COVID hospitalizations rising in Alberta, just not at same rate as cases

There were 431 new cases in Lethbridge (108/day) and 232 in Medicine Hat (58/day).

Active infections in Lethbridge have now entered four digits at 1,043, an increase of 343 since our last report on Thursday.

Since Thursday’s update, eight Albertans have died from COVID with five in the Calgary Zone, two in the Central Zone, and one in the South Zone. So far in the pandemic, 3,344 people in the province have died as a result of the virus.

The death in the South Zone was for a resident of West Lethbridge.

Provincially, 635 patients are currently hospitalized with 72 who have been admitted to intensive care. That marks an increase of 137 and eight respectively.

For hospitals in the South Zone, admissions have increased by seven including one additional person in ICU.

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 – 162,063 cases, 27,837 active
- 264 in hospital, 28 in ICU
- 878 deaths (five new)
Edmonton Zone – 131,415 cases, 20,749 active
- 197 in hospital, 27 in ICU
- 1,338 deaths
North Zone – 49,719 cases, 2,357 active
- 63 in hospital, five in ICU
- 416 deaths
Central Zone – 42,493 cases, 3,204 active
- 82 in hospital, eight in ICU
- 420 deaths (two new)
South Zone – 26,151 cases, 2,328 active
- 29 in hospital, four in ICU
- 292 deaths (one new)

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

Lethbridge – 8,489 cases (431 new), 1,043 active, 64 deaths (one new)
- West Lethbridge – 3,194 cases (180 new), 430 active, nine deaths (one new)
- North Lethbridge – 2,750 cases (141 new), 335 active, 22 deaths
- South Lethbridge – 2,544 cases (112 new), 284 active, 33 deaths
Medicine Hat – 5,295 cases (232 new), 582 active, 78 deaths
Brooks – 2,208 cases (47 new), 94 active, 24 deaths
Lethbridge County – 2,153 cases (40 new), 109 active, 20 deaths
Cardston County – 2,004 cases (63 new), 115 active, 40 deaths
M.D. of Taber – 1,373 cases (25 new), 59 active, 18 deaths
Cypress County – 941 cases (24 new), 55 active, six deaths
County of Warner – 851 cases (19 new), 49 active, four deaths
M.D. of Pincher Creek – 751 cases (18 new), 84 active, 11 deaths
Fort Macleod – 624 cases (15 new), 47 active, seven deaths
County of Newell – 547 cases (seven new), 13 active, eight deaths
County of Forty Mile – 369 cases (10 new), 23 active, five deaths
Crowsnest Pass – 224 cases (25 new), 36 active, one death
Waterton – Eight cases, zero active, zero deaths

by David Opinko

COVID hospitalizations rising in Alberta, just not at same rate as cases

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