Thread by @jvipondmd

Here's your AB COVID # analysis for Tues Jan 25, covering the days of Fri/Sat/Sun/Mon 1/

Knowing that the Cases/d metric is pretty much useless now thanks to limited testing, ftr cases/d Fri 4033, Sat 2642, Sun 1751, Mon 2951. 2/

Positivity is a more useful measure. Fri 38.38 (last Fri 38.64%), Sat 33.79% (35.53%), Sun 36.19% (37.72%), Mon 42.75% (39.27%) (new pandemic record). Of note Calgary Zone at 53.51%, also new pandemic record for any zone. 3/

Hospitalization: Inpt: Last Fri +58 to 891 (revised fro885 Fri 883 Thurs 882 Wed and 873 Tues) Last Sat +16 to 907 (revised from 901 Fri 899 Thurs 894 Wed and 885 Tues) Last Sun +71 to 978(revised from 970 Fri 966 Thurs 957 Wed and 945 Tues) 3/

Last Mon +79 to 1057 (revised from 1040 Fri Thurs1034 yest 1022 Wed and 985 Tues) Tues +13 to 1070 (revised from 143 Fri 1031 Thurs and 993 Wed) Wed +33 to 1103 (revised from 1068 Fri and 1023 Thurs) Thurs +50 to 1153 (revised from 1084 Fri). 4/

(all weekend #s subject to revision): Fri +44 to 1197, Sat +1 to 1198 Sun +43 to 1241, Mon +25 to 1266 (another pandemic record) 7d incr to Thurs 38.4% (Fri 40.2% Thurs 45.6% Wed 46.3% and Tues 56.7%) 5/

ICU Wed +1 to 112 (revised from 111 Fri)(new #weararespiratorwave record) . Thurs -2 to 109 (revised from 107 Fri). Fri -2 to 107, Sat nil change to 107, Sun +4 to 111 Mon nil change to 111. 6/

Paeds admits 42, including 2 to ICU, one age 5-9 one age 10-19. total Deaths 54!!!!!! (alert alert alert, that's an average reported of 13.5/day). Includes 5 under the age of 50. 7/

Characteristics: 80+ age group dropping, which, along with dropping wastewater #s, may indicate that we've hit peak cases/d. 8/

Too worn down and tired to opine today. I'll share a few of my favourite news stories from the last few days, for your perusal. First, a republished version of our op/ed, which includes a nod to the importance of multidisciplinary engagement. 9/ healthydebate.ca/2022/01/topic/…

Second, a nod to Japan. We should learn from those who have done better (way way better) than us. 10/ nytimes.com/2022/01/24/opi…

Finally, how we've done a disservice to our children by reopening without making their classrooms safe(r) spaces. fin/ montreal.ctvnews.ca/opinion-public…

Thanks to @ArynToombs and AB Health for the graphics.