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  • #31
    Source: https://globalnews.ca/news/7627348/c...ta-feb-8-2021/



    Hinshaw urges caution as restrictions ease and Alberta records 25 new COVID-19 variant cases
    By Allison Bench Global News
    Posted February 8, 2021 1:37 pm
    Updated February 8, 2021 6:27 pm

    As Alberta added an additional five deaths and 269 new cases of COVID-19 Monday, Dr. Deena Hinshaw said that officials have also recorded an additional 25 variant cases of the virus since Friday.

    “It’s not inevitable that the variant strain would become the dominant strain,” Alberta’s chief medical officer of health said. “It really depends on all of us and continuing to work together to prevent the spread.”

    The variants of concern – first identified in South Africa and U.K. — spread more easily between people.

    Hinshaw said that Monday’s 269 positives came from 6,184 tests, giving a provincial positivity rate of 4.3 per cent.

    She added that the province is now able to test every positive result for the variants.

    “On days like today, our capacity to screen for variants exceeds the number of new cases of COVID-19 that have been identified,” Hinshaw said.

    She added that the additional 25 cases brings the total number of COVID-19 variants confirmed in the province to 96, 46 of which are not linked to travel. She added there has not yet been any variant spread recorded in schools.

    There are now 432 Albertans in hospital, 76 of whom are in intensive care.

    Hinshaw also said that with Step 1 of Alberta’s eased restriction plan now in place, it’s especially important that people follow the current rules....

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    • #32
      Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmon...erta-1.5906826

      Alberta reports 195 new COVID-19 cases and 12 more deaths
      About 32,700 people now fully immunized against the disease
      CBC News ? Posted: Feb 09, 2021 1:30 PM MT | Last Updated: 24 minutes ago

      Alberta reported 195 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday and 12 more deaths from the illness.

      Across the province, 427 people were being treated for the illness in hospitals, including 78 in ICU beds.

      More than 124,000 doses of vaccine have been administered so far, with 32,700 people now fully immunized with two doses.

      There were 5,831 active cases. A regional breakdown of those cases on Tuesday was:

      Calgary zone: 2,335
      Edmonton zone: 1,748
      Central zone: 656
      South zone: 325
      North zone: 758
      Unknown: 9

      One more case of a virus variant was detected over the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 104 in the province. Of those, 97 are the strain first identified in the United Kingdom and seven have been the strain first identified in South Africa...

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      • #33
        Source: https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/alberta-...-doc-1.5303295

        Alberta finds first cases of in-school COVID-19 variant transmission: top doc
        CTV News Edmonton
        Published Wednesday, February 10, 2021 11:16AM MST Last Updated Wednesday, February 10, 2021 3:54PM MST

        EDMONTON -- Alberta reported Wednesday 339 new cases of COVID-19, including 16 more variant cases.

        Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw said officials learned earlier that day two of the variant cases were likely the result of in-school transmission. She said there were seven classes in six schools where a student with a COVID-19 variant attended school while infectious.

        "Despite rigorous follow up, this is the first time in one of these schools that we have identified variant transmission occurring in that location," she told the public.

        "Health officials are responding and making sure that anyone who is at risk is in quarantine and being offered testing twice. We are being extremely cautious to protect the health of everyone involved and to limit any future transmission."

        In total, there are 5,706 active cases of COVID-19 in the province. Alberta's positivity rate sits at 3.2 per cent after 10,800 tests on Tuesday.

        According to Hinshaw, there are 421 Albertans in hospital with the disease, including 77 in ICUs.

        She also reported Wednesday six more COVID-19-related deaths. Since March 2020, 1,728 Albertans have died...

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        • #34
          Source: https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/alta-cov...-400-1.5305151

          Alta. COVID-19 hospitalizations dip below 400
          Alex Antoneshyn
          CTVNewsEdmonton.ca Digital Journalist
          Published Thursday, February 11, 2021 11:22AM MST Last Updated Thursday, February 11, 2021 3:55PM MST


          EDMONTON -- For the first time in months, there are less than 400 Albertans in hospital with COVID-19.

          As of Thursday, there were 397 COVID-19 patients in hospitals across the province. Of those, 71 are in ICU.

