By Chris Brown

303 new cases over long weekend

Two new COVID-19 cases in Medicine Hat, five total active cases

Aug 4, 2020 | 3:42 PM

There were two new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Medicine Hat over the long weekend, bringing the city’s total case count over the course of the pandemic to 64.

Medicine Hat currently has five active cases, a decrease of three from the last update on Friday. There are 58 recovered cases and there has been one death.

The news was positive across the province on Tuesday, as daily case counts were lower than has been seen in the past couple of weeks.

A total of 303 cases were confirmed since Friday – 97 on July 31, 67 on Aug. 1, 74 on Aug. 2 and 65 on Aug. 3

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In Alberta, there are 11,146 total cases. The number of active cases is down to 1,191 — from 1,386 on Friday — and recovered cases are up to 9,754 from 9,261 on Friday.

Dr. Deena Hinshaw said today’s data shows our collective power to take on COVID-19 and limit its spread.

“Two weeks ago I called our numbers a wake-up call. Today we are starting to see the result of Albertans answering that challenge,” she said.

Hinshaw said it’s difficult to pinpoint one specific reason for the decrease in new cases, but has received reports about fewer social gatherings and the working theory is that Albertans have been more closely following public health guidelines in recent days.

The province’s chief medical officer of health said the choices Albertans make now will determine the situation in late August when school resumes.

“It is within our control to get cases as low as possible for the fall to support students returning to school and businesses that returning to work,” she said. “Now is the time to make changes for your kids who want to be able to go back to school in the fall. Now is also the time to teach your children how to safely put on, wear and take off a mask.”

The province announced on Tuesday that masks will be mandatory for staff and most students when school returns in a few weeks.

There are 85 Albertans currently in hospital due to COVID-19, 23 of which are in ICU. There are a total of 201 deaths.

The province conducted 34,814 tests since Friday’s update.

The South Zone has a total of 1,672 cases —1,545 recovered, an increase of 59, and 110 active, a decrease of 37.

There are 14 people in the zone in hospital, seven of which are in ICU, and there have been 17 deaths.

Dr. Deena Hinshaw will provide her next in-person update on Thursday.

Cypress County has totalled 31 cases – all recovered.

The County of Forty Mile has 15 total cases, six active cases and nine recovered.

The MD of Taber has 37 total cases — 11 active and 26 recovered.

Special Areas No. 2 has four active cases and 11 recovered.

Brooks has 1,123 total cases —1,114 are recovered and there are none considered active. Brooks has recorded nine deaths. The County of Newell has a total of 26 cases — five active and 21 recovered.

The County of Warner has 54 total cases. There are now three active cases and 50 recovered. There has been one death in the county.

The City of Lethbridge has a total of 129 cases. Of those, 41 are listed as active and 86 recovered and there have been two deaths there. Lethbridge County has 27 cases, three active cases and 24 recovered.

The figures on alberta.ca are “up-to-date as of end of day Aug. 3, 2020.”

Read the full Aug. 4 update from the province here.

Saskatchewan reported nine new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, one in the South Zone.

Saskatchewan has a total of 1,368 cases, 253 considered active. There are 1,097 recovered cases and there have been 18 COVID-19 deaths in the province.