Here is a summary of today’s #COVID19AB update: We have administered 120K+ doses of vaccine w/29K+ ABs fully immunized. In the last 24 hrs, we ID’d 269 new cases & completed about 6.2K tests. Our positivity rate is around 4.3%. 432 ppl are in hosp incl. 76 in ICU. (1/7)
The R value in Alberta over the last week was 0.87. There are active alerts or outbreaks in 313 schools, or about 13% of schools in the province w/a total of 844 cases. Since Friday, we have ID’d 25 more COVID-19 variant cases w/no spread ID’d in schools. (2/7)
Sadly, 5 new deaths were reported in the last 24 hours. My condolences go to the loved ones of these individuals & to anyone mourning a death right now, no matter the cause. (3/7)
Today we are proceeding w/Step 1 of easing restrictions. I know many ABs are excited to enjoy activities now possible. But we must all be careful & make safe choices. Each activity must follow all other protocols & public health measures to reduce risk of transmission. (4/7)
It is too soon to talk about Step 2. We have built in a min. 3 weeks between steps to monitor hospitalizations, positivity rate, new case #s & growth rate to ensure we’re not seeing a rise in transmission. (5/7)
This is especially important now that we have seen some cases of the more contagious variant strains in our province. We need to keep a close eye on these cases and take further action to prevent spread if we see these numbers grow. (6/7)
Before we ease more restrictions in the coming weeks, we all must follow measures in place to prevent cases from spreading. Masking & physical distancing, staying home if you’re ill & isolation requirements will continue to be essential. (7/7)
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