Alberta, Canada: 2021/2022 Covid Cases

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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmon...sing-1.6519833

Alberta's COVID-19 hospitalizations dropping, positivity rate rising
19 new deaths reported in previous week, province said Wednesday
CBC News · Posted: Jul 13, 2022 4:24 PM MT | Last Updated: July 13

The number of people in hospital with COVID-19 in Alberta continues to drop but the province's PCR testing positivity rate continues to rise.

There are now 552 people in hospital with COVID-19, including 16 patients in intensive care, Alberta Health reported Wednesday. Last week, there were 568 people in hospital, with 13 in ICU.

The province's PCR positivity rate average for the past seven days was 18.31 per cent. The provincial seven-day average on July 1 was just over 15 per cent and one month ago was 12.72 per cent.

The province reported 1,361 new cases of COVID-19 over the week up to July 11, though that number only includes those who test positive on a PCR test, not results from rapid tests...

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Alberta COVID hospitalizations down, confirmed cases go the other way
Jul 7, 2022 | 10:15 AM

COVID hospitalizations are down in Alberta but confirmed cases are up in the province and in our city compared to the previous reporting period.

As of Monday, there were 1,164 cases confirmed province-wide, up from 943 in the previous week and 15 COVID deaths. There are 568 COVID inpatients in Alberta hospitals, down from 589. Twenty-one of those are in ICU, up from 13...

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Source: https://rdnewsnow.com/2022/06/30/few...latest-update/

Fewer than 1,000 new COVID cases confirmed in Alberta in latest update
Jun 30, 2022 | 11:03 AM

Alberta confirmed fewer than 1,000 new cases of COVID-19 in its latest reporting period and hospitalizations continue to trend down.

As of Monday, there were 943 cases confirmed province-wide in the previous week and 17 COVID deaths. There are 589 COVID inpatients in Alberta hospitals, 13 of which are in ICU.

Alberta has confirmed a total of 588,691 over the course of the pandemic and 4,621 deaths.

“Today’s COVID-19 update is more good news for Albertans and for our health-care system. The Omicron wave continues to recede. Levels of the virus in wastewater are trending down across the province, including in Edmonton and Calgary, and are at or near the levels before Omicron in many centres,” says Health Minister Jason Copping...

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Source: https://globalnews.ca/news/8939862/a...-june-22-2022/

Alberta health officials provide final ‘regularly scheduled COVID update’
By Emily Mertz Global News
Posted June 22, 2022 3:14 pm
Updated June 22, 2022 6:46 pm

Dr. Deena Hinshaw announced during Wednesday’s news conference that it was the “last regularly scheduled COVID update.”

Alberta’s chief medical officer of health added that: “we will, of course, provide updates as necessary.”

The province had previously moved to offering biweekly updates on COVID-19 data in Alberta.

Health Minister Jason Copping said all indicators continue to drop, including the PCR test positivity (12.2 per cent average, down 1.6 per cent from last week) and wastewater testing.

He said there were 661 Albertans in hospital with COVID-19, 17 of those patients were being treated in the ICU.

Hinshaw said that between June 14 and June 20, 13 COVID-related deaths were reported to Alberta Health...

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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calga...e-16-1.6490810

...The latest:

• As of 11:59 p.m. June 14, the Alberta government lifted the province's remaining COVID-19 restrictions, ending mandatory masking on public transit, as well as mandatory isolation.
• Though not required, isolation remains recommended for those who have COVID symptoms or a positive test result.
• Saskatchewan and Manitoba have already lifted self-isolation requirements.
• Public health indicators suggest Alberta has passed the sixth wave of COVID-19, spurred mainly by the Omicron BA.2 subvariant, Health Minister Jason Copping said on June 9.
• Hospital and intensive care unit admissions have been declining for weeks. New case counts and the seven-day PCR test-positivity rate have also been dropping. "We are past this wave and in a period of declining transmission," Copping said during a COVID-19 update on June 9. "Barring the arrival of any new variant or subvariant that behaves differently, we expect to see low transmission rates through the summer, especially as more activities move outside."
• As of the end of the day on June 13, 719 people were in hospital with COVID-19, down from 816 people last week.
• 19 people were in intensive care, down from 24 last week.
• 24 new COVID deaths were reported between June 7 and June 13. A total of 4,591 Albertans have died of the disease.
• There were 1,442 new COVID cases reported from June 7 to June 13 out of 10,980 tests. The case count includes only those who test positive on a PCR test, which most Albertans can't access.
• The 7-day average PCR test positivity rate was 13.21 per cent as of June 10.
• Copping said that as of May 26, Evusheld, a drug that could prevent people with weakened immune systems from getting COVID-19 is available for eligible Albertans.
• As of May 4, the province is now allowing community providers, such as family physicians, to prescribe Paxlovid to those eligible for the COVID-19 treatment. A positive rapid test will now be accepted to confirm COVID-19 infection in order to prescribe Paxlovid.
• The eligibility list for Paxlovid now includes all Albertans 60 and up — and Indigenous people 50 and up — with 2 doses or less of vaccine and at least one pre-existing condition. Also added are Albertans 70 and up — and Indigenous people 60 and older — with three or fewer doses and two or more pre-existing conditions...

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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmon...ital-1.6482232

Alberta Health officials reported 42 more COVID-19 deaths over the past week, while the number of hospital and intensive care patients continues to decline.

Alberta's COVID death count since the pandemic began is now 4,567. Although the province reported 42 new deaths, the COVID death count only increased by nine, meaning some previously reported deaths have been removed from the total.

Meanwhile, hospitalizations and ICU admissions dropped again in the latest reporting period, May 31 to June 6.

