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Alberta, Canada: 2021/2022 Covid Cases
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Alberta to shift COVID-19 testing strategy as Omicron variant spreads
CBC News · Posted: Dec 23, 2021 11:02 AM MT | Last Updated: 17 minutes ago
Alberta's recommendations for testing have changed as the province braces for an influx of COVID-19 cases spurred by the Omicron variant.
Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta's chief medical officer of health, reiterated the speed of the variant's spread. Alberta is showing spread on par with other jurisdictions — doubling times of just two or three days, Hinshaw said.
"This is much faster than we experienced with the Delta variant over the last six months," she said Thursday.
To ease the burden on provincial lab testing, Hinshaw said rapid tests should be used for those with symptoms and encouraged Albertans to use rapid tests over a PCR test.
Those who test positive on a rapid test should take it as confirmation and isolate, she said. A negative test should be followed by another rapid test 24 to 48 hours but should be coupled with isolation.
Following a second negative test, Albertans are to isolate until they no longer have symptoms.
Asymptomatic testing for close contacts is not part of the eligibility for PCR testing, Hinshaw said.
Contact tracing will be shifted to focus on high priority settings like congregate care and health-care facilities.
COVID-19 in Alberta
Alberta reported 1,625 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, detected through around11,800 tests. The positivity rate sits at 13.6 per cent.
No new deaths were reported to Alberta Health in the previous 24 hours.
As of Thursday, 318 people were in hospital, including 64 in intensive care...
Alberta to shift COVID-19 testing strategy as Omicron variant spreads
CBC News · Posted: Dec 23, 2021 11:02 AM MT | Last Updated: 17 minutes ago
Alberta's recommendations for testing have changed as the province braces for an influx of COVID-19 cases spurred by the Omicron variant.
Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta's chief medical officer of health, reiterated the speed of the variant's spread. Alberta is showing spread on par with other jurisdictions — doubling times of just two or three days, Hinshaw said.
"This is much faster than we experienced with the Delta variant over the last six months," she said Thursday.
To ease the burden on provincial lab testing, Hinshaw said rapid tests should be used for those with symptoms and encouraged Albertans to use rapid tests over a PCR test.
Those who test positive on a rapid test should take it as confirmation and isolate, she said. A negative test should be followed by another rapid test 24 to 48 hours but should be coupled with isolation.
Following a second negative test, Albertans are to isolate until they no longer have symptoms.
Asymptomatic testing for close contacts is not part of the eligibility for PCR testing, Hinshaw said.
Contact tracing will be shifted to focus on high priority settings like congregate care and health-care facilities.
COVID-19 in Alberta
Alberta reported 1,625 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, detected through around11,800 tests. The positivity rate sits at 13.6 per cent.
No new deaths were reported to Alberta Health in the previous 24 hours.
As of Thursday, 318 people were in hospital, including 64 in intensive care...
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COVID-19 in Alberta: New case record broken as province reports 8.3K new infections over last 5 days
CTV News Edmonton
Updated Dec. 28, 2021 6:31 p.m. EST
Published Dec. 28, 2021 12:53 p.m. EST
Alberta has recorded its largest daily increases in COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic, according to case estimates given by Alberta Health on Tuesday.
Dr. Deena Hinshaw provided new case estimates for the past five days, though cautioned they won’t be finalized until tomorrow.
According to her numbers, there were 8,250 new cases over the past five days, with a record high of 2,500 reported on Dec. 24.
Dec 23 2,000 new cases / 11.5K tests
Dec 24 2,500 cases / 11.5K tests
Dec 25 1,600 new cases / 7.2K tests
Dec 26 750 new cases / 4K tests
Dec 27 1400 new cases / 6.5K tests..
... Test positivity over the past five days ranged from 17 to 22 per cent, and were as high as 33 per cent in Edmonton and Calgary, according to Dr. Hinshaw.
Previous high marks for test positivity had been around 13 per cent...
... Tuesday’s update was limited to new case counts and test positivity per cent. No data was made available regarding deaths, vaccinations, or the number of patients in hospital or intensive care units.
Full data will be updated on Wednesday and Dr. Hinshaw will return for another in-person availability the day after...
COVID-19 in Alberta: New case record broken as province reports 8.3K new infections over last 5 days
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Updated Dec. 28, 2021 6:31 p.m. EST
Published Dec. 28, 2021 12:53 p.m. EST
Alberta has recorded its largest daily increases in COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic, according to case estimates given by Alberta Health on Tuesday.
