Alberta, Canada: 2021/2022 Covid Cases

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Everything you need to know about COVID-19 in Alberta on Monday, June 7
Alberta reports 127 new cases of COVID-19 as province looks to Stage 2 reopening this week
CBC News · Posted: Jun 07, 2021 7:39 AM MT | Last Updated: 29 minutes ago

The latest COVID-19 numbers:

As of Monday's provincial update, there were 351 people in hospital in Alberta — a decrease of nine from the previous day. Of those, 94 were in intensive care units. Sunday represented the first time since April 16 that fewer than 100 COVID-19 patients have been in intensive care unit beds in Alberta.
Alberta reported 127 new COVID-19 cases on Monday and two more deaths.
There are 4,707 active cases.
The rate of active cases was 110 per 100,000 people in Alberta.
Provincial labs completed 4,027 tests over the last 24 hours. The positivity rate was 3.2 per cent.
There have now been 2,248 COVID deaths.
222,364 Albertans are considered to have recovered from COVID-19.
The latest R-value reported for the province was 0.74, meaning the virus is spreading to less than one person for each confirmed case.
Alberta is once again screening all positive cases of COVID-19 for variants of concern.
417 schools, or 17 per cent of schools in the province, are on alert or have outbreaks with 3,409 total cases. In-school transmission is believed to have occurred in 870 schools since Jan. 11...

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Alberta reports 139 new cases of COVID-19, total active cases at lowest point since early March
Dr. Deena Hinshaw urging people to get first doses of vaccine
CBC News · Posted: Jun 08, 2021 1:29 PM MT | Last Updated: 26 minutes ago

Alberta's steady decline in the numbers of new and active cases of COVID-19 cases continued on Tuesday according to numbers released by Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta's chief medical officer of health.

The province reported 139 new cases on Tuesday. Active cases fell to 4,431, the lowest mark since March 9, Hinshaw said. Total active cases have dropped by over 20,000 over the past month, she said.

There were 336 people being treated for COVID-19 hospital including 85 in intensive care.

The province reported three new COVID-19 deaths, a man in his 40s from the Calgary health zone and two men in their 60s from the North and Central zones.

The positivity rate was 4.18 per cent on 3,443 tests.

And while the province's leading COVID-19 indicators continue to drop, the pace of first dose vaccinations has slowed...

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Everything you need to know about COVID-19 in Alberta on Wednesday, June 9
Hinshaw says province considering speeding up second dose appointments
CBC News · Posted: Jun 09, 2021 9:52 AM MT | Last Updated: 1 hour ago

The latest COVID-19 numbers:

The province reported 313 new cases and five more deaths on Wednesday. Active cases fell to 4,204.
Total active cases have dropped by more than 20,000 over the past month.
There were 329 people in hospital in Alberta — a decrease of seven from the previous day. Of those, 83 were in intensive care units. Sunday represented the first time since April 16 that fewer than 100 COVID-19 patients have been in ICU beds in Alberta.
Provincial labs completed 8,545 tests over the past 24 hours. The positivity rate was 3.8 per cent.
There have now been 2,256 COVID deaths.
229,771 Albertans are considered to have recovered from COVID-19.
The latest R-value reported for the province was 0.74, meaning the virus is spreading to less than one person for each confirmed case.
Alberta is once again screening all positive cases of COVID-19 for variants of concern.
241 schools, or 10 per cent of schools in the province, are on alert or have outbreaks with 2,007 total cases. In-school transmission is believed to have occurred in 882 schools since Jan. 11.
Four units at the Foothills Medical Centre in Calgary are dealing with COVID-19 outbreaks, with 20 cases of the rapidly spreading delta variant, or B.1.617.2, detected on two of the units. A total of 25 patients and four health-care workers have tested positive COVID-19 in the four affected units, according to Alberta Health Services. All but one case were acquired in-hospital.
As of June 7, there are COVID-19 outbreaks at these AHS and Covenant Health acute care facilities:
North Zone: Athabasca Healthcare Centre, Bonnyville Health Centre, Queen Elizabeth II Regional Hospital.
Edmonton Zone: University of Alberta Hospital (two units on outbreak).
Central Zone: Killam Health Centre, Tofield Health Centre.
Calgary Zone: Foothills Medical Centre (four units on outbreak), South Health Campus...

