Alberta COVID-19 cases

• 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
  
• 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
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• 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
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• 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
• 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
• ‘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
• Alberta’s top doctor says ‘Open for Summer’ plan set stage for 4th wave of COVID-19

  'I think that trajectory was set when we removed all the public health restrictions at the beginning of July,' Dr. Deena Hinshaw said while speaking with Calgary physicians.

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  Sep 14, 2021
• Alberta’s 4th wave of COVID-19 mirrors the beginning of previous 2 spikes: Expert

  'I don't see any bending of the curve that would suggest that we're going to see an earlier or lower peak than those two previous waves.'

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  Aug 26, 2021
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• Alberta reports 1,112 new COVID-19 infections Thursday as hospitalizations rise

  According to Alberta Health, 308 people were in hospital with the virus on Thursday and 64 of them were being treated in ICUs. 

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  Aug 26, 2021
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• COVID-19: 2nd-dose vaccine info for Albertans immunized in May expected ‘later this week’

  On the weekend, Alberta launched its COVID-19 vaccine lottery, aimed at getting more of the eligible population immunized with three $1-million prizes up for grabs. 

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  Jun 15, 2021