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Alberta, Canada: 2021/2022 Covid Cases

Source: https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/covid-19-in-alberta-today-1.5777410

COVID-19 in Alberta: 23 deaths Friday as hospitalizations remain high
CTV News Edmonton
Updated Feb. 11, 2022 6:35 p.m. EST
Published Feb. 11, 2022 8:47 a.m. EST

The number of deaths due to COVID-19 in Alberta grew by 23 on Friday, while the province also retroactively set a new pandemic record of infected patients in hospital.

The deaths bring the total number of COVID-19 deaths up to 3,741 and were of individuals ranging in age from in their 40s to more than 80 years old.

The deaths reported Friday occurred over several days. Eighty-one Albertans have died due to COVID-19 over the past week.

The latest initial count of patients with COVID-19 in hospital sits at 1,566, the 14th highest to date, but also likely to rise in the coming days due to data revisions.

Tuesday’s count, initially reported as 1,623, was revised to a new record high 1,674. And, Thursday’s count of 1,586 was revised up to 1,627, the seventh highest to date.

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

The 25 highest patient counts have all come in the last 25 days.

Friday’s patient count includes 127 patients in intensive care units, an increase of four over the last seven days.

There are now more than 24,000 known active cases in Alberta after 1,400 new cases were confirmed Friday. Limits to testing capacity and eligibility mean the actual number of cases is many times higher...
 
Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-covid-coronavirus-february-14-1.6350755

...The latest:

Stage 1 of Alberta's staged loosening of public health restrictions advanced another notch on Feb. 14:
As of Monday, there are no masking requirements for children and youth 12 years old and younger and no masking requirements for children and youth in schools for any age.
Stage 1 took effect Tuesday night at 11:59 p.m. and removed the restrictions exemption program, removed restrictions on food and beverage at entertainment venues, and removed capacity limits for all venues, except those that have a large capacity.
Stage 2 will take effect March 1 at 12 a.m., and will remove indoor masking, remaining school requirements, youth screening for entertainment and sports, removal of capacity limits on all large venues and entertainment venues, limits on indoor and outdoor gatherings lifted and mandatory work from home lifted. This stage is contingent on hospitalizations trending downward.
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says the province is working toward a third stage, which does not have a date, where people would no longer be required to isolate if they have COVID-19, and COVID operational and outbreak protocols will be lifted in continuing care facilities.
Health Minister Jason Copping said the stages are all conditions-based approach, based on hospitalization trends.
First vaccine doses have now passed 90 per cent for Albertans ages 12 and older, meaning nearly 3.4 million Albertans 12 and over are now vaccinated with at least one dose.
At a news conference on Feb. 10, Health Minister Jason Copping said new hospital admissions for COVID-positive patients peaked more than two weeks ago and the number of active cases in the province is dropping. "Provincially, they're down by nearly a quarter," he said.
Dr. Deena Hinshaw, the province's chief medical officer of health, announced that fully immunized staff in continuing care can once again work at more than one facility starting Feb. 16.
Copping said another 2.5 million rapid tests were sent to AHS sites and pharmacies last week, with another two million tests shipped this week. A total of 1,453 pharmacies have signed up to distribute rapid tests. AHS sites will stop distributing rapid tests once the current supply runs out.
Copping said vaccine eligibility will be expanded for those between the ages of 12 and 17 who have additional risk factors. They will be eligible for a booster dose on Feb. 15.
The City of Calgary said the announcement from the province to remove COVID-19 public health restrictions — specifically the Restrictions Exemption Program — in three phases will result in the end of the city's vaccine passport bylaw.
However, the city says its face-covering bylaw will not be affected by this change, and a face covering or mask will still be required for everyone over two years of age in indoor public spaces and public vehicles.

Recent numbers:

The province reported 35 more COVID deaths on Feb. 14. A total of 3,776 Albertans have died of COVID-19.
1,528 people are in hospital with COVID (38 fewer than Friday's figure) and 124 people are in ICU (three less than Friday's figure).
In the past seven days, 38.5 per cent of admissions were primarily for COVID, 22 per cent were considered COVID-contributing and about 38 per cent were admissions where a COVID infection was seen as incidental, according to AHS data.
There were 2,647 new cases of COVID-19 from Feb. 11 to 13 from 10,217 tests.
The positivity rate for lab confirmed cases is 25.9 per cent as of Feb 14.
Alberta has 20,865 active cases of COVID-19.
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, according to Hinshaw...
 
Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/copping-hinshaw-covid-alberta-update-1.6352148

14 more deaths as Alberta moves from pandemic to endemic approach to COVID-19
'There is no one right way to respond to these changes,' Dr. Deena Hinshaw says
CBC News · Posted: Feb 15, 2022 1:30 PM MT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago

Alberta is now in a period of transition as it begins to shift from a pandemic response to COVID-19 to an endemic one, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta's chief medical officer of health, said Tuesday...

