The positivity rate for the last one-day reporting period (up to the end of Saturday) is approximately 4.3 per cent with 8,241 tests done in the last day.
There have been 1,709 deaths, with four reported to Alberta Health in the last day. They occurred between Jan. 4 and Feb. 5, with three in Edmonton Zone and one in Calgary Zone.
In Red Deer, active cases continue to rise with the city now at 275. That’s up from 247 just yesterday, and represents a 74 per cent increase since Jan. 24. The provincial active caseload has gone down 34.4 per cent in the same span.
It’s also the most active cases in Red Deer since Dec. 30.
Also on Sunday, Red Deer surpassed the 2,000 mark for total cases and now sits at 2,023. That’s an increase of 38 in the last day.
Active cases across Central Zone
Red Deer County: 24 (+2)
Sylvan Lake: 27 (+1)
Lacombe County: 21 (-5)
City of Lacombe: 30 (+7)
Ponoka County: 92 (+1)
Clearwater County: 36 (-2)
Brazeau County: 5 (–)
Mountain View County: 8 (–)
Olds: 3 (–)
Kneehill County: 2 (–)
County of Stettler: 6 (+1)
Central Zone now has 694 active cases, an increase of 40 from yesterday. The zone added 66 new cases in the last day. There are 32 people in hospital, the same as Saturday, and four people (all in Red Deer) are in ICU, down one. A total of 97 people have died, though none in the last day.
School cases since last Sunday
*alert declared = 2-4 cases
Red Deer – St. Thomas Aquinas School – alert declared
Red Deer – St. Francis of Assisi Middle School – alert declared
Red Deer – St. Teresa of Avila – alert declared
Three Hills – Prairie Christian Academy – alert declared
Rocky Mountain House – Lochearn Elementary School – alert declared
Sylvan Lake – Ecole Mother Teresa – outbreak declared (5-9 cases) – closed until Feb. 22
Dr. Deena Hinshaw will be holding her next live COVID-19 update on Monday, Feb. 8.
More information is at www.alberta.ca/covid19.
