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By Cathy Gibson

Two years since global pandemic declared

32 people test positive in South Zone Friday

Mar 11, 2022 | 6:29 PM

LETHBRIDGE, AB – Today marks two years since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the spread of the COVID-19 virus a global pandemic. Since then, more than 450-million cases and 6-million deaths have been reported worldwide.

In Lethbridge, the Alberta government has reported a total of 11, 707 cases and 88 COVID-related deaths since the pandemic began.

The province released its latest report on COVID-19 for Friday, March 11, 2022, covering statistics from the past 24 hours.

A total of 473 new cases were confirmed across the province, bringing the total to 530,761. Of those, 6,545 cases are active, while 520,213 people have recovered.

Active infections in the province fell by 144.

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With 2, 519 tests conducted in that time, the positivity rate was 18.8 per cent.

In the South Zone, 32 people tested positive with 18 in Lethbridge.

It should be noted that since January 10, the province has limited the number of people who can get a COVID-19 PCR test from AHS to only those in high-risk settings. As a result, the number of new and active cases are likely higher than what is being reported by the province.

Regarding hospitalizations, 1,045 patients are currently hospitalized, including 74 who have been admitted to intensive care. This marks a decrease of 22 for hospitalizations and two for ICU, compared to the most recent report on Thursday.

To date, 4,003 Albertans have died from COVID-19. Since yesterday’s update, 11 people have died across the province, with one new death in the South Health Zone. The person who died in the South Zone was from Medicine Hat.

Detailed graphs showing how COVID-19 in Alberta has trended since the start of the pandemic can be accessed here.

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

• Calgary Zone – 213,641 cases, 2,108 active
  • 359 in hospital, 25 in ICU
  • 1,094 deaths (two new)
• Edmonton Zone – 169,727 cases, 1,960 active
  • 355 in hospital, 32 in ICU
  • 1,568 deaths (five new)
• North Zone – 59,238 cases, 818 active
  • 130 in hospital, five in ICU
  • 481 deaths (two new)
• Central Zone – 53,650 cases, 980 active
  • 120 in hospital, seven in ICU
  • 508 deaths (one new)
• South Zone – 34,248 cases, 668 active
  • 81 in hospital, five in ICU
  • 352 deaths (one new)

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

• Lethbridge – 11,707 cases (18 new), 307 active, 88 deaths
  • West Lethbridge – 4,527 cases (six new), 125 active, 12 deaths
  • North Lethbridge – 3,623 cases (five new), 85 active, 28 deaths
  • South Lethbridge – 3,564 cases (seven new), 99 active, 48 deaths
• Medicine Hat – 7,024 cases (1 new), 117 active, 89 deaths (one new)
• Brooks – 2,632 cases (two new), 10 active, 32 deaths
• Lethbridge County – 2,643 cases (four new), 45 active, 22 deaths
• Cardston County – 2,619 cases (four new), 64 active, 44 deaths
• M.D. of Taber – 1,645 cases (one new), 28 active, 19 deaths
• Cypress County – 1,155 cases, 16 active, six deaths
• M.D. of Pincher Creek – 1,147 cases (two new), 27 active, 13 deaths
• County of Warner – 1,083 cases (one new), 14 active, eight deaths
• Fort Macleod – 814 cases, 19 active, eight deaths
• County of Newell – 650 cases, seven active, nine deaths
• County of Forty Mile – 421 cases, three active, five deaths
• Crowsnest Pass – 323 cases (one new), six active, three deaths
• Waterton – eight cases, zero active, zero deaths.

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