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Alberta speeds up schedule for 2nd-dose COVID-19 vaccine bookings
An additional 650,000 Albertans can start booking second doses now, Kenney says
CBC News · Posted: Jun 10, 2021 1:30 PM MT | Last Updated: 11 minu

Albertans who received their first doses of COVID-19 vaccine in April can start booking their second shots immediately, Premier Jason Kenney announced Thursday.

The move accelerates the previous plan, which had been to open bookings next week for Albertans who had their first doses in April...

...Kenney said 67.8 per cent of Albertans have now received a first dose of vaccine.

Alberta reported 178 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, and 138 additional cases of variants of concern were identified.

Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta's chief medical officer of health, said 306 people were in hospital as of Thursday, including 81 in intensive care.

The deaths of another six people were reported to Alberta Health. Five of the deaths were this week and one was from December.

There were 5,501 tests completed in the previous 24 hours, with a positivity rate of 3.3 per cent...

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Alberta reports 170 new COVID-19 cases as hospitalizations continue to drop
Adam Lachacz
CTVNewsEdmonton.ca Digital Journalist
Published Friday, June 11, 2021 4:26PM MDT

EDMONTON -- Alberta reported another 170 cases of COVID-19 Friday as hospitalizations and ICU admissions continue to decline.

The province completed 6,682 tests to raise the positivity rate to 3.9 per cent.

There are 296 people in hospital with COVID-19 and 79 in ICU. Last Friday, there were 379 patients seeking treatment for COVID-19 in hospital including 108 in ICU.

Three more deaths from COVID-19 were reported Friday, raising the provincial total to 2,265 deaths.

More than 3.2 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Alberta with 67.8 per cent of the population aged 12 and over receiving at least one dose. Currently 16.7 per cent of the population eligible for immunization are fully vaccinated.

The province entered Stage 2 of the reopening plan on Thursday...

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Everything you need to know about COVID-19 in Alberta on Saturday, June 12
Alberta reported 179 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday
CBC News · Posted: Jun 12, 2021 10:18 AM MT | Last Updated: 36 minutes ago

...The latest COVID-19 numbers:

Alberta is reporting its lowest active case count of COVID-19 since October — there are about 3,247 active infections in the province, down from more than 20,000 a month earlier, when Alberta imposed tougher public health restrictions.
The province reported 179 new cases and four more deaths on Saturday.
There were 290 people in hospital in Alberta — a decrease of six from the previous day. Of those, 74 were in intensive care units. Last Sunday represented the first time since April 16 that fewer than 100 COVID-19 patients had been in ICU beds in Alberta.
Provincial labs completed 5,476 tests over the past 24 hours. The positivity rate was 3.3 per cent.
There have now been 2,269 COVID deaths, while 224,782 Albertans are considered to have recovered from COVID-19.
The latest R-value was 0.74, meaning the virus is spreading to less than one person for each confirmed case.
As of June 10, there are COVID-19 outbreaks at these AHS and Covenant Health acute care facilities:
North Zone: Athabasca Healthcare Centre, Bonnyville Health Centre, Queen Elizabeth II Regional Hospital.
Edmonton Zone: University of Alberta Hospital (two units on outbreak).
Central Zone: Killam Health Centre.
Calgary Zone: Foothills Medical Centre (three units on outbreak), South Health Campus.
Three units at the Foothills Medical Centre in Calgary are dealing with COVID-19 outbreaks of the rapidly spreading delta variant, or B.1.617.2.
Eleven people in those Foothills hospital outbreaks who are confirmed to have contracted the delta variant were fully vaccinated before they contracted the illness, said Alberta Health Services.
A total of 16 patients and six health-care workers have tested positive for COVID-19 in the affected units, according to Alberta Health Services...