Dr. Deena Hinshaw provided new case estimates for the past five days, though cautioned they won’t be finalized until tomorrow.
According to her numbers, there were 8,250 new cases over the past five days, with a record high of 2,500 reported on Dec. 24.
Dec 23 2,000 new cases / 11.5K tests
Dec 24 2,500 cases / 11.5K tests
Dec 25 1,600 new cases / 7.2K tests
Dec 26 750 new cases / 4K tests
Dec 27 1400 new cases / 6.5K tests..
... Test positivity over the past five days ranged from 17 to 22 per cent, and were as high as 33 per cent in Edmonton and Calgary, according to Dr. Hinshaw.
Previous high marks for test positivity had been around 13 per cent...
... Tuesday’s update was limited to new case counts and test positivity per cent. No data was made available regarding deaths, vaccinations, or the number of patients in hospital or intensive care units.
Full data will be updated on Wednesday and Dr. Hinshaw will return for another in-person availability the day after...
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Everything you need to know about COVID-19 in Alberta on Wednesday, Dec. 29
Record high numbers reported, but chief medical officer of health says they're 'just the tip of the iceberg'
CBC News · Posted: Dec 29, 2021 7:10 AM MT | Last Updated: 11 minutes ago
The latest COVID-19 numbers:
The province released updated COVID-19 numbers Wednesday, as daily case numbers hit a record high.
There were 2,775 new COVID-19 cases Dec. 28 out of 9,398 tests, a new daily high for the province.
There were 1,395 cases Dec. 27 out of 6,473 tests.
There were 686 cases Dec. 26 out of 4,084 tests.
There were 1,568 cases Dec. 25 out of 7,240 tests.
There were 2,484 cases Dec. 24 out of 11,479 tests.
There were 2,010 cases Dec. 23 out of 11,549 tests.
349 Albertans were in hospital with COVID-19, including 57 in ICU.
There were 11 new deaths included in the updated numbers released Wednesday. A total of 3,310 Albertans have died of COVID-19.
336,917 Albertans have recovered.
A total of 7,025 Omicron cases have been reported in the province. More than half — 4,149 — are in Calgary.
Daily updates to the government's pandemic tracking dashboard have been slowed over the holidays. New data will be provided next on Jan. 4 (so the charts in this story will have gaps in data throughout the week).
Alberta has seen a precipitous rise in COVID-19 cases over the holidays — with more than 5,000 new cases in a five-day period, prompting a warning that now is the time to stop the spread from Dr. Deena Hinshaw, the province's chief medical officer of health, and Premier Jason Kenney at the latest provincial update, on Tuesday afternoon.
Hinshaw warned Tuesday she expects the active case count from government PCR tests are "just the tip of the iceberg" because they do not include people who haven't been tested or who have confirmed their cases through rapid tests at home.
On Tuesday, Kenney advised people to reconsider their New Year's Eve plans amid the spike in COVID-19 cases, as well as urging eligible Albertans to get their vaccinations and booster shots as well as using rapid testing before attending gatherings...
Everything you need to know about COVID-19 in Alberta on Wednesday, Dec. 29
Record high numbers reported, but chief medical officer of health says they're 'just the tip of the iceberg'
CBC News · Posted: Dec 29, 2021 7:10 AM MT | Last Updated: 11 minutes ago
The latest COVID-19 numbers:
The province released updated COVID-19 numbers Wednesday, as daily case numbers hit a record high.
There were 2,775 new COVID-19 cases Dec. 28 out of 9,398 tests, a new daily high for the province.
There were 1,395 cases Dec. 27 out of 6,473 tests.
There were 686 cases Dec. 26 out of 4,084 tests.
There were 1,568 cases Dec. 25 out of 7,240 tests.
There were 2,484 cases Dec. 24 out of 11,479 tests.
There were 2,010 cases Dec. 23 out of 11,549 tests.
349 Albertans were in hospital with COVID-19, including 57 in ICU.
There were 11 new deaths included in the updated numbers released Wednesday. A total of 3,310 Albertans have died of COVID-19.
336,917 Albertans have recovered.
A total of 7,025 Omicron cases have been reported in the province. More than half — 4,149 — are in Calgary.
Daily updates to the government's pandemic tracking dashboard have been slowed over the holidays. New data will be provided next on Jan. 4 (so the charts in this story will have gaps in data throughout the week).
