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Testing numbers low in South Zone but residents following medical advice
MEDICINE HAT, AB – Alberta Health Services’ South Zone has largely been spared from the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 being seen in other parts of the province. But it is also the zone with the least amount of testing conducted on a per capita basis in Alberta.
As of Tuesday’s daily update, the South Zone has had 2,381 individuals tested of the more than 300,000 residents. Twelve people are confirmed to be infected with the coronavirus.
But the percentage of the population tested in the South Zone is about 15 per cent less than the two other rural zones — the North and Central Zones. The difference is even more pronounced when comparing to the Calgary and Edmonton regions.