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Everything you need to know about COVID-19 in Alberta on Sunday, June 13
Alberta reported 165 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday
CBC News · Posted: Jun 13, 2021 9:13 AM MT | Last Updated: 1 hour ago

...The latest COVID-19 numbers:

Alberta is reporting its lowest active case count of COVID-19 since October — there are about 3,180 active infections in the province, down from more than 20,000 a month earlier, when Alberta imposed tougher public health restrictions.
The province reported 165 new cases and one more death on Sunday.
There were 272 people in hospital in Alberta — a decrease of 18 from the previous day. Of those, 75 were in intensive care units.
Provincial labs completed 5,799 tests over the past 24 hours. The positivity rate was 2.8 per cent.
There have now been 2,270 COVID deaths, while 225,013 Albertans are considered to have recovered from COVID-19.
The latest R-value was 0.74, meaning the virus is spreading to less than one person for each confirmed case.
As of June 10, there are COVID-19 outbreaks at these AHS and Covenant Health acute care facilities:
North Zone: Athabasca Healthcare Centre, Bonnyville Health Centre, Queen Elizabeth II Regional Hospital.
Edmonton Zone: University of Alberta Hospital (two units on outbreak).
Central Zone: Killam Health Centre.
Calgary Zone: Foothills Medical Centre (three units on outbreak), South Health Campus.
Three units at the Foothills Medical Centre in Calgary are dealing with COVID-19 outbreaks of the rapidly spreading delta variant, or B.1.617.2.
Eleven people in those Foothills hospital outbreaks who are confirmed to have contracted the delta variant were fully vaccinated before they contracted the illness, said Alberta Health Services.
A total of 16 patients and six health-care workers have tested positive for COVID-19 in the affected units, according to Alberta Health Services...

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....The latest COVID-19 numbers:

Alberta's positivity rate is 3.5 per cent.
The province is reporting its lowest active case count of COVID-19 since October — there are about 3,089 active infections in the province, down from more than 20,000 a month earlier, when Alberta imposed tougher public health restrictions.
The province reported 115 new cases and one more death on Monday.
There were 270 people in hospital in Alberta — a decrease of two from the previous day. Of those, 73 were in intensive care units.
Provincial labs completed 3,315 tests over the past 24 hours.
There have now been 2,270 COVID deaths, while 225,219 Albertans are considered to have recovered from COVID-19.
The latest R-value was 0.76, meaning the virus is spreading to less than one person for each confirmed case. That number has increased over the previous two weeks.
As of June 14, there are COVID-19 outbreaks at these AHS and Covenant Health acute care facilities:
North Zone: Athabasca Healthcare Centre, Bonnyville Health Centre, Queen Elizabeth II Regional Hospital.
Edmonton Zone: University of Alberta Hospital (two units on outbreak).
Central Zone: Killam Health Centre.
Calgary Zone: Foothills Medical Centre (three units on outbreak), South Health Campus.
Three units at the Foothills Medical Centre in Calgary are dealing with COVID-19 outbreaks of the rapidly spreading delta variant, or B.1.617.2.
Eleven people in those Foothills hospital outbreaks who are confirmed to have contracted the delta variant were fully vaccinated before they contracted the illness, said Alberta Health Services.
A total of 22 patients and seven health-care workers have tested positive for COVID-19 in the affected units, according to Alberta Health Services.

(Note the latest daily count of new cases in the above chart will usually vary slightly from the net new cases Alberta Health announces each day. For more on why, click here.)

See which regions are being hit hardest:

Here is the detailed regional breakdown of active cases as reported by the province on Monday.

Calgary zone: 1,283.
Edmonton zone: 750.
Central zone: 366.
South zone: 118.
North zone: 570.
Unknown: 2...

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Alberta reports 127 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, lowest active cases since October
CTV News Edmonton
Published Tuesday, June 15, 2021 11:15AM MDT Last Updated Tuesday, June 15, 2021 4:02PM MDT

EDMONTON -- In Tuesday's COVID-19 update, the province reported 127 new cases and 2,804 active cases, the lowest since Oct. 15.

Dr. André Corriveau, the deputy chief medical officer of health for Alberta, also announced 85 of the new cases were variants of concern. Corriveau is filling in for Dr. Deena Hinshaw this week while she's on vacation.

The 127 new cases come after more than 4,400 tests, meaning the province is sitting at a positivity rate of 2.9 per cent. Corriveau also announced four new deaths due to COVID-19 in the last 24 hours...

