Thread by @CMOH_Alberta

Here is a summary of today’s #COVID19AB update: Today will be our last regularly scheduled COVID-19 update. Online updates will continue weekly to keep Albertans informed of the current levels of risk in their communities and trends across the province. (1/10)

Data for June 14-20 is available at alberta.ca/coronavirus-in…. There will be no changes over the next few weeks as we monitor step 3, but later this summer we will implement several changes to the dashboard. (2/10)

There continues to be a downward trend in all of our indicators, including hospitalizations. There are currently 661 people w/COVID-19 in hospital, 17 of which are in the ICU. (3/10)

Between June 14-20, 13 deaths related to COVID-19 were reported to AB Health. My thoughts are with the family and friends of these Albertans, and anyone who has lost a loved one, no matter the cause. (4/10)

Living w/ COVID-19 does not mean it is going away. It means that we have tools at our disposal, incl vaccines that are highly effective at preventing severe outcomes, to lift mandatory emergency public health measures and transition to other approaches to minimize risk. (5/10)

This is why we can continue to scale down our emergency crisis response to this pandemic & begin to manage by building on the foundation we have in place for dealing w/ other respiratory viruses. (6/10)

Part of this will include rescinding CMOH orders in continuing care on June 30. We are working with operators to transition important preventive and outbreak management measures into the routine practice of managing infectious diseases in these settings. (7/10)

As Alberta and other jurisdictions lift isolation orders, we continue to recommend that Albertans monitor for core COVID-19 symptoms & use the free rapid tests available across the province. Please stay home until you are feeling better. (8/10)

I also strongly recommend Albertans get every dose they’re eligible for. We continue to follow NACI guidance on COVID-19 vaccinations. If eligibility requirements for vaccine series & boosters change, we’ll update Albertans & make vaccines available to those who need them. (9/10)

Finally, I’d like to end by thanking all Albertans who have worked together to keep our communities healthy & safe. By following mandatory & recommended health measures & accessing the protection of vaccines, you’ve each played an essential role in getting us to today. (10/10)