Alberta has seen a precipitous rise in COVID-19 cases over the holidays — with more than 5,000 new cases in a five-day period, prompting a warning that now is the time to stop the spread from Dr. Deena Hinshaw, the province's chief medical officer of health, and Premier Jason Kenney at the latest provincial update, on Tuesday afternoon.
Hinshaw warned Tuesday she expects the active case count from government PCR tests are "just the tip of the iceberg" because they do not include people who haven't been tested or who have confirmed their cases through rapid tests at home.
On Tuesday, Kenney advised people to reconsider their New Year's Eve plans amid the spike in COVID-19 cases, as well as urging eligible Albertans to get their vaccinations and booster shots as well as using rapid testing before attending gatherings...
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Everything you need to know about COVID-19 in Alberta on Thursday, Dec. 30
An estimated 4,000 new cases reported Thursday, more than 1,000 past previous daily record
CBC News · Posted: Dec 30, 2021 7:11 AM MT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago
The latest COVID-19 numbers:
Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta's chief medical officer of health, announced via Twitter on Thursday that a live provincial update would be moved to Friday because she is taking part in a cabinet committee meeting to discuss the latest developments and trends with the Omicron variant.
Alberta Health released new preliminary estimates for COVID-19 cases in the province Thursday.
There were an estimated 4,000 new cases reported Thursday, a new high.
This comes one day after the province hit its previous record high with 2,775 new cases.
Hinshaw warned Tuesday she expects the active case count from government PCR tests to be "just the tip of the iceberg" of all active cases.
The positivity rate in Alberta is estimated to be 30 per cent.
There are 371 people in hospital with 48 in ICU.
Daily updates to the government's pandemic tracking dashboard have slowed over the holidays (so the charts in this story will have gaps in data throughout the week).
On Tuesday, Hinshaw and Premier Jason Kenney held their first news conference since before Christmas, saying Alberta had seen a precipitous rise in COVID-19 cases over the holidays — with more than 5,000 new cases in a five-day period.
As of Tuesday, in Calgary and Edmonton, about one in three people going for a PCR test are positive.
However, experts and the government have warned that many more cases of COVID-19 will be going unreported since the province changed its testing protocol on Dec. 23 to discourage most people from seeking the free PCR tests through Alberta Health Services to confirm infection.
As of that day, the government directed Albertans to avoid getting a PCR test if possible to preserve limited lab capacity for tracking outbreaks in high-risk settings such as continuing care, in response to the anticipated surge of cases tied to the more highly infectious Omicron variant.
Instead, it now recommends home rapid antigen testing kits for people with symptoms, except for some priority groups.
People who get a positive rapid test kit result are now told to consider it to be a COVID-19 confirmation; people who are feeling symptomatic are also told the same. They're being told to isolate and notify their close contacts.
Many doctors are urging people using rapid antigen testing kits to swab their throats as well as their noses to improve their chances of detecting the virus early.
On Tuesday, Kenney advised people to reconsider their New Year's Eve plans amid the spike in COVID-19 cases, as well as urging eligible Albertans to get their vaccinations and booster shots as well as using rapid testing before attending gatherings...
Everything you need to know about COVID-19 in Alberta on Thursday, Dec. 30
An estimated 4,000 new cases reported Thursday, more than 1,000 past previous daily record
CBC News · Posted: Dec 30, 2021 7:11 AM MT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago
The latest COVID-19 numbers:
Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta's chief medical officer of health, announced via Twitter on Thursday that a live provincial update would be moved to Friday because she is taking part in a cabinet committee meeting to discuss the latest developments and trends with the Omicron variant.
Alberta Health released new preliminary estimates for COVID-19 cases in the province Thursday.
There were an estimated 4,000 new cases reported Thursday, a new high.
This comes one day after the province hit its previous record high with 2,775 new cases.
Hinshaw warned Tuesday she expects the active case count from government PCR tests to be "just the tip of the iceberg" of all active cases.
The positivity rate in Alberta is estimated to be 30 per cent.
There are 371 people in hospital with 48 in ICU.
Daily updates to the government's pandemic tracking dashboard have slowed over the holidays (so the charts in this story will have gaps in data throughout the week).
On Tuesday, Hinshaw and Premier Jason Kenney held their first news conference since before Christmas, saying Alberta had seen a precipitous rise in COVID-19 cases over the holidays — with more than 5,000 new cases in a five-day period.
