Thread by @ByMatthewBlack

Alberta COVID-19 Wednesday update

*+1,799 new cases (213,635 total)

*7-day ave of new cases=1,834
(decreased last 5 straight days)
*24,962 active cases
*737 in hospital inc 169* in ICU
(*new record for fourth straight day)

More📊s here⬇️
edmonton.ctvnews.ca/infographics-c…
#COVID19AB

Hospitalizations
*737 in hospital
*169 in ICU (record high)
*7-day ave of hospitalizations = 692

Deaths
*+4 deaths (2,119 total)
*Ages: 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s
*Zones: Calgary, Central, Edmonton, North
*Now 56 deaths under 50 y/o
#COVID19AB

8 of the 10 ICU highest ICU counts have been this month (and 10 of the top 13)

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https://twitter.com/ByMatthewBlack/status/1392596376857587715

Tests
*10.43% positivity
*17.5K tests
*7-day rolling ave = 11.08%
*6 of 10 highest test positivities have been in May (inc. top 4)
*14th straight day 10%+
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Vaccines
*Total: 1,975,341
*1st doses: 1,654,590 (⬆️27,365)
(37.0% of pop)
*2nd doses: 320,751 (⬆️972)

Cross-🇨🇦 tracker⬇️
ctvnews.ca/health/coronav…

Vaccine progress data race⬇️
public.flourish.studio/visualisation/…

Interactive: Vaccinations by age ranges⬇️
public.flourish.studio/visualisation/…
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Alberta Health has changed the lower part of the age range (<20)
It's now broken down: 00-11; 12-14; 15-19
AH tells me the change is to reflect vaccine eligibility for those 12+
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https://twitter.com/ByMatthewBlack/status/1392599858289258502

Variants

*37,377 total ⬆️426 (527 samples screened)

(% of all samples screened)
*37,377-B.1.1.7 (🇬🇧)⬆️415 (78.8 %)
*130-B.1.351 (🇿🇦) ⬆️1 (0.2%)
*2,200-P.1 (🇧🇷) ⬆️10 (1.9 %)
*6-B.1.617(🇮🇳) -- (0 %)

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Updated cross-🇨🇦 comparisons:
(updated with BC and AB data)
AB remains 1st among all provinces/territories in per capita:
*Total cases
*Active cases

Cases/actives/deaths tests ⬇️
public.flourish.studio/visualisation/…

Hospitalizations ⬇️
public.flourish.studio/visualisation/…
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