Alberta, Canada: 2021/2022 Covid Cases

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Source: https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/mobile/...ince-delays-masking-testing-changes-1.5546388


COVID-19 in Alberta: 500+ new cases for 3rd straight day as province delays masking, testing changes
CTV News Edmonton
Published Friday, August 13, 2021 4:16PM MDT

EDMONTON -- Alberta added 500 new cases of COVID-19 for the third consecutive day and for the first time in nearly three months on Friday with 582 new infections.

The province reported 152 COVID-19 patients in hospital on Friday, down one from Thursday's adjusted total of 153. Hospitalizations are up 65 per cent since the start of the month.

There are 37 Albertans receiving coronavirus care in ICUs, up one from Wednesday. Thrirty-seven is the highest ICU patient count since June 27.

The province has had over 100 COVID-19 patients in hospital every day since Aug. 3 and more than 20 patients in ICU since the start of the month.

Among eligible Albertans, 76.7 per cent have now received a first dose of vaccine and 67.5 per cent have had two doses.

The province reported a 6.17 per cent test positivity rate on about 9,300 tests.

Active cases are now at 4,438, their highest mark since the first week of June...

 

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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmo...as-province-tops-5-000-active-cases-1.6143002

Alberta reports 1,407 new COVID-19 cases over weekend as province tops 5,000 active cases
Active cases now sit at 5,354, up 916 since Friday
CBC News · Posted: Aug 16, 2021 4:06 PM MT | Last Updated: 35 minutes ago

Alberta reported 1,407 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, compiling three days of data over the weekend.

The 1,407 cases were detected from Friday to Sunday:

392 cases on Aug. 15; 5,328 tests with a 7.47 per cent positivity rate
451 cases on Aug. 14; 7,159 tests with a 6,44 per cent positivity rate
564 cases on Aug. 13; 8,002 tests with a 7.16 per cent positivity rate

Active cases have now climbed to 5,354, an increase of 916 from the province's last update on Friday. The province last had more than 5,000 cases on June 4, as cases were trending downwards...

...The province reported that 1,215 cases of coronavirus variants of concern were detected. There are currently 4,354 active cases of variants in Alberta — about 81 per cent of the total.

Since early July, the highly infectious delta variant has made up most cases of variants of concern detected in the province.

There were 161 people being treated in hospital for COVID-19 as of Monday's update, an increase of nine over the weekend. Of those, 43 are in intensive care.

Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta's chief medical officer of health, noted on her Twitter that of people admitted to regular hospital beds, 76.3 per cent were unvaccinated and 7.5 per cent partially vaccinated.

Of those in the ICU, 90.7 per cent were unvaccinated and 4.7 per cent were partially vaccinated...

 

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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmo...s-hospitalizations-continue-to-rise-1.6144271

Alberta reports 407 new COVID-19 cases as hospitalizations continue to rise
Hospitalizations increased to 176, including 44 in ICU
CBC News · Posted: Aug 17, 2021 4:19 PM MT | Last Updated: 15 minutes ago

Alberta public health officials reported 407 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday and three additional deaths.

A total of 2,336 Albertans have now died due to the disease.

Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta's chief medical officer of health, tweeted that 74 per cent of the new cases were unvaccinated, 9 per cent partially vaccinated and 17 per cent fully vaccinated.

Tuesday's update saw hospitalizations rise by 15 to 176, including 44 patients in intensive care units.

Hinshaw noted on her Twitter that of people admitted to regular hospital beds, 77.3 per cent were unvaccinated and 8.4 per cent partially vaccinated.

Of those in the ICU, 88.6 per cent were unvaccinated and 4.5 per cent were partially vaccinated...

 

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Source: https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/covid-1...se-wednesday-driven-by-unvaccinated-1.5552422

COVID-19 in Alberta: Hospitalizations continue to rise Wednesday, driven by unvaccinated
CTV News Edmonton
Published Wednesday, August 18, 2021 4:24PM MDT Last Updated Wednesday, August 18, 2021 4:27PM MDT

EDMONTON -- Hospitalizations due to COVID-19 continue to rise in Alberta as the number of patients receiving care grew to levels not seen in nearly two months, according to the latest data released Wednesday.

