Thread by @jvipondmd

Here's your AB COVID # analysis for Tues Jan 18th, covering the days of Fri, Sat, Sun, Mon. 1/

Case/d: are no longer super useful, thanks to the narrowing testing criteria. I'll continue to report them, but won't compare to week previous, as this is meaningless. Fri: 6243, Sat 5362, Sat 4138, Sun 3691. (graph is similarly useless so won't be presented). 2/

Positivity: this remains useful. Remembering we're aiming for less than 5% positivity: fri: 38.22% (last wk 41.46%), Sat 35.23% (38.60%) Sun 37.32% (38.86%) 38.81% (38.48%). Essentially flat. 3/

Hospitalization: Inpt: MAJOR revisions going back more than a week. feel a need to document. Last Sun (the 9th) Sun +46 to 651 (revised from 642 Fri 637 Thurs 633 Wed 617 and Mon 563) (note the 88 case or 15.6% difference since first report). 4/

Mon +57 to 708 (revised from 688 Fri 680 Thurs 633 Wed and 628 Tues) Tues +33 to 741 (revised from 717 Fri 700 Thurs and 666 Wed) Wed +42 to 783 (revised from 749 Fri and 707 Thurs). thurs +41 to 824 (revised from 741 Fri. Note initially reported as a DROP of 8. 5/

Of course, all weekend #s subject to revision. Fri +49 to 873, Sat +12 to 885, Sun +60 to 845, Mon +40 to 985. 7d incr of 56.7% (in line with last wk's 50-60% growth. So ongoing exponential climb). note steeper rise than past curves. 6/

ICU: Thurs +2 to 82 (revised from 81 Fri). Fri +1 to 83, Sat +8 to 91, Sun +8 to 99, Mon +5 to 104. 7d rise of 28.3%, and seems to be accelerating. Paeds admits 45. incl. 7 to ICU, all under the age of 5. Horrors. 7/

Deaths: 32, including as previously mentioned, one child aged 5-9. 8/

Demographics: well, the only curve worth reporting is the 80+, as that's the only one we're consistently testing. guess what, it's rising. 9/

I don't know what to say folks. The powers that be seem to be ok with this. no new rules. no endorsement of respirators for you, the public. OK with overwhelmed hospitals, dying kids (3 since Jan 1st), devastated hcws. and it is going to get much much worse. 10/

You have to know we, the advocates, tried. but we're tired too. They are wearing us down with the ongoing gaslighting. We'll keep fighting for you, because we care about you. But they, and the virus, are winning. 11/

Two important and amazing @PopAlberta briefings coming your way. Wednesday: political panel, with the incredible
@UbakaOgbogu
@gthomsonink
@DuaneBratt
&
@Lorian_H

https://twitter.com/PopAlberta/status/1483593007311904769?s=20

Thursday, our 2nd National Briefing, with amazing
@DFisman
@KatharineSmart
@Tortillou
@DrFiliatrault
and
@noelgibney.
You won't want to miss these. fin/

Thanks to @ArynToombs and AB Health for the graphics.