Aug 17: AB COVID-19 data round up
Disclaimer: I base my graphs off of Alberta Health's raw data. The data they release weekly includes changes made to past weeks. I update my graphs to reflect those changes which is why my numbers may be different than others. #COVID19AB#Yeg
Tests: 7762 (-42 less than last week)
Last weeks test numbers were retroactively changed from 7789 up to 7804. #COVID19AB#Yeg
Avg Positivity: 21.93% (-1.95% from last week)
Last week's avg positivity was modified from 23.73% up to 23.88%. #COVID19AB#Yeg
Deaths: 6 deaths occurred this week.
1 added to the week of July 19th
16 added to the week of July 26th
11 added to last week. #COVID19AB#Yeg
Hospitalized: 818 (+10 more than last week)
Last weeks hospitalizations were retroactively modified from 748 up to 808.
This is the highest number of hospitalizations we've had since the week of May 31st. #COVID19AB#Yeg
ICU: 28 (same as last week)
ICU numbers have stayed relatively the same for the last 5 weeks or so. #COVID19AB#yeg#yyc
New cases: 1661 (-127 less than last week)
The number of new cases for last week were retroactively changed from 1808 down to 1788. #COVID19AB#yeg#yyc
Daily cases
Daily deaths
Daily positivity
Daily hospitalizations and ICU
Monthly averages of new cases per day compared year by year, although testing has been significantly reduced multiple times so it's not the most accurate comparison.
Number of actual deaths per month compared year over year.
Average hospitalizations per month year over year
Average monthly ICU admissions year over year
Hope this helps and sorry it was was late this week.
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The AB gov has released new data which shows that 2023 had the highest number of drug-poisoning deaths on record with 2,051. That's on average, six Albertans fatally overdosing per day and a 17% increase compared to 2022. #opioids #overdose #ab #alberta #edmonton #yyc
91% involved opioids however 88% involved non-pharmaceutical opioids defined by the government as fentanyl (and analogues), heroin and designer opiates. #opioids #overdose #ab #alberta #edmonton #yyc
2023 saw a 22% increase in opioid (both pharma and non-pharma) related deaths compared to 2022, making 2023 a record breaking year for the number of opioid-related deaths in Alberta as well. #opioids #overdose #ab #alberta #edmonton #yyc
Today the AB Gov released the following data saying there's a positive trend when it comes to overdose deaths.
-Since 2018 deaths from pharmaceutical opioids have been reduced by 70%
-Since 2021 deaths from methamphetamine have been reduced by 41%
#alberta #opioids #ab #abpoli
-Since 2021 deaths from cocaine have been reduced by 61%
-Since 2021 deaths from alcohol have been reduced by 60%
-Since 2017 deaths from benzos have been reduced by 33%
Now what is VERY important to note with this data set is that they are referring to pharmaceutical opioids ONLY.
The definition according to the provinces dashboard is 'Typically prescribed opioids, like codeine, hydromorphone, methadone'.
#alberta #opioids #ab #abpoli
Here is an EPSB and CBE student absences due to illness update.
This is #EPSB vs #CBE student absences due to any illness compared for this school year so far with values.
#calgary #edmonton #yeg #yyc #ab #alberta #schools
This is the same graph but without values.
#calgary #edmonton #yeg #yyc #ab #alberta #schools
This is EPSB so far this school year compared to last school year. We did not have that massive incline that November 2022 saw.
#edmonton #yeg #ab #alberta #schools
AB COVID-19 update for Oct 8-14.
+171 hospitalizations (+225 including retro adds)
+7 ICU admissions (+9 including retro adds)
+946 cases
17.8% positivity rate (+0.9%)
278 outbreaks total (+69 new)
+21 deaths
#covid #ab #alberta #yeg #yyc #edmonton #calgary
+171 hospitalizations this week, (+225 including retroactive additions)
+7 ICU admissions this week, (+9 including retroactive additions)
#covid #ab #alberta #yeg #yyc #edmonton #calgary
Majority of new admissions were in Edmonton with 87 and 68 in Calgary. Most were in the 80+ age range (112 new) followed by 70-79 age range (52 new).
7 new hospital admissions in those under 1 year old, and 4 new admissions for those in the 1-4 age group.
#covid #ab #alberta
AB #COVID-19 update for Sept 17-23:
Hospitalizations and ICU are now given as new admissions per week instead of total number of Albertans in hospital.
With +125 new #hospitalizations and +5 new #icu admissions we are closest to Jan 8, 2023 which had 135. #alberta #ab #yeg #yyc
Here is a view of just 2023.
Here is a closer view of the last few weeks.
20-Aug-23 +49 H +2 ICU
27-Aug-23 +79 H +1 ICU
03-Sep-23 +80 H +8 ICU
10-Sep-23 +99 H +3 ICU
17-Sep-30 +125 H +5 ICU
#alberta #ab #yeg #yyc #covid #ab
How to act around #servicedogs from the wife of a #veteran
🧵: My husband served 2 tours in Afghanistan as a tank driver with the #CAF. He joined when he was only 17 and served for over 7 years. He has very severe #PTSD, we’ve been told by VA case managers that he has one of 1/13
the most severe cases in Canada by their disability standards.
My husband got a PTSD service dog after being on a waiting list for 6 years.
Before he got a service dog I had no idea the sorts of things both he and I would experience and how it was like to have one.
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On a daily basis people try to touch his dog without asking.
People follow us around to watch them work. People stand too close. They stare. They take photos.
There are people who deliberately try to get his dog to misbehave by creating distractions. 3/13