Alberta COVID-19 Cases

• Alberta launches new respiratory data dashboard to be updated every Thursday

  According to the dashboard, 1,772 people tested positive for COVID-19 between Aug. 28 and Sept. 23.

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  Oct 2, 2023
  
• Children’s Tylenol, Advil shortage in Alberta attributed to summer COVID infections

  'Because of higher-than-expected demand due to COVID cases over the summer, many pharmacies across Alberta and other Canadian provinces are experiencing stock shortages.'

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  Aug 17, 2022
  
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• Expert warns of another COVID-19 wave as Alberta’s wastewater data rises

  Data from the University of Calgary's provincial wastewater database show that Calgary and Edmonton are seeing an uptick in cases.

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  Jul 8, 2022
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• COVID-19 hospitalizations decrease slightly as Alberta’s vaccine passport program officially expires

  There are now 1,615 people in hospital with COVID-19 in Alberta. Of those, 135 patients are being treated in intensive care.

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  Feb 9, 2022
• Alberta reports 41 new COVID-19 deaths, number of coronavirus patients in hospitals rises

  The number of patients in Alberta hospitals who have COVID-19 rose by 113 over the weekend. 

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  Jan 25, 2022
• Wastewater COVID-19 values dropping in some Alberta cities

  Wastewater sampling in Alberta municipalities seem to indicate the beginning of the end of the Omicron-fuelled wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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  Jan 21, 2022
• Alberta’s isolation period for COVID-19 cases drops from 10 days to 5

  Health Minister Jason Copping said in the face of the rapidly spreading Omicron variant, the move was based on evidence that fully immunized people have shorter infectious periods.

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  Jan 3, 2022
• Organ transplant patients in limbo as Alberta, Saskatchewan delay surgeries amid COVID-19 surge

  Saskatchewan has suspended its organ donation program, while all living donor surgeries have been postponed in Alberta as both provinces fight the fourth wave of the pandemic.

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  Sep 29, 2021
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• Alberta records 34 new COVID-19 deaths, ICU admissions climb as Kenney discusses crisis with Trudeau

  Alberta Health announced Wednesday an additional 1,682 COVID-19 cases have been identified in the province and 34 more deaths have been attributed to the disease.

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  Sep 29, 2021
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• ‘100 per cent’ of Alberta’s new COVID-19 ICU admissions have no vaccine protection: Hinshaw

  On Thursday, federal Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Bill Blair confirmed the Liberals would help Alberta in any way necessary to respond to the fourth wave.

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  Sep 23, 2021