As of Tuesday, in Calgary and Edmonton, about one in three people going for a PCR test are positive.
However, experts and the government have warned that many more cases of COVID-19 will be going unreported since the province changed its testing protocol on Dec. 23 to discourage most people from seeking the free PCR tests through Alberta Health Services to confirm infection.
As of that day, the government directed Albertans to avoid getting a PCR test if possible to preserve limited lab capacity for tracking outbreaks in high-risk settings such as continuing care, in response to the anticipated surge of cases tied to the more highly infectious Omicron variant.
Instead, it now recommends home rapid antigen testing kits for people with symptoms, except for some priority groups.
People who get a positive rapid test kit result are now told to consider it to be a COVID-19 confirmation; people who are feeling symptomatic are also told the same. They're being told to isolate and notify their close contacts.
Many doctors are urging people using rapid antigen testing kits to swab their throats as well as their noses to improve their chances of detecting the virus early.
On Tuesday, Kenney advised people to reconsider their New Year's Eve plans amid the spike in COVID-19 cases, as well as urging eligible Albertans to get their vaccinations and booster shots as well as using rapid testing before attending gatherings...
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Active cases of COVID-19 at record highs in Alberta as Omicron spurs spread
12 new deaths including child between ages of 5 and 9 with complex medical condition
CBC News · Posted: Jan 04, 2022 11:06 AM MT | Last Updated: 7 hours ago
Alberta COVID-19 infections are at record highs as the highly-infectious Omicron variant spreads through the province.
There are now 34,276 active reported cases of COVID-19 in Alberta, although Premier Jason Kenney said Tuesday that that number is based on PCR tests and the real total is much higher.
Late last year, Alberta said rapid tests should be used for most people with symptoms and encouraged Albertans to use rapid tests over a PCR test. Those in high priority settings such as health care should still get a PCR test.
The province is preparing to see hospitalizations rise in the coming weeks, Kenney told a news conference...
...Over the holidays, the province cut back on reporting COVID-19 information to the public.
Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta's chief medical officer of health, provided daily case counts for the preceding four days:
Dec. 31: 4,570 new cases on 12,700 tests.
Jan. 1: 3,323 new cases on 9,450 tests.
Jan. 2: 2,059 new cases on 7,100 tests.
Jan. 3: 3,013 new cases on 8,200 tests.
Positivity rates fluctuated between 28 and 36 per cent, Hinshaw said — the highest since the beginning of the pandemic.
As of Tuesday, 436 were in hospital, including 61 in ICU.
Twelve more deaths have been reported since Dec. 28, including a child in the age range of 5-9 years old. The child had a complex medical condition, Hinshaw said...
Active cases of COVID-19 at record highs in Alberta as Omicron spurs spread
12 new deaths including child between ages of 5 and 9 with complex medical condition
CBC News · Posted: Jan 04, 2022 11:06 AM MT | Last Updated: 7 hours ago
Alberta COVID-19 infections are at record highs as the highly-infectious Omicron variant spreads through the province.
There are now 34,276 active reported cases of COVID-19 in Alberta, although Premier Jason Kenney said Tuesday that that number is based on PCR tests and the real total is much higher.
Late last year, Alberta said rapid tests should be used for most people with symptoms and encouraged Albertans to use rapid tests over a PCR test. Those in high priority settings such as health care should still get a PCR test.
The province is preparing to see hospitalizations rise in the coming weeks, Kenney told a news conference...
...Over the holidays, the province cut back on reporting COVID-19 information to the public.
Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta's chief medical officer of health, provided daily case counts for the preceding four days:
Dec. 31: 4,570 new cases on 12,700 tests.
Jan. 1: 3,323 new cases on 9,450 tests.
Jan. 2: 2,059 new cases on 7,100 tests.
Jan. 3: 3,013 new cases on 8,200 tests.
Positivity rates fluctuated between 28 and 36 per cent, Hinshaw said — the highest since the beginning of the pandemic.
As of Tuesday, 436 were in hospital, including 61 in ICU.
Twelve more deaths have been reported since Dec. 28, including a child in the age range of 5-9 years old. The child had a complex medical condition, Hinshaw said...
