Global News tracked the total number of variant cases and spread in schools semi-weekly since the beginning of March.
As of Friday, 59 people are being treated in ICUs in Calgary hospitals. At the peak of the second wave, there were 52 COVID-19 patients needing ICU care.
One ICU doctor remembers the ‘fear’ he saw on the face of patients as they were about to be put on a ventilator because they didn’t know what was going to happen next.
“It’s an amazing accomplishment to have a new virus that’s come in that’s completely changed the world and within a year we have solutions to this problem.”
The daily case numbers paint a clear picture: Alberta has made big progress in the fight against COVID-19. But what will happen with the spread of new COVID-19 variants?
Here is a timeline showing how quickly COVID-19 variant cases have jumped in Alberta since the first variant case was recorded two months ago.
“We’re actually at the highest number of ICU patients with COVID(-19) that we’ve had in Calgary during the pandemic thus far.”
Officers were called to the entrance of a piece of rural property on Township Road 232 on Sunday afternoon and remained at the scene into the evening.
On Tuesday, the premier said the newly-announced measures were the “minimum” needed to see Alberta’s case numbers come down.
It may not be officially over, but many Calgary restaurants have decided to pull the plug on patio season.
“A kindness gram is a simple way to send a thank-you to someone.”
The first week of fall is now in the books and it’s been full of sunshine in Calgary — a stark contrast to the weather in the province this time last year.
As of August 18 there have been 513 wildfires in the province– the five-year average is over double that at 1,218.
“There was something about her that was just straight-up magical.”
“She’s just been a light during this dark time.”