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By David Opinko

COVID hospitalizations remain near pandemic highs in Alberta

Feb 9, 2022 | 4:28 PM

LETHBRIDGE, AB – The province has released its latest report on COVID-19 for Wednesday, covering statistics from the past 24 hours.

1,684 cases were confirmed across the province, bringing the total to 511,402. Of those, 26,896 cases are active while 480,810 people have recovered.

It should be noted that, on January 10, the province limited the number of people who can get a PCR test from AHS for COVID-19 to only those in high-risk settings. This likely means that the amount of people who have actually contracted COVID since then would be higher than what is being reported by the province.

In the South Zone, 130 people tested positive with 51 in Lethbridge.

Active infections for the region went down by 113 and by 44 in the city.

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Since yesterday’s update, 10 Albertans died from COVID with four each in the Calgary and Edmonton Zones, and one each in the Central and North Zones. To date, 3,696 people in the province have died as a result of the virus.

Provincially, 1,615 patients are currently hospitalized including 135 who have been admitted to intensive care. This marks a decrease of eight for hospitalizations but six more who are in ICU compared to our most recent report on Tuesday.

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 – 206,986 cases, 10,618 active
  • 589 in hospital, 47 in ICU
  • 1,002 deaths (four new)
• Edmonton Zone – 163,813 cases, 7,862 active
  • 641 in hospital, 61 in ICU
  • 1,472 deaths (four new)
• North Zone – 56,436 cases, 2,679 active
  • 130 in hospital, eight in ICU
  • 439 deaths (one new)
• Central Zone – 50,860 cases, 3,094 active
  • 169 in hospital, six in ICU
  • 457 deaths (one new)
• South Zone – 32,249 cases, 2,380 active
  • 86 in hospital, 13 in ICU
  • 326 deaths

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

• Lethbridge – 10,899 cases (51 new), 894 active, 79 deaths
  • West Lethbridge – 4,181 cases (19 new), 391 active, 10 deaths
  • North Lethbridge – 3,414 cases (17 new), 202 active, 25 deaths
  • South Lethbridge – 3,308 cases (15 new), 305 active, 44 deaths
• Medicine Hat – 6,643 cases (27 new), 540 active, 82 deaths
• Brooks – 2,566 cases (seven new), 88 active, 30 deaths
• Lethbridge County – 2,488 cases (five new), 146 active, 21 deaths
• Cardston County – 2,431 cases (seven new), 172 active, 42 deaths
• M.D. of Taber – 1,588 cases (four new), 111 active, 18 deaths
• Cypress County – 1,114 cases (three new), 73 active, six deaths
• M.D. of Pincher Creek – 1,038 cases (13 new), 103 active, 13 deaths
• County of Warner – 1,018 cases (six new), 86 active, five deaths
• Fort Macleod – 758 cases (two new), 67 active, seven deaths
• County of Newell – 628 cases (one new), 40 active, nine deaths
• County of Forty Mile – 407 cases (two new), 20 active, five deaths
• Crowsnest Pass – 296 cases, 25 active, three deaths
• Waterton – Eight cases, zero active, zero deaths