Alberta, Canada: 2021/2022 Covid Cases

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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calga...ry-7-1.6342135

The latest:

Alberta will announce a plan early next week to start lifting most, if not all, public health restrictions, said Premier Jason Kenney during a Facebook Live on Feb. 3.
Alberta must prepare to adopt an endemic approach to managing COVID-19, said Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta's chief medical officer of health.
Hinshaw also announced that the province will shorten the recommended quarantine period for unvaccinated, asymptomatic household contacts of confirmed cases. The quarantine will decrease to 10 days from 14.
Hinshaw announced the province has received 3.1 million rapid tests.They are being shipped to pharmacies in Calgary, Edmonton and Red Deer, along with First Nations communities and Alberta Health Services locations, Hinshaw said.
Shipments of Pfizer's at-home COVID treatment, Paxlovid, are available to some Albertans as of Jan. 31. The treatment will be available to specific groups of people who have tested positive on a lab-based COVID-19 test.

Recent numbers:

There were 1,542 people with COVID in Alberta hospitals as reported on Feb. 7.
There are 118 people with COVID in intensive care as reported on Feb. 7.
The province announced Jan. 20 it is expanding bed capacity for Omicron patients. Existing beds are being allocated for COVID-19 care, and additional beds are being opened in some locations as needed.
Alberta's positivity rate reported on Feb. 7 was about 36 per cent.
The province reported 39 more COVID deaths on Feb. 7, a cumulative total since the last update before the weekend. A total of 3,673 Albertans have died of COVID-19.
Case counts:
1,123 new cases were reported to Alberta Health out of 3,560 tests on Feb 6.
1,389 new cases were reported to Alberta Health out of 4,769 tests on Feb 5.
2,106 new cases were reported to Alberta Health out of 6,436 tests on Feb 4.
Hinshaw said the true figure is likely 10 times that number given that high caseloads have overwhelmed the ability of the system to test outside high-priority groups.
Alberta has 30,094 active cases of COVID-19...

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Source: https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/covid-19...eady-1.5767775


COVID-19 in Alberta: 26 new deaths, hospitalizations remain steady
CTV News Edmonton
Updated Feb. 4, 2022 6:13 p.m. EST
Published Feb. 4, 2022 9:15 a.m. EST

Alberta reported 2,086 new infections of COVID-19 on Friday as the number of patients in hospital with the disease remained steady.

Those cases were identified after the province completed more than 6,200 tests. There are now 32,711 known active cases of COVID-19 in Alberta. However, testing capacity and eligibility limits mean the actual number of new and active COVID-19 infections is likely much higher.

The number of people in hospital with COVID-19 remained at 1,584, what was reported on Thursday. That represents a slight decline from Wednesday's revised patient count of 1,648 — a new pandemic high.

The 1,584 includes 118 patients in intensive care units — an increase of six since Thursday. Alberta's ICU count has held steady between 104 and 114 patients since Jan. 17.

The Edmonton zone leads the province for patients in ICU with 49, while the Calgary zone has 45.

Twenty-six more deaths from the disease were reported Friday, raising the pandemic total to 3,634...

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Source: https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/covid-19...shaw-1.5766231

COVID-19 fifth wave peak likely reached in Alberta, shift to endemic still too early: Hinshaw
CTV News Edmonton
Updated Feb. 3, 2022 6:32 p.m. EST
Published Feb. 3, 2022 10:36 a.m. EST

Alberta's top doctor said the province has likely reached the peak of cases from the fifth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, but until hospitalizations significantly decline, a shift to an endemic response is still too early.

In an update on Thursday, Dr. Deena Hinshaw reported 2,370 new confirmed infections of COVID-19 after the province completed more than 7,300 tests. The province's positivity rate is approximately 34 per cent for lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19.

There are now 33,879 known active cases in Alberta. However, testing capacity and eligibility limits mean the actual number of new and active COVID-19 infections is much higher.

The number of patients in Alberta hospitals with COVID-19 has reached another new record high. Wednesday's patient count of 1,598 was revised on Thursday to a pandemic high of 1,648.

The latest hospitalization patient count has 1,584 COVID-19 patients in hospital, the third-highest count to date and likely to rise in the coming days pending more revisions.

Hospitalization data is regularly revised to account for accuracy and reporting delays.

The 1,584 includes 112 patients in intensive care units. That's an increase of two from this time a week ago, but the ICU count has held steady between 104 and 114 patients since Jan. 17.

Fifteen more deaths from the disease were reported Thursday, raising the pandemic total to 3,608. The deaths are spread across several days and were in individuals ranging in age from in their 40s to more than 80 years old.