The province reported 184 COVID-19 patients in hospital, up three from Tuesday's adjusted total.

There are 48 Albertans receiving coronavirus care in intensive care units, an increase of four from Tuesday and the most since June 24.

More than 89 per cent of those COVID-19 patients in in ICUs are unvaccinated and more than 76 per cent of coronavirus patients in hospital have yet to receive a first shot...

 

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Source: https://dailyhive.com/calgary/new-covid-19-cases-alberta-august-19-2021

Alberta reports 817 new COVID-19 cases, four new deaths
Elle McLean
Aug 19 2021, 3:01 pm

Alberta health officials reported 817 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, which is 139 more than the 678 infections found the previous day.

Including today’s new cases, the province’s active infection count has risen to 6,367.

Hospitalizations due to COVID-19 continue to rise in Alberta as well, with 198 people now in hospital with the virus.

This is an increase of 14 from Wednesday’s count of 184, and includes 43 individuals in intensive care.

Four new deaths caused by the virus were reported over the past 24 hours, bringing Alberta’s COVID-19 death toll to 2,342...

 

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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmo...ases-of-covid-19-1-additional-death-1.6148253

Alberta reports 749 cases of COVID-19, 1 additional death
Active cases across province now sitting at 6,709
CBC News · Posted: Aug 20, 2021 4:02 PM MT | Last Updated: 1 hour ago

Alberta reported 749 new cases of COVID-19 Friday and one additional death.

As of the latest update, a total of 2,343 Albertans have died of the disease since the beginning of the pandemic.

The new cases were detected on 9,005 tests with a positivity rate of 8.32 per cent.

Active cases increased by 342 to 6,709 across the province. According to Alberta Health, 73.26 per cent of active cases are unvaccinated, 11.55 per cent are partially vaccinated and 15.19 per cent are people who are fully vaccinated...

...Meanwhile, 1,095 more cases of coronavirus variants of concern have been identified in Alberta. The total of known active variant cases is up to 5,406 — or about 81 per cent of all known active COVID-19 cases in Alberta...

...Hospitalizations from COVID-19 continue to trend upward in the province, increasing by 23 since Thursday's update. There are now 221 people in hospital being treated for COVID. Of these, 48 are in intensive care units — an increase of five since the previous day.

Currently, 81 per cent of those in hospital with COVID-19 in Alberta are unvaccinated, while 14.03 per cent are fully vaccinated and 4.98 per cent are partially vaccinated...

 

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Source: https://globalnews.ca/news/8135158/alberta-covid-19-coronavirus-update-august-23/

Alberta confirms 1,972 new COVID-19 cases, 5 deaths over 3 days
By Kirby Bourne 630CHED
Posted August 23, 2021 5:45 pm

Alberta health confirmed an additional 1,972 positive COVID-19 cases were reported over the weekend from about about 23,000 tests.

There were 821 cases confirmed on Friday, 678 positive cases confirmed on Saturday and 473 were confirmed on Sunday.

Five additional deaths were reported since Friday. Alberta’s COVID-19 death toll now sits at 2,348...

...As of Monday, there were 244 people in hospital with COVID-19, with 54 of those receiving care in the ICU. That’s an increase from 221 in hospital and 48 of those people in the ICU on Friday...

 

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Source: https://globalnews.ca/news/8138047/alberta-covid-19-coronavirus-update-august-24/

Alberta doctors call for mandatory vaccination of health workers; 629 new COVID-19 cases confirmed
By Adam Toy 770 CHQR
Posted August 24, 2021 6:26 pm
Updated August 24, 2021 9:28 pm

The Alberta Medical Association (AMA) is calling for mandatory COVID-19 vaccination of all health-care workers in the province.