          "Our numbers continue to decline, but there are still as many people in hospital today as there were on Nov. 23," Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw reminded the public.

          She announced on Thursday 16 more COVID-19-related deaths, and 351 new cases among some 10,000 tests conducted the day before. The province has a positivity rate of 3.5 per cent...

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          • #35
            Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmon...aths-1.5913040

            314 new cases of COVID-19 recorded in Alberta, along with 16 additional deaths
            15 new cases of more contagious COVID-19 variants were also recorded in Alberta
            CBC News ? Posted: Feb 12, 2021 4:45 PM MT | Last Updated: 1 hour ago

            Alberta reported 314 new cases of COVID-19 around the province on Friday, as well as 16 additional deaths recorded in the last 24 hours.

            There are now 5,407 active cases in the province. That includes 371 people in hospital, of which 66 are in intensive care units.

            Since the pandemic began, 1,760 people have died from COVID-19 in Alberta.

            With the Family Day long weekend ahead, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta's chief medical officer of health, posted a message on Friday urging Albertans to be mindful of health precautions.

            "This is not the time for the large get-togethers of past years," Hinshaw said in a Twitter post.

            "By not gathering with people outside our household, we're not giving COVID-19 the chance to spread. Meet virtually or get together outdoors with no more than 10 people and stay two metres apart."

            COVID-19 variants continue to spread around the province.

            As of Friday, 171 cases of the more contagious COVID-19 variants have been reported in Alberta, including 15 new cases reported in the last 24 hours.

            Of those, 164 cases are of the B117 variant first identified in the United Kingdom have now been found in Alberta. The other seven are of the B1351 variant, first discovered in South Africa...

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            • #36
              Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmon...ence-1.5915469

              One week after restrictions eased, Alberta reports 263 new COVID-19 cases, nine more deaths
              Testing confirmed 50 new cases of people infected with coronavirus variants from Friday to Monday
              CBC News ? Posted: Feb 16, 2021 1:30 PM MT | Last Updated: 19 minutes ago

              Alberta reported 263 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, including 50 people who more were infected by highly contagious variants of the coronavirus.

              Those 50 variant cases were confirmed by testing from Friday to Monday, an average of about a dozen each day.

              The province also reported nine more deaths. Five of the deaths were from this month, three were from November and one from December.

              There were 4,993 active COVID-19 cases across the province, with 365 patients being treated in hospitals for the illness, including 56 in ICU beds.

              The regional breakdown of active cases was:

              Calgary zone: 1,887
              Edmonton zone: 1,333
              North zone: 737
              Central zone: 679
              South zone: 344
              Unknown: 13

              The province now has a total of 221 cases of two faster-spreading variant strains of the virus. Of those cases, 214 are the B.1.1.7 variant first identified in the United Kingdom and seven are the variant first detected in South Africa...

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              • #37
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                • #38
                  Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmon...alth-1.5916989

                  Alberta reports 277 new COVID-19 cases, seven more deaths from illness
                  A total of 1,798 people in Alberta have died from the illness since last March
                  CBC News ? Posted: Feb 17, 2021 1:30 PM MT | Last Updated: 38 minutes ago

                  Alberta reported 277 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday and seven more deaths from the illness.

                  Across the province, 370 patients are being treated in hospitals for the disease, including 60 in ICU beds.

                  Nine days after the province eased some restrictions, public health officials are closely watching "leading indicators" as they try to determine if or when further restrictions can be lifted, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, the province's chief medical officer of health, said Wednesday at a news conference.

                  The indicators include the positivity rate, new case counts and the R-value, and Hinshaw said she is watching for trends rather than for specific benchmarks...

                  ...laboratories processed 7,476 tests over the past 24 hours, with a positivity rate of about 3.9 per cent.

                  Variant cases continue to rise in the province, with another four reported on Feb. 16.

                  The first case of B.1.1.7, first detected in the United Kingdom, was confirmed in Alberta in December. As of Wednesday, a total of 218 cases linked to that variant had been confirmed in the province.