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Source: https://globalnews.ca/news/8491243/alberta-covid-19-coronavirus-update-january-5/
Alberta confirms a record 4,752 new cases of COVID-19 Wednesday
By Kirby Bourne 630CHED
Posted January 5, 2022 6:05 pm
Updated January 5, 2022 7:04 pm
Alberta confirmed an additional 4,752 cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday.
As the province is no longer offering widespread PCR testing, that number is likely higher.
In the past 24 hours, the province administered around 12,000 tests. The positivity rate was 36.9 per cent...
...There were 470 people receiving care for COVID-19 in the hospital Wednesday, up from 436 on Tuesday, with 72 of those people in the ICU. There were 61 people in the ICU Tuesday.
An additional 11 deaths were reported in the past 24 hours...
Alberta confirms a record 4,752 new cases of COVID-19 Wednesday
By Kirby Bourne 630CHED
Posted January 5, 2022 6:05 pm
Updated January 5, 2022 7:04 pm
Alberta confirmed an additional 4,752 cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday.
As the province is no longer offering widespread PCR testing, that number is likely higher.
In the past 24 hours, the province administered around 12,000 tests. The positivity rate was 36.9 per cent...
...There were 470 people receiving care for COVID-19 in the hospital Wednesday, up from 436 on Tuesday, with 72 of those people in the ICU. There were 61 people in the ICU Tuesday.
An additional 11 deaths were reported in the past 24 hours...
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COVID-19 hospitalizations in Alberta continue to rise as Omicron variant spreads
New cases, known active cases, test-positivity rate all reaching unprecedented levels
CBC News · Posted: Jan 06, 2022 4:25 PM MT | Last Updated: 3 hours ago
COVID-19 hospitalizations in Alberta continue to climb as the Omicron variant continues to spread in the province.
Provincial data shows 498 people are in hospital with COVID-19 Thursday, an increase of 28 from Wednesday's update. There are 64 patients in intensive care units, a decline of eight from the last update.
On Tuesday, there were 436 were in hospital, including 61 in ICU.
Alberta public health officials again reported a new single-day record number of cases: 4,869 new COVID-19 cases were reported Thursday.
The new cases were identified through 12,318 PCR tests with a test-positivity rate of 39.05 per cent — the highest rate recorded in Alberta so far.
The new cases reported Thursday do not include positive rapid test results, so the actual number of cases is believed to be much higher...
COVID-19 hospitalizations in Alberta continue to rise as Omicron variant spreads
New cases, known active cases, test-positivity rate all reaching unprecedented levels
CBC News · Posted: Jan 06, 2022 4:25 PM MT | Last Updated: 3 hours ago
COVID-19 hospitalizations in Alberta continue to climb as the Omicron variant continues to spread in the province.
Provincial data shows 498 people are in hospital with COVID-19 Thursday, an increase of 28 from Wednesday's update. There are 64 patients in intensive care units, a decline of eight from the last update.
On Tuesday, there were 436 were in hospital, including 61 in ICU.
Alberta public health officials again reported a new single-day record number of cases: 4,869 new COVID-19 cases were reported Thursday.
The new cases were identified through 12,318 PCR tests with a test-positivity rate of 39.05 per cent — the highest rate recorded in Alberta so far.
The new cases reported Thursday do not include positive rapid test results, so the actual number of cases is believed to be much higher...
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Alberta confirms 6,257 new COVID-19 cases Friday, another pandemic record
By Adam Toy Global News
Posted January 7, 2022 8:49 pm
Alberta added another 6,257 lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Friday, 1,505 more than Thursday’s previous pandemic record for new cases.
Active, documented cases are also at an all-time high at 43,414.
Since the province no longer offers widespread PCR testing, it’s likely the actual numbers are higher.
According to the province, Alberta’s positivity rate was down slightly on Friday, to 38.2 per cent from 39 per cent the day before.
The province reported Friday that 504 people are in hospital with COVID-19, an increase of 34 from Thursday. COVID-19 cases requiring intensive care remained flat at 64 people.
Alberta confirms 6,257 new COVID-19 cases Friday, another pandemic record
By Adam Toy Global News
Posted January 7, 2022 8:49 pm
Alberta added another 6,257 lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Friday, 1,505 more than Thursday’s previous pandemic record for new cases.
Active, documented cases are also at an all-time high at 43,414.
Since the province no longer offers widespread PCR testing, it’s likely the actual numbers are higher.
According to the province, Alberta’s positivity rate was down slightly on Friday, to 38.2 per cent from 39 per cent the day before.