Its call joins similar ones from the Canadian Medical Association, Canadian Nurses Association and other doctor associations in Ontario, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia...

...The call comes on the same day Alberta announced it had identified 629 new COVID-19 cases in the province.

With 6,010 tests completed on Monday, Alberta’s positivity rate surpassed 10 per cent...

...There are now 258 people in hospital with COVID-19, up from 244 on Monday, and 57 of those are in intensive care.

Seven new deaths were also recorded, bringing the total number of Albertans who have died of the coronavirus to 2,355...

 

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Source: https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/alberta...irst-time-in-more-than-three-months-1.5561168

Alberta reports over 1,000 new COVID-19 cases for first time in more than three months
CTV News Edmonton
Published Wednesday, August 25, 2021 4:18PM MDT Last Updated Wednesday, August 25, 2021 4:18PM MDT

EDMONTON -- The number of COVID-19 patients in Alberta hospital and intensive care units continued to grow Wednesday as the province reported more than a thousand new cases for the first time in more than three months.

Alberta reported 284 COVID-19 patients in hospital, up 15 from Monday's adjusted total, and the most since June 12.

There are 59 patients receiving coronavirus care in ICUs, an increase of one and the highest since June 15.

The province reported 1,076 new cases, the most in one day since May 15. Active cases rose to 8,496, the highest count since late May...

 

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Source: https://globalnews.ca/news/8144400/alberta-covid-19-update-august-26-2021/

Alberta reports 1,112 new COVID-19 infections Thursday as hosptitalizations rise
By Heide Pearson Global News
Posted August 26, 2021 7:03 pm

Alberta’s active cases of COVID-19 continue to rise, with 1,112 new infections confirmed on Thursday — bringing the total active cases to 9,066.

Hospitalizations are also continuing to increase.

According to Alberta Health, 308 people are in hospital with the virus — up from 284 on Wednesday — and 64 of them are being treated in ICUs. That’s five more intensive care patients than the previous day.

Four additional deaths were reported Thursday, putting the province’s total mortality rate from COVID-19 at 2,260...

 

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Source: https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/mobile/...s-1k-new-cases-for-3rd-straight-day-1.5564424

Hospitalizations mounting as Alberta adds 1K new cases for 3rd straight day
CTV News Edmonton
Published Friday, August 27, 2021 4:27PM MDT Last Updated Friday, August 27, 2021 4:43PM MDT

EDMONTON -- Severe outcomes due to COVID-19 continued to grow in Alberta on Friday while the province added more than a thousand new cases for a third straight day.

There are 336 COVID-19 patients in hospital, an increase of 244 since the start of the month and the highest patient count since June 7.

Included in that number are 74 patients in intensive care units, the highest since June 11...

 

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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmo...ses-over-3-days-7-additional-deaths-1.6158889

Alberta reports 3,056 new COVID-19 cases over 3 days, 7 additional deaths
There are now more than 400 people in hospital with COVID-19 in Alberta
CBC News · Posted: Aug 30, 2021 4:17 PM MT | Last Updated: 30 minutes ago

Alberta reported 3,056 new cases of COVID-19 and seven new deaths on Monday as the province released three days of data from the weekend.

The new cases were detected from Friday to Sunday:

1,231 new cases on August 27, 11,415 tests, 10.95 per cent positivity
960 new cases on August 28, 9516 tests, 10.16 per cent positivity
865 new cases on August 29, 8,328 tests, 10.41 per cent positivity

Hospitalizations for COVID-19 continue to grow at a rapid pace. The number of people in hospital with COVID-19 increased by 65 from Friday's update. Week over week, the number has grown from 244 from last Monday to 401 people in hospital as of the latest update. There are 98 people being treated in ICU for COVID-19 across the province.

Of those currently in hospital for COVID-19 in Alberta, 79.55 per cent are unvaccinated, 3.24 are partially vaccinated and 17.21 per cent are fully vaccinated.

Active cases are also increasing. The province currently has 11,426 active cases of COVID-19 — the most in the country and the most the province has seen since May 24...

