New variant on the rise in Lethbridge
COVID-19 numbers have been on the rise in both Lethbridge and much of southwestern Alberta, including the new variant.
Our city currently has 508 active cases of the virus. Dr. Vivien Suttorp who is the lead Medical Officer of Health expressed her concerns about the virus hitting our region pretty hard, including the U.K. variant which showed up in our region three weeks ago. According to Suttorp, Lethbridge has not seenn the Brazilian or or South African variant.
Recent outbreaks in our city have included the Grandview condominiums and Sunrise Poultry Processors.
Health Officials say there were 764 new cases of COVID-19 reported over the past 24 hours in the province with variants making up 21 percent of the cases.
The AHS South Zone currently has 39 people in hospital with the virus. Thirty-two of those are at Chinook Regional Hospital in Lethbridge with seven in intensive care.