Here is a summary of today’s #COVID19AB update: We have now administered 101K+ doses of vaccine including 11K+ Albertans who are fully immunized w/2 doses. Over the last 24hrs, we identified 459 new cases & completed 12.8K+ tests. Our positivity rate is about 3.6%. (1/8)
There are active alerts in 273 schools, & outbreaks in 15, or about 12% of schools in the province w/ 554 cases total. (2/8)
Sadly, 12 new deaths were reported in the last 24 hours. Every death is a reminder that we must continue to take action to prevent the spread of this virus. (3/8)
From the peak of 943 in hosp Dec. 30 we have declined to 604 today. From 155 in ICU we are down to 110. This is encouraging news & we should take pride in this. While hosp. are declining the health system is still strained which impacts anyone who needs care, COVID or not. (4/8)
With a large # of COVID beds, there are fewer beds for patients w/other needs such as heart attacks or broken wrists. Ppl who need to be admitted can spend longer in ER waiting for a bed. In turn, challenging the ER to take new arrivals with less severe needs. (5/8)
The high # of hospitalizations reduces the # of doctors/nurses avail & forces postponement of non-urgent, scheduled surgeries. W/declining numbers, things are improving. But, if we relax measures too soon & cases rise, we have little room to absorb rising hospitalizations. (6/8)
AHS & Covenant Health have done an incredible job of ensuring care is available for ppl who need it throughout this pandemic, and no one should ignore symptoms of cancer, stroke, heart disease or other important conditions. Care is always available if you need it. (7/8)
We are monitoring the situation & hope to update Albertans soon on when some of the current restrictions may be safely eased. Until then, it is essential that we all continue following the measures in place. That is how we protect our health system & each other. (8/8)
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