...Hinshaw said there are individuals who will continue to be at a high risk for severe outcomes from COVID-19.

"Every person's experience through the pandemic has been unique, depending on the challenges they have faced," she said. "COVID risk to individuals and the population is not a binary on-off or yes-no state."

The virus will continue to affect the patient load in hospitals for the short term, and capacity is not yet back to a baseline state, Hinshaw said.

The province reported 14 more COVID-related deaths on Tuesday. Alberta's total deaths from COVID-19 have now reached 3,790.

As of Tuesday, there were 1,538 people in hospital with COVID-19, including 123 in intensive care.

More restrictions to be lifted

If the Omicron-driven fourth wave continues to recede, most of Alberta's public health restrictions will be gone by the end of the month.

Step 1 took effect last week. Alberta's vaccine passport system was cancelled...
 
Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/covid-19-update-feb15-1.6352267

COVID-19 hospitalizations down again but 5 more in the ICU as B.C. reports 2 additional deaths
Hospitalizations fall to 787 from 803
CBC News · Posted: Feb 15, 2022 4:11 PM PT | Last Updated: 1 hour ago

B.C. health officials reported 787 people in hospital with COVID-19 on Tuesday, including 124 in intensive care, as the province recorded two more deaths from the disease.

Due to a provincial data reporting change, the exact number of new cases for Tuesday was not available.

The new numbers represent an decrease of 16 COVID-19 patients hospitalized within the last 24 hours, but five more patients in the ICU. It's the sixth straight day that hospitalizations have gone down.

Overall hospitalizations, which typically lag behind spikes and dips in new cases, are down by 20.1 per cent from last Monday, when 986 people were in hospital with the disease and up about 21.8 per cent from a month ago when 646 people were in hospital...
 
Source: https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/mobile/covid-19-in-alberta-today-1.5783364

COVID-19 in Alberta: 14 deaths as hospitalizations continue to trend downward
CTV News Edmonton
Updated Feb. 16, 2022 6:45 p.m. EST
Published Feb. 16, 2022 8:52 a.m. EST
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Alberta’s COVID-19 death count grew by 14 on Wednesday, including that of a person in their 20s from the South Zone, while the number of patients in hospital continued to gradually trend downward, according to Wednesday’s data update.

Seventy-nine Albertans have now died due to COVID-19 over the past seven days.

The deaths reported on Wednesday were spread across several days and bring the total number of COVID-19 deaths up to 3,804. The death of the person in their 20s was the 24th of a person under 30 since the start of the pandemic.

The remaining deaths were in individuals ranging in age from in their 40s to more than 80 years old.

The latest initial count of patients with COVID-19 in hospital sits at 1,500, but is also likely to rise slightly in the coming days due to routine data revisions for accuracy and reporting delays.

Tuesday’s count, initially reported as 1,538, was revised to 1,561.

The 30 highest patient counts have all come in the last 30 days, including a record-high 1,676 on Feb. 7.

The seven-day average of hospitalizations has trended down for more than a week now.

Friday’s patient count includes 121 in intensive care units, a decrease of seven over the last seven days. The ICU patient count has held steady between 103 and 134 since Jan. 17.

There are now just over 17,600 known active cases in Alberta after 888 new cases were confirmed Wednesday. ..
 
Source: https://globalnews.ca/news/8628752/alberta-covid-numbers-coronavirus-hospitals-february-17/

Number of Alberta hospital patients with COVID-19 drops slightly as province reports 18 more deaths
By Phil Heidenreich Global News
Posted February 17, 2022 6:10 pm

The number of patients in Alberta hospitals with COVID-19 declined slightly on Thursday, along with the number of people with the disease in intensive care units.

On its website, Alberta Health reported Thursday afternoon that there were 1,491 people in hospital that have COVID-19, down from 1,500 a day earlier.

The total number of patients with COVID-19 in ICUs was at 116 on Thursday, down from 121 on Wednesday.

Alberta Health also reported Thursday that the total number of COVID-19 deaths in Alberta has now reached 3,822 — 18 more than the total being reported a day earlier.

The province reported 813 more COVID-19 cases had been identified via PCR tests over the past 24 hours...
 
Source: https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/covid-19-in-alberta-today-1.5786742

COVID-19 in Alberta: 8 deaths, hospitalizations under 1,500
CTV News Edmonton
Updated Feb. 18, 2022 7:08 p.m. EST
Published Feb. 18, 2022 9:24 a.m. EST

COVID-19 hospitalizations are under 1,500 in Alberta on Friday, the province reports.

There are 1,494 Albertans in hospital with COVID-19, 116 of whom are in ICU.

The province reported eight deaths caused by COVID-19, increasing the death toll to 3,830.