The chief medical officer of health noted that Alberta Health's data indicated that the province has likely passed the peak of COVID-19 cases from the fifth wave...

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Source: https://dailyhive.com/edmonton/alber...ebruary-2-2022

Alberta reports 14 new COVID-19 deaths, 1,598 patients in hospital
Laine Mitchell
Feb 2 2022, 5:43 pm

Alberta reported 3,024 new lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, putting the number of active infections in the province at 34,877, a decrease of 445 cases from Tuesday’s count...

...There are 1,598 individuals in hospital with COVID-19, an increase of 13 since Tuesday. This includes 106 people in intensive care, a decrease of three from Tuesday...

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Source: https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/kenney-e...teau-1.5762624

Kenney expects to relax COVID-19 measures this month as hospitalizations 'plateau'
CTV News Edmonton
Updated Feb. 1, 2022 7:51 p.m. EST
Published Feb. 1, 2022 8:45 a.m. EST

Alberta's premier said he expects to relax COVID-19 restrictions in February as the chief medical officer of health said hospitalizations are plateauing.

There are currently 35,322 known active cases in Alberta, down from more than 67,000 two weeks ago, what Premier Jason Kenney called the peak of the Omicron variant.

The actual number of cases in the province is believed to be higher due to limited availability to PCR tests and the province not counting rapid test results.

There are 1,585 people in hospital with COVID-19, including 109 people in the ICU. COVID-19 patients in the ICU make up more than half of the 195 total admissions as of Tuesday...

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Source: https://globalnews.ca/news/8584183/a...te-january-31/

1,516 Albertans in hospital with COVID-19, 35 new deaths reported since Friday
By Kirby Bourne 630CHED
Posted January 31, 2022 5:37 pm
Updated January 31, 2022 6:21 pm

There are now 1,516 Albertans in hospital with COVID-19, Alberta Health announced on Monday.

Of those people, 99 are receiving care in the ICU.

On Friday, there were 1,496 people in hospital with COVID-19 in Alberta, with 105 of the people in the ICU.

The province doesn’t provide COVID-19 data over the weekend.

Over the past three days, an additional 35 COVID-19 deaths were reported. There have now been 3,566 deaths due to COVID in Alberta.

The province also reported an additional 6,537 lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 since Friday. There were 2,945 cases confirmed Friday, 1,815 confirmed Saturday and 1,777 confirmed on Sunday...

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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calga...y-28-1.6330981

...Recent numbers:

• There were 1,496 people with COVID in Alberta hospitals on Jan. 28, the highest seen so far during the pandemic.
• There were 105 people with COVID in intensive care, compared with 111 on Jan. 18.
• Of people admitted to hospital in the past week, 58.6 per cent of new non-ICU admissions and 66.1 per cent of new ICU admissions were directly related to COVID. The remainder of admissions were not related to the virus, or it was unclear.
• As of Jan. 27, provincial ICU capacity (including additional surge beds) was at 82 per cent. Without the additional surge spaces, provincial ICU capacity would be at 114 per cent.
• On Jan. 20, Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw said that about four per cent of people in hospital with COVID are under the age of 18. She said she hasn't seen any children who have had at least one dose of vaccine in hospital for COVID.
• The province announced Jan. 20 it is expanding bed capacity for Omicron patients. Existing beds are being allocated for COVID-19 care, and additional beds are being opened in some locations as needed.
• Alberta's positivity rate on Jan. 27 was around 34 per cent.
• The province reported 13 more COVID deaths on Jan. 28. A total of 3,531 Albertans have died of COVID-19.
• Case counts:
  • Hinshaw said the true figure is likely 10 times that number given that high caseloads have overwhelmed the ability of the system to test outside high-priority groups.
  • Alberta has 41,300 active cases of COVID-19.
  • 3,036 newcases were reported to Alberta Health out of 8,655 tests.

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Source: https://dailyhive.com/calgary/albert...anuary-27-2022

Alberta reports 3,218 new COVID-19 cases as hospitalizations near 1,500
Elle McLean
Jan 27 2022, 6:38 pm

Alberta reported 3,218 new lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, while the number of active infections in the province decreased by 3,442 from the previous day to 44,301.

There are 1,469 people in hospital with COVID-19, an increase of 51 since Wednesday’s count of 1,418. This includes 106 in intensive care, a decrease of three since the previous day.

Of those in hospital, 21.65% have had three doses of vaccine, 43.29% have had two doses, and 5.17% have had one dose. Unvaccinated individuals make up 29.88% of COVID-19 hospitalizations...

