Canada: Alberta October- December 2020 Covid cases/news

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Source: https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/26-more-deaths-1-352-new-covid-19-cases-in-alberta-on-saturday-1.5238868

26 more deaths, 1,352 new COVID-19 cases in Alberta on Saturday
CTV News Edmonton Staff
Published Saturday, December 19, 2020 3:57PM MST

EDMONTON -- Twenty-six more Alberta have died due to COVID-19 as the province recorded 1,352 new cases on Saturday.

Of the 26 new deaths,ten of them occurred on Friday.

Actives cases fell for a fifth straight day, down to 19,260, the lowest since Dec. 5

After growing at a rate of greater than 2 per cent a day for a 26-day stretch over November and December, total cases have grown by less than that mark the last five consecutive days...

 

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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/deena-hinshaw-alberta-covid-19-coronavirus-1.5850212

Alberta reports 1,240 new COVID-19 cases, nine more deaths
Province hit a peak on Dec. 13 with 21,138 active cases
CBC News ? Posted: Dec 21, 2020 1:30 PM MT | Last Updated: 42 minutes ago

Alberta reported 1,240 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday and nine more deaths.

The case numbers were compiled up until midnight on Sunday.

A total of 860 people have now died from the illness since the pandemic began.

The R-value in Alberta dropped below over one over the last seven days, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, the province's chief medical officer of health, said Monday at a news conference.

The R-value from Dec. 14 to Dec. 20 was:

Provincewide: 0.92 (0.90-0.93) (confidence interval).
Edmonton Zone: 0.89 (0.86-0.91) (confidence interval).
Calgary Zone: 0.97 (0.97-1.00) (confidence interval).
Rest of Alberta: 0.90 (0.85-0.95) (confidence interval).

The provincial R-value from Dec. 7 to Dec. 13 was:

Provincewide: 0.98.
Edmonton Zone: 1.00.
Calgary Zone: 0.92.
Rest of Alberta: 1.01.

The R-value is essentially the number of people infected by each infected person. It's known as the reproduction number, R-number, or simply as "R."

A value of one means with each person with the illness only infects one other person.

"After this weekend, we have now diagnosed more than 91,000 cases of COVID-19 in our province," Hinshaw said. "The positive signs that I mentioned on Friday have continued through the weekend but our situation is still serious. Our new case numbers are still extremely high and our health-care system remains under severe strain."...

 

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Source: https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/alberta-reports-1-301-covid-19-cases-19-deaths-1.5243077


Alberta reports 1,301 COVID-19 cases, 19 deaths
Diego Romero
CTVNewsEdmonton.ca Digital Journalist
Published Wednesday, December 23, 2020 10:52AM MST Last Updated Wednesday, December 23, 2020 3:47PM MST

EDMONTON -- Alberta’s top doctor reported 1,301 COVID-19 cases after more than 19,000 tests, and 19 deaths on Wednesday.

Active cases of the coronavirus decreased to 17,821 across the province, but hospitalizations increased to 821, Dr. Deena Hinshaw said.

Alberta Health has reported 93,781 cases, 75,070 recoveries and 890 deaths since March...

 

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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-reports-1-100-new-covid-19-cases-1.5854467

Alberta reports 1,100 new COVID-19 cases
The new cases reported Thursday represents a seven per cent positivity rate in the province
CBC News ? Posted: Dec 24, 2020 11:01 AM MT | Last Updated: 8 hours ago

Alberta reported 1,100 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours.

In a modified update because of the Christmas break, Dr. Deena Hinshaw tweeted Thursday that hospitalizations were "increasing" however the number of patients in intensive care was "stable."

No new hospitalization or ICU numbers or deaths were released...

 

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Source: https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/alberta-s-covid-19-case-count-rises-by-2-100-over-past-2-days-1.5245430

Alberta's COVID-19 case count rises by 2,100 over past 2 days
CTV News Edmonton
Published Saturday, December 26, 2020 11:05AM MST Last Updated Saturday, December 26, 2020 11:06AM MST

EDMONTON -- Alberta has added approximately 2,100 new cases of COVID-19 over the past 48 hours, according to limited statistics published by the province's chief medical officer of health.

Dr. Deena Hinshaw tweeted that Alberta added 1,200 cases on Dec. 24 and 900 more on Dec. 25. The province recorded what are categorized as small increases in both hospitalizations and the number of intensive care unit patients over the same period.

The province recorded 17,800 tests on Dec. 24 and 14,200 on Dec. 25 with positivity rates of about 7 per cent and 6 per cent respectively.

Precise breakdowns of hospitalizations, active cases, recoveries as well as city specific data and other metrics were not made available....

 

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Source: https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/alberta-reports-879-new-covid-19-cases-26-deaths-on-tuesday-1.5247734

Alberta reports 879 new COVID-19 cases, 26 deaths on Tuesday
CTV News Edmonton
Published Tuesday, December 29, 2020 4:01PM MST Last Updated Tuesday, December 29, 2020 4:06PM MST

EDMONTON -- Twenty-six more Albertans have died due to COVID-19, the province reported on Tuesday, along with 879 new cases of the coronavirus.

Active cases of COVID-19 in Alberta fell for a 15th straight day, down to 14,785.

There are 890 Albertans in hospital, including both those who are infectious and those who are not, an increase of 10 from the day before. The number of patients in intensive care units grew by two, up to 153...

 

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Source: https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/alberta...n-preliminary-new-year-s-eve-update-1.5249752

Alberta reports 1,200 more COVID-19 cases in preliminary New Year's Eve update
CTV News Edmonton
Published Thursday, December 31, 2020 10:52AM MST Last Updated Thursday, December 31, 2020 12:28PM MST


EDMONTON -- Alberta reported approximately 1,200 new cases of COVID-19 on New Year's Eve, putting the province over 101,000 total cases since the start of the pandemic.

The province's chief medical officer of health, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, tweeted the preliminary update on Thursday morning.

The province is reporting a seven per cent test positivity rate based on 16,900 tests. Dr. Hinshaw also reported that hospitalizations were increasing while the number of COVID-19 patients in intensive care units remained stable.

Yesterday, the province reported a positivity rate of 8.74 per cent based on 14,700 tests as well as 921 COVID-19 patients in hospitals.

The province also reported that 11,102 doses of COVID-19 vaccine had been administered in Alberta as of Dec. 30. That's an increase of 2,558 from Wednesday...

Thursday's data is preliminary and pending further confirmation. Another preliminary report is scheduled to be shared on New Year's Day...