                  Another variant called B.1351, originally identified in South Africa, was first reported in Alberta on Jan. 8. As of Wednesday, a total of seven cases linked to that variant had been confirmed in the province....

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                  • #39
                    Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmon...erta-1.5918447

                    Alberta reports 415 new COVID-19 cases, seven more deaths
                    Testing confirms 14 new cases of variant first identified in United Kingdom
                    CBC News ? Posted: Feb 18, 2021 1:30 PM MT | Last Updated: 3 minutes ago

                    Alberta reported 415 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday and seven more deaths from the disease.

                    That case total included 14 new cases where people were infected with a more contagious variant of the coronavirus.

                    There are now 239 variant cases in the province, including 232 of variant B.1.1.7, first identified in the United Kingdom, and seven of variant B.1.351, which was first detected in South Africa.

                    Across the province, 362 patients were being treated in hospitals for the illness, including 55 in ICU beds.

                    Alberta had only 50 contact tracers when the pandemic began last March but now has about 2,300, Health Minister Tyler Shandro said Thursday at a news conference.

                    That workforce can now investigate 1,500 cases in a single day, Shandro said, and includes a dedicated team of 50 tracers who work only on variant cases.

                    Each case now has an average of five close contacts, compared to an average of 15 in November.

                    There were 4,887 active cases on Thursday. The regional breakdown of those cases was:

                    Calgary zone: 1,734
                    Edmonton zone: 1,287
                    North zone: 799
                    Central zone: 729
                    South zone: 333
                    Unknown: 5

                    Dr. Deena Hinshaw, the province's chief medical officer of health, updated Albertans on cases numbers at the same news conference.

                    It has been 10 days since some restrictions were eased. Now provincial health officials are keeping an eye on the numbers to determine the next phase of reopening.

                    Alberta's phased approach to reopening is directly tied to hospitalization numbers and influenced by other indicators, such as infection rates and case counts.

                    On Wednesday, 370 patients were being treated in hospital, including 60 in ICU beds...

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                    • #40
                      Source: https://globalnews.ca/news/7651225/a...ases-7-deaths/

                      Alberta reports 325 new cases of COVID-19 Friday, 7 additional deaths
                      By Caley Ramsay Global News
                      Posted February 19, 2021 5:45 pm
                      Updated February 19, 2021 5:49 pm

                      Alberta recorded 325 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, as well as seven additional deaths from the disease.

                      The new cases came as a result of 9,376 test being completed, putting the province’s positivity rate at about 3.6 per cent.

                      There were 352 people in hospital with COVID-19 on Friday afternoon, 55 of whom were being treated in the ICU.

                      The seven additional deaths bring the province’s death toll from COVID-19 to 1,812.

                      Six of the deaths occurred in the Edmonton zone. Three deaths were linked to the outbreak at Youville Home: a man in his 90s and two women in their 90s. Two men in their 80s linked to the outbreak at Summerwood Village Retirement Residences died. A man in his 80s linked to the outbreak at Boyle Health Centre also died. All six cases included comorbidities, according to Alberta Health.

                      A woman in her 70s with comorbidities linked to the outbreak at The View at Lethbridge in the South zone also died.

                      Earlier Friday, Premier Jason Kenney announced that Phase 1B of the province’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout will begin today..

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                      • #41
                        Source: https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/edmonton...rday-1.5317475

                        Edmonton-area woman in her 30s among 7 COVID-19 deaths reported in Alberta Saturday
                        CTV News Edmonton
                        Published Saturday, February 20, 2021 3:50PM MST Last Updated Saturday, February 20, 2021 3:56PM MST


                        EDMONTON -- An Edmonton-area woman in her 30s is among the seven COVID-19 deaths reported in Alberta on Saturday.

                        She is the 18th Albertan under the age of 40 to die due to the coronavirus. Saturday's other deaths ranged in age from 70s to 90s and occurred as far back as November but are only now counted due to reporting delays.

                        Today's fatalities bring the province's total death toll to 1,818 after one death was removed after being determined to be not due to COVID-19.

                        Alberta added 380 new cases on Saturday, bringing its total up to 130,735. Active cases fell by 37, down to 4,803.