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Source: https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2022HLTH0029-000120

As of Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022, 89.7% (4,468,955) of eligible people five and older in B.C. have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 83.6% (4,168,816) have received their second dose.

In addition, 92.6% (4,292,190) of eligible people 12 and older in B.C. have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, 89.9% (4,167,373) received their second dose and 42.2% (1,954,292) have received a third dose.

Also, 93.0% (4,020,604) of all eligible adults in B.C. have received their first dose, 90.4% (3,908,772) received their second dose and 45.1% (1,952,678) have received a third dose.

B.C. is reporting 2,086 new cases of COVID-19, for a total of 316,873 cases in the province.

Note: The numbers of total and new cases are provisional due to a delayed data refresh and will be verified once confirmed.

There are 30,058 active cases of COVID-19 in the province, and 282,189 people who tested positive have recovered. Of the active cases, 949 COVID-positive individuals are in hospital and 136 are in intensive care. The remaining people are recovering at home in self-isolation.

The new/active cases include:

• 780 new cases in Fraser Health
  • Total active cases: 12,776
• 464 new cases in Vancouver Coastal Health
  • Total active cases: 6,873
• 455 new cases in Interior Health
  • Total active cases: 7,434
• 168 new cases in Northern Health
  • Total active cases: 1,186
• 219 new cases in Island Health
  • Total active cases: 1,781
• no new cases of people who reside outside of Canada
  • Total active cases: eight

In the past 24 hours, 21 new deaths have been reported, for an overall total of 2,575.

The new deaths include:

• Fraser Health: 10
• Vancouver Coastal Health: six
• Island Health: five

There have been five new health-care facility outbreaks at Cascade Lodge, Mountain View Manor, Queen's Park Care Centre, Royal City Manor (Fraser Health) and Victoria General Hospital (Island Health). The outbreaks at MSA Manor, Evergreen Baptist Care Society, New Vista Care Centre (Fraser Health), Brocklehurst Gemstone (Interior Health), Sidney All Care, Luther Court and Sidney Care Home (Island Health) have been declared over, for a total of 61 facilities with ongoing outbreaks, including:

• long-term care:
  • George Derby Centre, Hilton Villa Seniors Community, Mayfair Senior Living + Care, Menno Hospital, Buchanan Lodge, St. Michael’s Centre, Eden Care Centre, Lakeshore Care Centre, Baillie House, Bevan Lodge, Cascade Lodge, Mountain View Manor, Queen's Park Care Centre, Royal City Manor (Fraser Health);
  • Evergreen House, Louis Brier Home and Hospital (Vancouver Coastal Health);
  • Sun Pointe Village, Lakeview Lodge, Hamlets in Vernon, Heritage Square, Village at Smith Creek, Westview Place, Pinegrove Care Centre, Mariposa Gardens, Joseph Creek Care Village, Hamlets at Penticton, Mount Ida Mews (Interior Health);
  • Amica Douglas House, Eden Gardens, Glenwarren Lodge, Kiwanis Village Lodge, Saanich Peninsula Hospital - Long Term Care, Oyster Harbour, Dufferin Place, Beacon Hill Villa, Salvation Army Sunset Lodge, James Bay Care Centre, Veterans Memorial Lodge, Sunset Lodge, Eagle Ridge Manor, Sunrise of Victoria, Comox Valley Seniors Village, Fir Park Village, The Summit, Parkwood Court, Echo Village, Mount St. Mary Hospital, Arrowsmith Lodge and Chartwell Malaspina Care Residence (Island Health)
• acute care:
  • Surrey Memorial Hospital, Abbotsford Regional Hospital, Langley Memorial Hospital, Laurel Place, Burnaby Hospital, Peace Arch Hospital, CareLife Fleetwood, Queen's Park Care Centre (Fraser Health);
  • Kelowna General Hospital (Interior Health);
  • Royal Jubilee Hospital and Victoria General Hospital (Island Health)
• assisted or independent living:
  • Crestview Village (Interior Health)

From Jan. 18-24, people not fully vaccinated accounted for 28.2% of cases. From Jan. 11-24, they accounted for 29.9% of hospitalizations.

Past week cases (Jan. 18-24) - Total 13,400

• Not vaccinated: 2,996 (22.4%)
• Partially vaccinated: 778 (5.8%)
• Fully vaccinated: 9,626 (71.8%)

Past two weeks cases hospitalized (Jan. 11-24) - Total 1,328

• Not vaccinated: 334 (25.2%)
• Partially vaccinated: 63 (4.7%)
• Fully vaccinated: 931 (70.1%)

Past week, cases per 100,000 population after adjusting for age (Jan. 18-24)

• Not vaccinated: 410.5
• Partially vaccinated: 201.6
• Fully vaccinated: 233.9

Past two weeks, cases hospitalized per 100,000 population after adjusting for age (Jan. 11-24)

• Not vaccinated: 85.2
• Partially vaccinated: 51.4
• Fully vaccinated: 20.0

Since December 2020, the Province has administered 10,551,666 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, AstraZeneca and Pfizer Pediatric COVID-19 vaccines.