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...The latest COVID-19 numbers:

The province is reporting its lowest active case count of COVID-19 since October — there are about 2,639 active infections in the province, down from more than 20,000 a month earlier, when Alberta imposed tougher public health restrictions.
The province reported 153 new cases and four more deaths on Wednesday.
There were 255 people in hospital in Alberta — a decrease of 16 from the previous day. Of those in hospital, 67 were in intensive care units.
Alberta's positivity rate is 2.19 per cent.
Provincial labs completed 6,708 tests over the past 24 hours.
There have now been 2,278 COVID deaths, while 225,941 Albertans are considered to have recovered from COVID-19.
The latest R-value was 0.76, meaning the virus is spreading to less than one person for each confirmed case. That number has increased over the previous two weeks.
As of June 14, there are COVID-19 outbreaks at these AHS and Covenant Health acute care facilities:
North Zone: Athabasca Healthcare Centre, Bonnyville Health Centre, Queen Elizabeth II Regional Hospital.
Edmonton Zone: University of Alberta Hospital (two units on outbreak).
Central Zone: Killam Health Centre.
Calgary Zone: Foothills Medical Centre (three units on outbreak), South Health Campus.
Three units at the Foothills Medical Centre in Calgary are dealing with COVID-19 outbreaks of the rapidly spreading delta variant, or B.1.617.2.
Eleven people in those Foothills hospital outbreaks who are confirmed to have contracted the delta variant were fully vaccinated before they contracted the illness, said Alberta Health Services.
A total of 22 patients and seven health-care workers have tested positive for COVID-19 in the affected units, according to Alberta Health Services.

(Note the latest daily count of new cases in the above chart will usually vary slightly from the net new cases Alberta Health announces each day. For more on why, click here.)...

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...The latest COVID-19 numbers:

Alberta reported 153 new COVID-19 cases as the province teeters on the edge of its vaccination threshold to trigger the final stage of its reopening plan.
Under that plan, the province will go to Stage 3 and lift most public health restrictions two weeks after 70 per cent of Albertans 12 and older have their first dose.
The province needs 9,962 more people to get their first shot to hit that mark, according to updated numbers posted to Alberta Health's website Wednesday.
The province is reporting its lowest active case count of COVID-19 since October — there are about 2,639 active infections in the province, down from more than 20,000 a month earlier, when Alberta imposed tougher public health restrictions.
There were 255 people in hospital in Alberta — a decrease of 16 from the previous day. Of those in hospital, 67 were in intensive care units.
Alberta's positivity rate is 2.19 per cent.
Provincial labs completed 6,708 tests over the past 24 hours.
There have now been 2,278 COVID deaths, while 225,941 Albertans are considered to have recovered from COVID-19.
The latest R-value was 0.76, meaning the virus is spreading to less than one person for each confirmed case. That number has increased over the previous two weeks.
Three units at the Foothills Medical Centre in Calgary are dealing with COVID-19 outbreaks of the rapidly spreading delta variant, or B.1.617.2.
Two deaths at the Foothills Medical Centre have been linked to the delta variant, Alberta Health Services says.
AHS said that of those two deaths, one person had been fully immunized, while the other had not received either a first or second dose of the vaccine.
Eleven people in the Foothills hospital outbreaks who are confirmed to have contracted the delta variant were fully vaccinated before they contracted the illness, officials said.
A total of 22 patients and seven health-care workers have tested positive for COVID-19 in the affected units, according to Alberta Health Services...

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COVID-19 in Alberta: 124 new cases as province surpasses 70 per cent vaccination target
CTV News Edmonton
Published Friday, June 18, 2021 4:04PM MDT Last Updated Friday, June 18, 2021 4:06PM MDT

EDMONTON -- Alberta reported fewer than 200 new cases on Friday for a ninth straight day as the province began its countdown to Stage 3 reopening after officially surpassing its vaccination target.

At the end of Thursday, 70.2 per cent of Albertans have received at least a first dose of vaccine. More than 983,000, or about 25.8 per cent of the eligible population has received a second dose.