                        Hospitalizations continue to fall with 336 COVID-19 patients now receiving care, down 16 from Friday's report. The number of patients in intensive care units also fell, down by four to 51...

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                        • #42

                          Active COVID-19 cases continue to fall in Alberta, 9 more deaths reported
                          CTV News Edmonton
                          Published Sunday, February 21, 2021 4:03PM MST


                          EDMONTON -- Alberta reported 328 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday. Active cases fell by 45 to 4,758.

                          An additional nine deaths were also reported. Three of the deaths were seniors in the Edmonton zone, and four were seniors in the Calgary zone.

                          The province completed 7,541 tests on Saturday.

                          There are currently 321 Albertans in hospital, and 53 of those are in intensive care...

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                          • #43
                            Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmon...irus-1.5922945

                            Alberta reports 273 new COVID-19 cases, 16 more deaths from illness
                            Monday's news conference set to begin at 4 p.m. MT. You can watch it live here.
                            CBC News ? Posted: Feb 22, 2021 1:30 PM MT | Last Updated: 22 minutes ago

                            Alberta reported 273 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday and another 16 deaths from the illness.

                            Though the deaths were reported to Alberta Health over the last 24 hours, 10 of them happened in December, one in January, and four in February.

                            There are 4,675 active cases in the province, with 324 patients being treated for the illness in hospitals, including 53 in ICU beds.

                            Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta's chief medical officer of health, provided her 174th update about the pandemic on Monday, and used the opportunity to highlight some of the progress the province has made in recent weeks.

                            The R-value or reproductive number over the past week was 1.03. That number was 0.93 in the Edmonton zone, 0.95 in the Calgary zone, and 1.13 for the rest of the province. When the reproduction number is greater than one, case numbers are rising...

                            ...A total of 1,843 people have died from COVID-19 in Alberta since the pandemic began.

                            There are now 289 variant cases confirmed across the province, with 116 in the Calgary zone and 110 in the Edmonton zone...

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                            • #44
                              Source: https://dailyhive.com/calgary/albert...ors-vaccinated

                              Alberta reports 267 new COVID-19 cases as seniors prepare to be vaccinated
                              Megan Devlin
                              |Feb 23 2021, 3:06 pm

                              Alberta’s top doctor revealed more details about the province’s strategy to vaccinate seniors Tuesday while reporting a steady number of new COVID-19 infections.

                              Dr. Deena Hinshaw announced 267 new infections Tuesday and a positivity rate of 4.4%, which is similar to figures seen in recent days.

                              Another 11 people died of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, bringing Alberta’s death toll to 1,853. There are also 326 people in hospital, including 51 in intensive care.

                              Hinshaw announces details on senior vaccination strategy

                              Alberta is preparing to expand COVID-19 vaccinations to all seniors born in 1946 or earlier. Starting February 24, all Albertans who turn 75 this year will be able to make a vaccine appointment through Alberta Health Services...

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                              • #45
                                Source: https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/alberta-...ions-1.5322931

                                Alberta records its largest daily case count since early February, adds 430 new infections
                                CTV News Edmonton
                                Published Wednesday, February 24, 2021 4:08PM MST Last Updated Wednesday, February 24, 2021 4:11PM MST


                                EDMONTON -- Alberta recorded its largest daily increase in new COVID-19 cases since near the start of the month with 430 new infections reported on Wednesday.

                                The increase in the largest in one day since the 582 reported on Feb. 4.

                                Active cases continued to fall, down by 25 to 4,545, a level last seen in late October.

                                The number of active cases continues to decline but the rate of decrease has tailed off in the last week, with no triple-digit decreases since Feb. 17 and small increases recorded twice in the past week.

                                The province also reported 13 deaths, bringing its total to 1,866. Due to delays in death reporting only two of the deaths reported Wednesday occured in February, with five of them going back to December of 2020.

                                The number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients also continued its downwards trend with 307 reported in hospital, down 20 from Tuesday. The number of patients in intensive care units rose by five, up to 56.

                                The province reported 22 new variant cases of COVID-19, all of them the B.1.1.7 "U.K." variant. Eighteen of those cases were recorded in the Calgary health zone, which is significantly larger than the city itself...

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