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Hinshaw confirms average of 12 new variant cases per day over weekend – 660 News
EDMONTON (660 NEWS) – Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw says Alberta saw an average of 12 new variant cases of COVID-19 a day over the long weekend.
There were 15 new cases found on Friday, 18 on Saturday, 10 on Sunday, and seven on Monday.
“I know many Albertans are concerned about these variants, and I am too,” said Hinshaw during her live update Tuesday.
“I am particularly concerned about the growing number of cases not linked to travel, though many of these cases are the results of close contacts that we have identified through robust contract testing.”
There are 221 active variant cases of COVID-19 in Alberta.
More on the variant cases: pic.twitter.com/8mH1nchFKH
— Jeff Slack (@Jeffslack660) February 16, 2021
Despite the growing variant cases, Hinshaw says Alberta is still in a downward trend in almost all other categories.
There were 263 new cases of COVID-19 found and nine additional deaths reported in the last 24 hours.
Latest COVID-19 numbers for Alberta:
– 263 new cases
– 5,200 test completed (PR: 5 per cent)
– Nine new deaths (total 1,791)— Jeff Slack (@Jeffslack660) February 16, 2021
A total of 122,554 Albertans have recovered from COVID-19, while 4,993 remain active with 365 in hospital and 56 in the ICU.
Here’s a breakdown of cases: pic.twitter.com/Ka7Wt79Frd
— Jeff Slack (@Jeffslack660) February 16, 2021
However, though the numbers are looking promising after one full week of relaxed restrictions, Hinshaw says it’s too early to continue to phase two.
She says it takes up to two weeks to see the impacts of relaxed restrictions.
“It’s too soon, therefore, to say what effect those changes are having in the province.”
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On the one-year anniversary of the first COVID-19 case reported in Alberta, 411 new cases were reported around the province on Friday.
This brings the total of active cases up to 4,639, after 10,559 COVID-19 tests were completed in the last 24 hours. Two new deaths in Alberta linked to COVID-19 were also reported on Friday.
Across the province, there are currently 243 in hospital with the disease, and 44 in intensive care.
On Friday, the province also reported 22 new cases of the COVID-19 variant that was first detected in the United Kingdom. The total number of active variant cases in the province is now 563.
The regional breakdown of active cases on Friday was:
- Calgary Zone – 1,654
- Edmonton Zone – 1,101
- North Zone – 1,005
- Central Zone – 527
- South Zone – 341
- Unknown – 11
Since the first case hit Alberta one year ago, 135,196 Albertans have tested positive for the virus, and nearly 2,000 have died.
Alberta’s vaccine rollout will soon expand the province announced on Thursday, with people under age 75 eligible to book appointments beginning March 15. The province expects all adults in Alberta will receive their first dose of the vaccine by the end of June, if vaccine shipments arrive as scheduled.
Alberta Health will also soon start using the AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine. They plan to offer the first 58,500 doses to healthy adults between the ages of 50 and 64. Bookings for this vaccine will begin next week on March 10.
On Friday, Health Canada announced it had approved the use of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine in Canada, providing a fourth vaccine to provinces and territories.
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