R Number

• Coronavirus: Alberta officials no longer planning to post provincial R value publicly

  While Alberta officials told Global News on Nov. 27 that the provincial COVID-19 R value would begin being posted publicly on Nov. 30, they backtracked on Dec. 2 and said that is not the case.

  Health

  Nov 27, 2020
  
• Canadians must remain vigilant against coronavirus to avoid another lockdown: Trudeau

  The prime minister reiterated a call for Canadians to abide by public health measures to keep the pandemic from getting out of control.

  Canada

  Sep 14, 2020
  
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• Coronavirus R value in Alberta remains low after parts of economy reopened

  The reproduction number explains, if one infected person is introduced into a community, how many secondary people would become infected.

  Health

  Jun 29, 2020
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• Coronavirus reproduction number slowly dropping in Alberta

  The R number provides insight into how the virus is spreading and is determined by how many new cases a single case generates.

  Health

  May 14, 2020