COVID-19. (Photo: Alberta Health Services)

By David Opinko

South & North Zones report zero COVID patients in ICU

Jun 9, 2022 | 5:14 AM

LETHBRIDGE, AB – The province has released its latest weekly report on COVID-19. The numbers reported in this update reflect data from May 31-June 6, 2022.

During that time, 1,840 cases were confirmed across the province for a daily average of 263.

12,230 tests were conducted over the last week, meaning the positivity rate was 15%.

In the South Zone, 77 people tested positive, or 11 per day. There were 14 new cases in Lethbridge, averaging two each day.

Over the last week, 12 Albertans died from COVID including six in the Calgary Zone, three in the Edmonton Zone, two in the South Zone, and one in the Central Zone. The number for the North Zone decreased by three, which often means that the initial cause of death was recorded as being COVID-19 but later was determined to be something else.

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The deaths in the South Zone were for residents of Lethbridge County and Fort Macleod.

Provincially, 816 patients are currently hospitalized including 24 who have been admitted to intensive care. This marks a decrease of 115 for hospitalizations and five for ICU compared to last week’s report.

Both the South and North Zones reported zero COVID-19 patients in ICU this past week.

Below are two images showing COVID-19 data in Alberta, detailing hospitalization trends and COVID-19 outcomes by vaccination status. These graphics, as well as other statistics, can be accessed in more detail here.

COVID-19 hospitalizations in Alberta. (Alberta Health Services)

COVID-19 hospitalizations by vaccination status. (Alberta Health Services)

Below is a breakdown of COVID-19 in each health zone in Alberta:

• Calgary Zone
  • 236,725 cases
  • 323 in hospital, 12 in ICU
  • 1,279 deaths (six new)
• Edmonton Zone
  • 187,202 cases
  • 270 in hospital, 10 in ICU
  • 1,747 deaths (three new)
• North Zone
  • 63,144 cases
  • 70 in hospital, zero in ICU
  • 548 deaths (number decreased by three)
• Central Zone
  • 59,351 cases
  • 105 in hospital, two in ICU
  • 592 deaths (one new)
• South Zone
  • 37,977 cases
  • 48 in hospital, zero in ICU
  • 401 deaths (two new)

Below is a breakdown of COVID-19 in the South Health Zone:

• Lethbridge – 13,143 cases (14 new), 109 deaths
  • West Lethbridge – 4,987 cases (seven new), 14 deaths
  • South Lethbridge – 4,119 cases (two new), 65 deaths
  • North Lethbridge – 4,048 cases (five new), 30 deaths
• Medicine Hat – 8,052 cases (29 new), 98 deaths
• Brooks – 2,754 cases (seven new), 33 deaths
• Lethbridge County – 2,865 cases (four new), 25 deaths (one new)
• Cardston County – 2,805 cases (five new), 49 deaths
• M.D. of Taber – 1,766 cases (eight new), 21 deaths
• M.D. of Pincher Creek – 1,310 cases (three new), 15 deaths
• Cypress County – 1,263 cases (three new), seven deaths
• County of Warner – 1,191 cases (one new), nine deaths
• Fort Macleod – 879 cases (two new), nine deaths (one new)
• County of Newell – 691 cases (number went down by one), 10 deaths
• County of Forty Mile – 455 cases, five deaths
• Crowsnest Pass – 416 cases (one new), five deaths
• Waterton – eight cases, zero deaths