AHS reports two COVID deaths in Lethbridge Friday

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In the South Zone, 257 people tested positive with 109 in Lethbridge and 41 in Medicine Hat.

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Active infections for the region went up by 69 and in Lethbridge by 20

Since yesterday’s update, 14 Albertans died from COVID including four each in the Calgary and Edmonton Zones, three in the Central Zone, two in the South Zone, and one in the North Zone. To date, 3,531 people in the province have died as a result of the pandemic.

The deaths in the South Zone were for residents of North and South Lethbridge.

Provincially, 1,496 patients are currently hospitalized including 105 who have been admitted to intensive care. This marks an increase of 27 for hospitalizations and a decrease of one for 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 – 197,151 cases, 18,781 active
  • 570 in hospital, 39 in ICU
  • 951 deaths (four new)
• Edmonton Zone – 156,916 cases, 13,065 active
  • 609 in hospital, 42 in ICU
  • 1,407 deaths (four new)
• North Zone – 54,028 cases, 2,675 active
  • 88 in hospital, six in ICU
  • 428 deaths (one new)
• Central Zone – 48,105 cases, 3,647 active
  • 140 in hospital, nine in ICU
  • 435 deaths (three new)
• South Zone – 30,160 cases, 2,632 active
  • 89 in hospital, nine in ICU
  • 310 deaths (two new)

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

• Lethbridge – 10,120 cases (109 new), 1,021 active, 72 deaths (two new)
  • West Lethbridge – 3,846 cases (58 new), 410 active, nine deaths
  • North Lethbridge – 3,228 cases (22 new), 279 active, 24 deaths (one new)
  • South Lethbridge – 3,048 cases (29 new), 335 active, 39 deaths (one new)
• Medicine Hat – 6,167 cases (41 new), 608 active, 81 deaths
• Brooks – 2,493 cases (14 new), 167 active, 26 deaths
• Lethbridge County – 2,356 cases (eight new), 140 active, 21 deaths
• Cardston County – 2,275 cases (16 new), 179 active, 41 deaths
• M.D. of Taber – 1,497 cases (12 new), 83 active, 18 deaths
• Cypress County – 1,044 cases (12 new), 73 active, six deaths
• County of Warner – 937 cases (11 new), 58 active, five deaths
• M.D. of Pincher Creek – 955 cases (26 new), 146 active, 12 deaths
• Fort Macleod – 706 cases (six new), 67 active, seven deaths
• County of Newell – 590 cases (one new), 28 active, eight deaths
• County of Forty Mile – 388 cases, 13 active, five deaths
• Crowsnest Pass – 273 cases (two new), 32 active, two deaths
• Waterton – Eight cases, zero active, zero deaths