Pearl Lorentzen
Lakeside Leader
As of July 31, there were no active COVID-19 cases in Slave Lake or in any neighbouring municipality. The nearest case was one in the M.D. of Smoky River. The case announced in Slave Lake on Friday July 24, was removed on July 27. This was likely because the person’s address was incorrect.
North Zone
However, in other regions of the AHS North Zone the number of cases continued to rise, with 47 new cases in a week. There were 557 total North Zone cases – 107 active, 433 recovered, and 17 deaths (none new).
Of the active cases, 13 people were in hospital, with two of these in intensive care units (ICU). Thirteen is the highest number of people in hospital in the North Zone, since numbers were released in June.
There were 107 active cases in 17 regions in the AHS North Zone. Regions had one active (six regions) to 58 (MacKenzie). The next highest was the City of Grande Prairie with nine. In western northern Alberta from MacKenzie County to south of Grande Prairie, most municipalities had at least one active case.
| MacKenzie County | 58 |
| City of Grande Prairie | 9 |
| Wood Buffalo | 8 |
| Grande Prairie County | 2 |
| M.D. of Greenview | 5 |
| Fort McMurray | 5 |
| Clear Hills County | 4 |
| Town of Hinton | 4 |
| M.D. of Spirit River | 2 |
| Lac St. Anne County | 2 |
| M.D. Smoky River | 1 |
| County of Northern Lights | 1 |
| M.D. of Peace | 1 |
| City of Cold Lake | 1 |
| Smoky Lake County | 1 |
| Thornhild County | 2 |
| M.D. of Fairview | 1 |
