbridge and 52 in Medicine Hat.

Active cases for the region went up by 250 and increased by 114 in Lethbridge.

Since Wednesday’s report, three people from the Calgary Zone died from COVID. To date, 3,336 Albertans have died as a result of the virus.

Provincially, 498 patients are currently hospitalized including 64 who have been admitted to intensive care.

Below are graphs showing how COVID-19 in Alberta has 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)

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

COVID-19 outcomes by vaccination status. (Alberta Health Services)

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

Calgary Zone – 150,360 cases, 19,261 active
- 212 in hospital, 25 in ICU
- 873 deaths (three new)
Edmonton Zone – 123,048 cases, 14,972 active
- 136 in hospital, 25 in ICU
- 1,338 deaths
North Zone – 48,675 cases, 1,523 active
- 41 in hospital, four in ICU
- 416 deaths
Central Zone – 41,036 cases, 1,993 active
- 77 in hospital, seven in ICU
- 418 deaths
South Zone – 25,185 cases, 1,545 active
- 22 in hospital, three in ICU
- 291 deaths

Below is a breakdown of cases in the South Health Zone. The numbers in brackets show new cases or deaths over the past 24 hours:

Lethbridge – 8,058 cases (137 new), 700 active, 63 deaths
- West Lethbridge – 3,014 cases (56 new), 301 active, eight deaths
- North Lethbridge – 2,609 cases (52 new),206 active, 22 deaths
- South Lethbridge – 2,432 cases (30 new), 197 active, 33 deaths
Medicine Hat – 5,063 cases (52 new), 395 active, 78 deaths
Brooks – 2,161 cases (15 new), 51 active, 24 deaths
Lethbridge County – 2,113 cases (12 new), 86 active, 20 deaths
Cardston County – 1,941 cases (22 new), 63 active, 40 deaths
M.D. of Taber – 1,348 cases (seven new), 36 active, 18 deaths
Cypress County – 917 cases (seven new), 38 active, six deaths
County of Warner – 832 cases (11 new), 30 active, four deaths
M.D. of Pincher Creek – 733 cases (24 new), 66 active, 11 deaths
Fort Macleod – 609 cases (seven new), 31 active, seven deaths
County of Newell – 540 cases, 11 active, eight deaths
County of Forty Mile – 359 cases (three new), 14 active, five deaths
Crowsnest Pass – 199 cases, 13 active, one death
Waterton – Eight cases, zero active, zero deaths

by David Opinko