The province reported Friday that 504 people are in hospital with COVID-19, an increase of 34 from Thursday. COVID-19 cases requiring intensive care remained flat at 64 people.
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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-covid-coronavirus-january-10-1.6309356
...The latest COVID-19 numbers:
...The latest COVID-19 numbers:
- Alberta COVID-19 infections are at record highs as the highly infectious Omicron variant spreads through the province. The following numbers were released Jan. 10:
- Hospitalizations:
- There were 635 people with COVID in Alberta hospitals on Jan. 10. The previous week, were there were 473 COVID-19 patients in hospital.
- There were 72 people with COVID in intensive care, compared with last week when there were 54.
- Hinshaw said historical ICU data has changed as some hospitals shifted back and forth between acting as an ICU unit and non-ICU unit, meaning some patients were reported as being in ICU when they were non-ICU.
- Hinshaw says numbers released Jan. 10 now properly show the treatment patients were provided.
- Provincial ICU capacity (including additional surge beds) is now at 73 per cent. Without the additional surge spaces, provincial ICU capacity would be at 102 per cent.
- Alberta could see record COVID-19 hospitalizations within 14 days, according to projections from Alberta Health Services' COVID-19 early warning system.
- Emerging data from other jurisdictions indicates Omicron may not hit intensive care units as the Delta variant did but will likely impact other areas of the health-care system in emergency wards and ambulatory care.
- Dr. Eddy Lang, department head of emergency medicine in the Calgary zone, estimates about 10 per cent of all hospitalized patients in Calgary zone are positive for Omicron. Roughly half of them are there to be treated for other conditions and happen to test positive. But those patients need to be isolated from others within the hospital which takes additional resources, time and space.
- Positivity rates:
- Alberta's positivity rate on Jan. 10 was 38 per cent, much higher than seen in earlier waves.
- The province reported six more COVID deaths since Jan. 6. A total of 3,344 people have died of the virus in Alberta.
- Case counts:
- There are officially 57,332 active reported cases in the province based on cases confirmed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing through Alberta Health Services — but the true figure is thought to be far higher due to the high positivity rates and reductions in testing.
- On Jan 10, the province reported a daily case breakdown.
- 5,281 new cases on Jan. 9 out of 13,879 tests.
- 6,135 new cases on Jan. 8 out of 16,273 tests.
- 6,161 new cases on Jan. 7 out of 15,010 tests.
- 352,153 people have recovered from COVID-19. ..
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COVID-19 in Alberta: Hospitalizations hit 75-day high, 8 deaths reported Tuesday
CTV News Edmonton
Updated Jan. 11, 2022 6:29 p.m. EST
Published Jan. 11, 2022 10:58 a.m. EST
The number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients in Alberta rose to 708 on Tuesday, its highest point in 75 days.
It’s the most hospitalized COVID-19 patients since Oct. 29, 2021 and includes 80 patients in intensive care units, itself the most since Nov. 25, 2021.
The province also reported eight new deaths on Tuesday, bringing the total number of COVID-19 deaths in Alberta up 3,352.
The deaths were in individuals aged between in the 60s to more than 80 years old.
The province reported 4,704 new COVID-19 cases on 12,200 tests, and there are now more than 58,000 known active cases in the province.
On Monday, the province introduced a number of new restrictions to testing eligibility with its chief medical officer of health, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, estimating the true case count was more than 10 times that indicated by PCR results...
COVID-19 in Alberta: Hospitalizations hit 75-day high, 8 deaths reported Tuesday
CTV News Edmonton
Updated Jan. 11, 2022 6:29 p.m. EST
Published Jan. 11, 2022 10:58 a.m. EST
The number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients in Alberta rose to 708 on Tuesday, its highest point in 75 days.
It’s the most hospitalized COVID-19 patients since Oct. 29, 2021 and includes 80 patients in intensive care units, itself the most since Nov. 25, 2021.
The province also reported eight new deaths on Tuesday, bringing the total number of COVID-19 deaths in Alberta up 3,352.
The deaths were in individuals aged between in the 60s to more than 80 years old.
The province reported 4,704 new COVID-19 cases on 12,200 tests, and there are now more than 58,000 known active cases in the province.
On Monday, the province introduced a number of new restrictions to testing eligibility with its chief medical officer of health, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, estimating the true case count was more than 10 times that indicated by PCR results...