By Chris Brown

Total cases in Alberta nears 12,000

Medicine Hat COVID-19 numbers remain the same, 76 new cases in the province

Aug 13, 2020 | 4:07 PM

There is no change to report in COVID-19 cases in Medicine Hat. In Thursday’s online update the city remains at 67 total cases. There are five active cases, 60 recovered and there have been two deaths.

Alberta announced 76 new cases on Thursday and now has a total of 11,969 cases. Of those, 10,713 are recovered, an increase of 81, and 1,036 are active, a decrease of eight.

There are 50 Albertans currently in hospital due to COVID-19, 12 of which are in ICU. There have been a total of 220 deaths, up three from Wednesday’s update.

The province conducted 7,746 tests in the past 24 hours.

Dr. Deena Hinshaw said her next in-person update will be on Tuesday. Online numbers will continue to be updated each weekday.

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The South Zone has a total of 1,710 cases —1,638 recovered, an increase of six, and 52 active, a decrease of three.

There are five people in the zone in hospital, four of which are in ICU, and there have been 20 deaths.

Cypress County has totalled 31 cases – all recovered.

The County of Forty Mile has 20 total cases, seven active cases and 13 recovered.

The MD of Taber has 38 total cases — one active, 36 recovered and one death.

Special Areas No. 2 has 15 total cases, all of which are recovered.

Brooks has 1,125 total cases —1,114 are recovered and two active. Brooks has recorded nine deaths. The County of Newell has a total of 29 cases — six active, 22 recovered and one death.

The County of Warner has 55 total cases. There are now 53 recovered cases, one new active case and one death in the county.

The City of Lethbridge has a total of 143 cases. Of those, 13 are listed as active and 128 recovered and there have been two deaths there. Lethbridge County has 30 cases, three active cases and 27 recovered.

The figures on alberta.ca are “up-to-date as of end of day Aug. 12, 2020.”

Saskatchewan reported 27 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, 22 in the South Zone.

A news release from the province says 22 of today’s 27 new cases and 95 of 166 active cases are in communal living settings.

“The Saskatchewan Health Authority continues to work closely with Hutterite communities throughout the province,” reads the release. “While many of these communities have seen a significant decline in active cases, aggressive testing and contact tracing continues to find new cases in some communities.”

Saskatchewan has a total of 1,511 cases, 166 considered active. There are 1,325 recovered cases and there have been 20 COVID-19 deaths in the province.