32 new COVID cases reported in Lethbridge Saturday, 341 province-wide - Lethbridge News Now

In total, 1,834,591 people have been tested in Alberta. The 8,142 tests completed on Friday saw a positivity rate of 4.1 per cent.

247 people are in hospital, with 42 in intensive care (ICU).

As of Friday, 282,674 doses of COVID vaccine have been administered in the province, with 90,824 Albertans fully immunized (two doses). More details on the province’s vaccine program and distribution can be found here.

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

• Edmonton Zone – 54,266 cases, 1,154 active
  • 70 in hospital, 13 in ICU
  • 976 deaths (one new)
• Calgary Zone – 51,842 cases, 1,659 active
  • 81 in hospital, 14 in ICU
  • 591 deaths
• North Zone – 12,280 cases, 958 active
  • 32 in hospital, one in ICU
  • 140 deaths
• Central Zone – 10,365 cases, 511 active
  • 34 in hospital, eight in ICU
  • 115 deaths
• South Zone – 6,677 cases, 353 active
  • 30 in hospital, six in ICU
  • 92 deaths

There are also 107 cases (14 active) in zones that are unknown.

Below is a graph illustrating how COVID-19 cases have trended since the start of the pandemic. More details can be found here.

The province reported 36 cases of COVID variants, bringing the total of variant cases in Alberta to 599. None of those cases are currently in the South Zone.

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

• Brooks – 1,363 cases (one new), one active, 14 deaths
• Lethbridge – 2,252 cases (32 new), 258 active, 20 deaths
  • South Lethbridge – 755 cases, 72 active, 16 deaths
  • West Lethbridge – 750 cases, 66 active, two deaths
  • North Lethbridge – 746 cases, 120 active, two deaths
• Cardston County – 626 cases (five new), 50 active, 12 deaths
• Medicine Hat – 559 cases (one new), 13 active, 17 deaths
• Lethbridge County – 549 cases, 16 active, seven deaths
• M.D. of Taber – 340 cases, four active, six deaths
• M.D. of Pincher Creek – 218 cases, three active, five deaths
• County of Warner – 162 cases (one new), zero active, three deaths
• County of Newell – 160 cases, one active, two deaths
• Cypress County – 145 cases, one active, zero deaths
• County of Forty Mile – 117 cases, zero active, two deaths
• Fort Macleod – 102 cases (one new), five active, four deaths
• Crowsnest Pass – 24 cases, zero active, zero deaths

The next live update from the province will be on Monday, March 8.

by Justin Goulet

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2021-03-06 23:15:30Z
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