 

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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-covid-coronavirus-aug-31-1.6159500

...The latest COVID-19 numbers:

Alberta reported 920 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, out of 7,487 tests.
The positivity rate was 12.42 per cent, close to the highest it's been during the entire pandemic.
The province is leading the country in daily new COVID cases and active cases.
There were 11,660 active cases across Alberta — an increase of 234 from the previous data update. Ontario, a province with about three times more people than Alberta, has 5,868 cases.

There were 431 people being treated in hospital, 106 of whom were in intensive care beds.
94.2 per cent of those in ICU beds for COVID were unvaccinated or partially vaccinated, and 79.6 per cent of non-ICU patients were unvaccinated or partially vaccinated, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta's chief medical officer of health, said Monday on Twitter.
Four more deaths were reported, bringing Alberta's total to 2,375 deaths.
The R-value, which represents the number of people infected by each infected person, was 1.19 (with a confidence interval of 1.16-1.23) for Aug. 16-22.
238,895 Albertans are considered to have recovered from COVID-19.
Alberta has now identified one case of K417N, known as the delta plus variant...

 

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Source: https://globalnews.ca/news/8159911/alberta-covid-19-cases-hospitalizations-soar-september-1/

More than 1,300 new COVID-19 cases identified in Alberta as hospitalizations continue to rise
By Caley Ramsay Global News
Posted September 1, 2021 5:50 pm
Updated September 1, 2021 6:00 pm

Alberta identified 1,315 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday.

There are now 465 people in hospital with COVID-19, up from 431 people in hospital on Tuesday.

Of the COVID-19 patients in hospital, 107 are receiving treatment in intensive care.

In a tweet, Alberta’s chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw said 81.1 per cent of patients in hospital but not in ICU are unvaccinated or partially vaccinated.

Of the 107 people in the ICU, 91.6 per cent are unvaccinated or partially vaccinated, according to Hinshaw...

 

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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmo...-new-cases-of-covid-19-5-new-deaths-1.6163106

Alberta reports 1,339 new cases of COVID-19, 5 new deaths
70% of eligible Albertans have had 2 shots of vaccine
CBC News · Posted: Sep 02, 2021 4:17 PM MT | Last Updated: 11 minutes ago

Alberta reported 1,339 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday as the province continues to see high rates of transmission during the fourth wave of the pandemic.

Five additional COVID-19 deaths were also reported Thursday, bringing the total to 2,388.

The province hit a notable immunization benchmark Thursday as 70 per cent of the province's eligible population has now received two shots of a COVID-19 vaccine. About 78.2 per cent of eligible Albertans have received at least one dose..

...Unvaccinated Albertans continue to make up the majority of people currently hospitalized for COVID. About 79.06 per cent of those in hospital are unvaccinated, 3.29 per cent are partially vaccinated and 17.66 per cent are fully vaccinated.

There are now 487 people in hospital being treated for COVID-19, including 114 in intensive care beds...

 

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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-covid-19-1.6164573

Alberta reports 1,401 new COVID-19 cases, 2 more deaths Friday
There are now over 500 people in hospital being treated for COVID-19
CBC News · Posted: Sep 03, 2021 4:42 PM MT | Last Updated: 15 minutes ago

Alberta reported its highest daily case count since May, hours after the provincial government announced a slew of new measures to stymie the pandemic's fourth wave.

Public health officials reported 1,401 new cases of COVID-19 Friday — the highest single-day spike since May 13.

The total of known active cases of COVID-19 grew by 627 since Thursday's data update. There are now 13,495 known active cases in Alberta...

...Of the known active cases, 10,574 — or 78 per cent — have been identified as variant cases.

The new cases reported Friday were detected on 12,551 tests with a positivity rate of 11.31 per cent.

'I wish we didn't have to do this': Alberta to offer $100 incentive to get vaccinated against COVID-19

Meanwhile, two more men have died from COVID-19, pushing the total number of COVID-19 deaths in Alberta to 2,390.