Alberta added 619 cases from PCR tests on Friday.

The known active case count is just over 15,000, but infections are likely higher due to testing restrictions and rapid tests...
 
Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-covid-coronavirus-february-22-1.6360238

Alberta premier says he'll announce Saturday whether to end more COVID restrictions
CBC · Posted: Feb 22, 2022 10:05 AM MT | Last Updated: 1 hour ago

Recent numbers:

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney said Monday that the government will announce its final decision about proceeding to phase two of its plan to lift almost all restrictions on Mar. 1. This decision will be announced Feb. 26
This phase would remove indoor masking, remaining school requirements, youth screening for entertainment and sports, removal of capacity limits on all large venues and entertainment venues, limits on indoor and outdoor gatherings, and the lifting of mandatory work from home. This stage is contingent on hospitalizations trending downward.
Kenney wrote Monday that data continues to show a steep drop in the COVID-19 omicron wave, and pressure on hospitals is declining.
The province reported eight more COVID deaths on Feb. 17. A total of 3,830 Albertans have died of the disease.
1,494 people are in hospital with COVID (three more than Thursday's figure) and 116 people are in ICU (the same as Thursday's figure).
In the past seven days, 57.8 per cent of ICU admissions were primarily for COVID, 28.9 per cent were considered COVID-contributing and 13.3 per cent were admissions where a COVID infection was seen as incidental, according to AHS data.
There were 619 new cases of the disease on Feb. 17 from 3,766 tests.
The positivity rate over the past seven days for lab confirmed cases is 25.9 per cent as of Feb 17.
Alberta has 15,384 active cases of COVID-19.

The latest on restrictions: ...
 
Source: https://dailyhive.com/edmonton/alberta-new-covid-19-cases-february-23-2022

Alberta reports 791 new COVID-19 cases as numbers continue to trend downward
Elle McLean
Feb 23 2022, 6:24 pm

Alberta reported 791 new lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 today, putting the number of active infections in the province at 11,189 and the positivity rate at about 27

Due to technical difficulties, the province only reported approximate case counts on Tuesday following the Family Day long weekend. On Wednesday, the Alberta government provided more accurate data.

There were 817 cases reported on February 18, 520 infections on February 19, 509 on February 20, and 497 additional cases on February 21, for a total of 2,343 new lab-confirmed infections over the four-day period.

Including today’s new infections, there have been a total of 523,104 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Alberta over the course of the pandemic, and 508,032 have since recovered.

Over the past 24 hours, 13 additional deaths due to the virus were reported, raising Alberta’s COVID-19 death toll to 3,883...

...Copping said that there are 68% fewer active cases today compared to the beginning of February and that one week ago, there were 1,500 Albertans in hospital with or due to COVID-19, including 121 in intensive care. Today, Copping noted there are a total of 1,373 people in hospital, with 90 in ICU...
 
Source: https://globalnews.ca/news/8644697/alberta-covid-19-numbers-february-24-2022/

COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to slowly decline in Alberta
By Caley Gibson Global News
Posted February 24, 2022 7:00 pm

The number of people in Alberta hospitals with COVID-19 continues to slowly decline.

On Thursday, there were 1,357 people hospitalized with COVID-19 across the province, a slight drop from 1,373 patients on Wednesday. Of those in hospital, 92 are being treated in intensive care.

Two additional deaths were reported to Alberta Health in the last 24 hours, bringing the province’s death toll from COVID-19 to 3,885.

The province reported 682 new lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 Thursday from 3,436 tests. The positivity rate was 21.62 per cent.

The number of lab-confirmed active cases in Alberta also dropped Thursday, to 10,626...
 
Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-covid-coronavirus-february-25-1.6364211

Everything you need to know about COVID-19 in Alberta on Friday, Feb. 25

13 new deaths reported, a total of 3,898 Albertans have died of the disease
CBC · Posted: Feb 25, 2022 7:24 AM MT | Last Updated: 35 minutes ago
The province reported 595 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press)

The Latest:

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney said on Feb. 21 that the government will announce its decision on Feb. 26 about proceeding to Phase 2 of its plan to lift almost all restrictions on March 1.
This phase would remove indoor masking, remaining school requirements, youth screening for entertainment and sports, removal of capacity limits on all large venues and entertainment venues, limits on indoor and outdoor gatherings, and the lifting of mandatory work from home. This stage is contingent on hospitalizations trending downward.
The province reported 13 more COVID deaths on Feb. 25. A total of 3,898 Albertans have died of the disease.
There are 1,295 Albertans in hospital with COVID, and 88 in intensive care.
There were 595 new cases of the disease reported on Feb. 25 from 3,175 tests.
The positivity rate over the past seven days for lab confirmed cases is around 21 per cent.
Alberta had 10,112 active cases of COVID-19 as of Feb. 25...
 
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