Learn More:

For the Jan. 21, 2022, presentation on COVID-19 hospitalization risk, visit: https://news.gov.bc.ca/files/1.21.22...alizations.pdf

For the Jan. 14, 2022, modelling presentation, visit: https://news.gov.bc.ca/files/14.01.2...9Modelling.pdf

For weekly update on Variants of Concern (VOC), visit: http://www.bccdc.ca/Health-Info-Site...y_20220121.pdf

For information on booster doses, visit: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/c...accine/booster

For the Dec. 21, 2021, announcement on additional COVID-19 measures, visit: https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2021HLTH0234-002431

For the Dec. 21, 2021, PowerPoint presentation on COVID-19 updated measures, boosters and rapid antigen testing in B.C., visit:

https://news.gov.bc.ca/files/CovidMeasures.pdf

For the Dec. 17, 2021, announcement on new COVID-19 measures, visit: https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2021HLTH0230-002414

For the Nov. 23, 2021, announcement on COVID-19 pediatric vaccine for children aged 5-11, visit: https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2021HLTH0209-002245

To learn more about COVID-19 vaccines for children: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/c...ccine/children

For information on a third dose for people who are moderately to severely immunocompromised, visit: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/c...unocompromised

As they become available, information on school outbreaks will be posted online: www.bccdc.ca/health-info/diseases-conditions/covid-19/public-exposures

For surgical renewal commitment progress reports, visit:

• https://news.gov.bc.ca/files/surgica...April-2021.pdf
• https://news.gov.bc.ca/files/surgica...r-May-2021.pdf
• https://news.gov.bc.ca/files/surgica...-June-2021.pdf
• https://news.gov.bc.ca/files/surgica...-July-2021.pdf

To learn about how B.C. counts its daily COVID-19 cases in hospitals, visit: https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2021HLTH0058-001844

To learn about the BC Vaccine Card and how to access yours, visit: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/vaccinecard.html

For the Aug. 12, 2021, announcement on mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for long-term care workers, visit: https://news.gov.bc.ca/25143

For information on breakthrough cases, see the BCCDC weekly data summary: http://www.bccdc.ca/health-info/dise...9/data#summary

Detailed data is posted daily on the BCCDC dashboard: http://www.bccdc.ca/health-info/dise.../covid-19/data
Or: www.bccdc.ca

To register to be immunized or to learn about getting your second dose, visit: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/c...ccine/register or https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/c...vaccine/dose-2

For the provincial health officer’s orders and guidance, visit: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/h...el-coronavirus

For guidance on restrictions, visit: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/s...t/restrictions

The latest updates, including case counts, prevention, risks and to find a testing centre near you: http://www.bccdc.ca/ or follow @CDCofBC on Twitter.

For COVID-19 exposure events, updates and information, visit:

• BCCDC: http://www.bccdc.ca/health-info/dise...blic-exposures
• Fraser Health: fraserhealth.ca/covid19exposure
• Interior Health: https://www.interiorhealth.ca/health...blic-exposures
• Island Health: https://www.islandhealth.ca/learn-ab...aks-facilities
• Northern Health: https://www.northernhealth.ca/health...-and-exposures
• Vancouver Coastal Health: http://www.vch.ca/covid-19/public-exposures

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Source: https://globalnews.ca/news/8540886/a...us-january-26/

Alberta records 22 more COVID-19 deaths
By Phil Heidenreich Global News
Posted January 26, 2022 5:56 pm

Twenty-two more deaths in Alberta have been linked to COVID-19.

According to data posted on the provincial government’s website on Wednesday afternoon, 3,505 people in Alberta have now died of the disease since the pandemic began, up from 3,483 a day earlier.

The number of people in hospital with the coronavirus rose to 1,418 on Wednesday, up from 1,377 on Tuesday. However, the number of COVID-19 patients in Alberta requiring intensive care dropped slightly, down to 109 on Wednesday from 111 on Tuesday.

Alberta Health reported Wednesday that 3,341 new lab-confirmed COVID-19 cases were identified over the past 24 hours. The government’s website says the province’s positivity rate now sits at 37.5 per cent.

The total number of active COVID-19 cases in Alberta was at 47,743 on Wednesday, down from 51,157 a day earlier...