One was in his 90s and living in the south zone, the other was in his 80s and resided in the Calgary zone. Both men had pre-existing conditions, a provincial spokesperson said...

...There are now 515 people in hospital being treated for COVID-19, including 118 in intensive care beds. As a result, Alberta Health Services (AHS) is postponing scheduled surgeries throughout the province in order to create space in hospitals and free up resources.

Dr. Verna Yiu, CEO, told reporters Friday morning that the province had reached 95 per cent of its ICU capacity...

 

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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-covid-coronavirus-september-7-1.6166637


The latest COVID-19 numbers:

• Alberta reported 4,903 new cases of COVID-19 over the long weekend:
  • 1,330 new cases out of 10,451 tests on Friday.
  • 1,450 new cases out of 12,846 tests on Saturday.
  • 820 new cases out of 7,512 tests on Sunday.
  • 1,303 new cases out of 10,408 tests on Monday.
• The positivity rate was 11.9 per cent.
• The province is leading the country in daily new COVID cases and active cases.
• There were 15,486 active cases across Alberta — an increase of 1,991 from the previous data update.
• By comparison, Ontario, a province with more than three times the population, has less than half the number of active cases.

• There were 602 people being treated in hospital, 137 of whom were in intensive care beds.
• Seventeen more deaths were reported, bringing Alberta's total to 2,407 deaths.
• The R-value, which represents the average number of people infected by each infected person, was 1.19 (with a confidence interval of 1.16-1.23) for Aug. 16-22.
• 243,995 Albertans are considered to have recovered from COVID-19.​​​​..

 

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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-covid-coronavirus-september-8-1.6167896

The latest COVID-19 numbers:

The latest COVID-19 data for Alberta was delayed on Wednesday, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, the province's chief medical officer of health, posted on Twitter. She did not provide an estimate for when the latest numbers would be posted, and was also not scheduled to hold a live update.
Alberta reported 4,903 new cases of COVID-19 over the long weekend:
1,330 new cases out of 10,451 tests on Friday.
1,450 new cases out of 12,846 tests on Saturday.
820 new cases out of 7,512 tests on Sunday.
1,303 new cases out of 10,408 tests on Monday.
The positivity rate was 11.9 per cent.
The province is leading the country in daily new COVID cases and active cases.
There were 15,486 active cases across Alberta — an increase of 1,991 from the previous data update.
By comparison, Ontario, a province with more than three times the population, has less than half the number of active cases.

There were 602 people being treated in hospital, 137 of whom were in intensive care beds.
Seventeen more deaths were reported, bringing Alberta's total to 2,407 deaths.
The R-value, which represents the average number of people infected by each infected person, was 1.19 (with a confidence interval of 1.16-1.23) for Aug. 16-22.
243,995 Albertans are considered to have recovered from COVID-19.​​​​..

 

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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-covid-coronavirus-september-9-1.6169286

Everything you need to know about COVID-19 in Alberta on Thursday, Sept. 9
Physicians warn Alberta's health-care system on verge of collapse as Calgary postpones all elective surgeries
CBC News · Posted: Sep 09, 2021 8:39 AM MT | Last Updated: 3 hours ago

The latest COVID-19 numbers:

Alberta reported 18 more deaths from COVID-19 on Wednesday, the most deaths reported in a 24-hour period since January. A total of 2,425 Albertans have died of COVID.
Alberta reported 1,166 new cases out of more than 10,687 tests on Wednesday.
The positivity rate was 12.6 per cent.
The province is leading the country in daily new COVID cases and active cases.
There were 15,618 active cases across Alberta.
By comparison, Ontario, a province with more than three times the population, has less than half the number of active cases.

There were 647 people being treated in hospital, 147 of whom were in intensive care beds.
The R-value, which represents the average number of people infected by each infected person, was 1.12 (with a confidence interval of 1.1 to 1.14) for Aug. 30 to Sept. 5.
245,011 Albertans are considered to have recovered from COVID-19.​​​​..