Stage 3, which removes almost all public health restrictions, will begin on July 1.

The province added 124 new cases Friday, as the active case count fell to 2,336.

There are now 237 Albertans in hospital receiving care for COVID-19, including 58 in intensive care units...

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...The latest COVID-19 numbers:

Alberta reported 100 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, out of 4,878 tests over the past 24 hours.
Almost all COVID-19 public health restrictions will be lifted in Alberta on Canada Day as the province prepares to enter the final stage of its COVID-19 reopening plan.
Stage 3 of Alberta's Open for Summer plan will kick in on July 1, Premier Jason Kenney announced in a news conference Friday.
The province is reporting its lowest active case count of COVID-19 since October — there are about 2,127 active infections in the province, down from more than 20,000 a month earlier, when Alberta imposed tougher public health restrictions.
There were 214 people in hospital in Alberta — a decrease of seven from the previous day. Of those in hospital, 53 were in intensive care units.
Alberta's positivity rate is 1.8 per cent.
There have now been 2,290 COVID deaths, while 226,942 Albertans are considered to have recovered from COVID-19.
The latest R-value was 0.76, meaning the virus is spreading to less than one person for each confirmed case. That number has increased over the previous two weeks.
Three units at the Foothills Medical Centre in Calgary are dealing with COVID-19 outbreaks of the rapidly spreading delta variant, or B.1.617.2.
Three deaths at the Foothills Medical Centre have been linked to the delta variant, Alberta Health Services says.
The latest death at Foothills involved a man in his 60s who was not immunized and had significant comorbidities, according to Alberta Health Services.
A total of 23 people linked to outbreaks on two units at Foothills have tested positive for the variant as of June 18...

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...The latest COVID-19 numbers:

Alberta reported 60 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, out of 2,833 tests over the past 24 hours.
Almost all COVID-19 public health restrictions will be lifted in Alberta on Canada Day as the province prepares to enter the final stage of its COVID-19 reopening plan.
Stage 3 of Alberta's Open for Summer plan will kick in on July 1, Premier Jason Kenney announced in a news conference Friday.
The province is reporting its lowest active case count of COVID-19 since October — there are 2,003 active infections in the province, down from more than 20,000 a month earlier, when Alberta imposed tougher public health restrictions.
There were 214 people in hospital in Alberta — the same number as the previous day. Of those in hospital, 56 were in intensive care units.
Alberta's positivity rate is 1.8 per cent.
There have now been 2,292 COVID deaths, while 227,124 Albertans are considered to have recovered from COVID-19.
The latest R-value was 0.75, meaning the virus is spreading to less than one person for each confirmed case. That number has slightly decreased from the previous week.
Three units at the Foothills Medical Centre in Calgary are dealing with COVID-19 outbreaks of the rapidly spreading delta variant, or B.1.617.2.
Three deaths at the Foothills Medical Centre have been linked to the delta variant, Alberta Health Services says.
The latest death at Foothills involved a man in his 60s who was not immunized and had significant comorbidities, according to Alberta Health Services.
A total of 23 people linked to outbreaks on two units at Foothills have tested positive for the variant as of June 18...

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Alberta reports 57 new cases of COVID-19, one more death
'Anxiety and uncertainty' natural as Stage 3 approaches, Dr. Deena Hinshaw says
CBC News · Posted: Jun 22, 2021 1:30 PM MT | Last Updated: 1 hour ago

Alberta reported 57 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday and one new death.

Dr. Deena Hinshaw, the province's chief medical officer of health, said 38 additional variant cases were identified in the last 24 hours.

There are now 1,773 active cases of COVID-19 in Alberta, the lowest number since Oct. 2, Hinshaw told a news conference.

She said 200 people are in hospital being treated for the disease, including 54 patients in intensive care.

Another 5,000 tests were performed in the last 24 hours, with a positivity rate of 1.4 per cent, she said.

To date more than 3.85 million doses of vaccine have been administered in the province, including more than 45,000 on Monday, Hinshaw said.

She said 70.8 per cent of eligible Albertans age 12 and up have had one dose of vaccine, and 30.4 per cent of the same group are fully immunized with two doses...