COVID Alberta

• COVID-19: Alberta announces 17 more deaths, number of patients hospitalized with disease drops

  Seventeen more deaths in Alberta are being attributed to COVID-19 but the number of people in hospital with the disease continues to decline in the province.

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  Nov 15, 2021
  
• Alberta records 603 new COVID-19 cases Friday, 9 additional deaths

  Active cases of COVID-19 in Alberta, as well as hospitalizations and ICU admissions from the disease continue to decline.

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  Oct 29, 2021
  
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• Alberta reports slight drop in critically ill COVID-19 patients in hospitals

  Alberta Health Services says in a statement that there are 298 patients in intensive care wards, most of them with the infection.

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  Oct 4, 2021
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• Canadian military nurses arriving in Alberta to help with COVID-19 fight

  Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan says Canadian Armed Forces members will use their experience to help Alberta battle the fourth wave of the pandemic.

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  Oct 4, 2021
• Alberta’s COVID-19 surge a cautionary tale. Vaccines alone ‘won’t be fast enough’: Tam

  In late July, Canada's top doctors feared Alberta's easing of COVID-19 restrictions would impact the country. On Thursday, Dr. Theresa Tam warned provinces to not 'be complacent.'

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  Sep 16, 2021
• Alberta, Saskatchewan COVID-19 spike a lesson for rest of Canada: experts

  The COVID-19 spikes in Alberta and Saskatchewan are a reminder the pandemic can quickly change course, and that vaccines alone won't stop the spread for now, experts say.

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  Sep 15, 2021
• Alberta postpones even more surgeries due to overwhelming increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations

  Alberta Health Services is postponing more surgeries in all areas of the province as demand for hospital space increases due to a rise of COVID-19 cases.

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  Sep 3, 2021
• More than 1,300 new COVID-19 cases identified in Alberta as hospitalizations continue to rise

  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.

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  Sep 1, 2021
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• Alberta’s COVID-19 vaccine approval for young people could cause conflict for divorced parents

  After Alberta approved the COVID-19 vaccine for ages 12 and older, a lawyer is encouraging divorced and separated parents to come to an agreement together.

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  May 13, 2021
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• House of Commons debate over Alberta COVID-19 outbreak sees blame, no solutions

  The emergency debate was called to discuss how the government could help the province, which is seeing a higher rate of infection than any other jurisdiction in North America.

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  May 5, 2021