As of Monday, there are 816 Albertans in hospital with COVID-19, including 24 in ICU.

There were 931 people in hospital with COVID, including 29 ICU patients, last week.

The seven-day PCR test-positivity rate is 15.14 per cent, down from 16.91 per cent a week ago...

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Source: https://globalnews.ca/news/8886456/a...s-june-1-2022/

Number of Albertans hospitalized with COVID-19 drops below 1,000
By Caley Gibson Global News
Posted June 1, 2022 6:31 pm

For the first time since April, the number of people in hospital with COVID-19 in Alberta has dipped below 1,000.

Data provided Wednesday from between May 24 and May 30 shows the number of people in hospital with COVID-19 has dropped to 931. Of those people, 29 are being treated in intensive care.

The last time there were fewer than 1,000 people in hospital with COVID-19 was on April 12, when 990 Albertans were hospitalized.

Alberta Health reported 51 COVID-19 related deaths between May 24 and May 30.

During that seven-day stretch, Alberta reported between 91 and 455 new daily cases of COVID-19 from between 794 and 2,949 tests. Due to limited access to PCR testing in Alberta, the number of new daily cases is likely higher than what’s being reported...

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Source: https://globalnews.ca/news/8868620/a...update-may-25/

COVID-19: Alberta ‘past the peak’ of BA.2, but identifies first case of new subvariant BA.4
By Kirby Bourne 630CHED
Posted May 25, 2022 12:54 pm
Updated May 25, 2022 6:30 pm

Wastewater and PCR testing data shows Alberta is coming down from the latest wave of COVID-19, officials announced on Wednesday.

“The peak of BA.2 cases has passed and the current wave is receding,” Health Minister Jason Copping told reporters.

Between May 17 and May 23, the province’s PCR positivity rate ranged from 13.7 per cent to 20.4 per cent, with an average of 17.5 per cent for the week.

That’s compared to an average of 20 per cent for the last reporting period, Copping said.

Wastewater levels are coming down as well, he announced.

“We are turning the corner,” he said.

But as it appears Alberta is coming out of the BA.2 Omicron subvariant wave, Alberta’s chief medical officer of health announced the province confirmed its first case of a new subvariant over the past week...

...On Wednesday, Copping and Hinshaw both talked about the number of Albertans hospitalized with COVID-19 dropping.

As of last week’s update, there were 1,165 Albertans in hospital with the virus, with 42 of those people in the ICU. On Wednesday, there were 1,040 in hospital with 31 of those people receiving care in the ICU.

Between May 17 and May 23, the province confirmed 2,737 new cases of COVID-19 from 16,053 PCR tests. Officials have said the number of positive cases in the province is likely much higher due to the limited access to PCR testing.

During the same time period, an additional 55 COVID-19 deaths were reported to Alberta Health...

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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmon...erta-1.6457086

COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to decline in Alberta
Daily average over past week shows 1,190 people in hospital, including 39 in ICU
CBC · Posted: May 17, 2022 4:29 PM MT | Last Updated: 4 hours ago

Alberta's chief medical officer of health says the high number of COVID-19 deaths in the past few weeks are likely the tail end of the Omicron BA.2 subvariant surge.

Another 55 deaths were reported during the six-day stretch from May 10 to 15. During the previous week, the seven-day period of May 3 to 9, there were 70 deaths reported...

....Over the May 10 to 15 period, the daily average for COVID-19 hospitalizations was 1,190 people, including 39 in intensive care. At the last update, there were 1,225 Albertans in hospital, including 37 in ICU.

The seven-day PCR test-positivity rate is 19.9 per cent, compared to 20.72 last week...

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Source: https://globalnews.ca/news/8826802/a...update-may-11/

COVID-19: 70 new deaths reported to Alberta Health as hospitalizations drop
By Kirby Bourne 630CHED
Posted May 11, 2022 12:57 pm
Updated May 11, 2022 6:47 pm

Alberta officials were cautiously optimistic on Wednesday as the number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 dropped over last week.

Between May 3 and May 9, the number of people in hospital with COVID-19 dropped to 1,225, with 37 of those people in the ICU.

That’s compared to 1,267 in hospital as of last week’s update with 46 people in the ICU.

“It’s still early days,” Health Minister Jason Copping said. “All these numbers fluctuate from day to day, and they won’t necessarily drop in a straight line from here...

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Source: https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/alberta-...ping-1.5888213

Alberta COVID-19 transmission declining but hospitalizations increasing: Copping
CTV News Edmonton
Updated May 4, 2022 6:10 p.m. EDT
Published May 4, 2022 12:36 p.m. EDT

Alberta reported its weekly COVID-19 data on Wednesday, and while transmission seems to be declining, hospitalizations are continuing to increase, the health minister said.

From April 26 to May 2, Alberta averaged a positivity rate of 23 per cent, Jason Copping said, down from 25.9 per cent the week before...

...There are 1,267 people in hospital with COVID-19, 46 of whom are in ICU.

Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw reported 69 COVID-19 deaths....

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Source: https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/alberta-...week-1.5878126

Alberta reports 62 COVID-19 deaths in one week
CTV News Edmonton
Updated April 27, 2022 6:22 p.m. EDT
Published April 27, 2022 9:05 a.m. EDT


Alberta added 62 COVID-19 deaths in seven days as hospitalizations continued to see a slight increase.

The province averaged a positivity rate of 25.7 per cent after it added 6,569 cases from PCR tests between April 19-25.

There are 1,220 Albertans with COVID-19 in hospital, including 47 in intensive care.

"I'm pleased to report that we continue to see signs of slowing transmission in Alberta," Health Minister Jason Copping told reporters on Wednesday...