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NEW: Alberta is reporting 1,026 new COVID-19 infections today.
It's a new single-day record, and the first time the province has surpassed 1,000 cases.
#COVID19AB #yyc #yeg
It's a new single-day record, and the first time the province has surpassed 1,000 cases.
#COVID19AB #yyc #yeg
All of today's new #COVID19AB stats:
-1,026 new cases (total now 38,338)
-3 new deaths (total now 401)
-256 currently in hospital, 54 in ICU (yesterday: 240 in hospital, 54 in ICU)
Update not provided for testing or active cases.
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-1,026 new cases (total now 38,338)
-3 new deaths (total now 401)
-256 currently in hospital, 54 in ICU (yesterday: 240 in hospital, 54 in ICU)
Update not provided for testing or active cases.
#yyc #yeg
No usual regional breakdown available either, since this information is not being provided on weekends.
What I can say is this is a seven per cent jump in hospitalizations from yesterday.
#COVID19AB
What I can say is this is a seven per cent jump in hospitalizations from yesterday.
#COVID19AB
Details on today's three #COVID19AB deaths:
-man in his 60s linked to an outbreak at Waverley House Personal Care Home in #yyc. (First death for this outbreak.)
-man in his 50s from #yeg zone
-man in his 70s from #yeg zone
-man in his 60s linked to an outbreak at Waverley House Personal Care Home in #yyc. (First death for this outbreak.)
-man in his 50s from #yeg zone
-man in his 70s from #yeg zone
Here is what Dr. Deena Hinshaw has to say about today's record-breaking #COVID19AB numbers.
"I know Albertans are concerned with the alarming rise in cases – I share these concerns."
#yyc #yeg https://twitter.com/CMOH_Alberta/status/1327741054867566592
"I know Albertans are concerned with the alarming rise in cases – I share these concerns."
#yyc #yeg https://twitter.com/CMOH_Alberta/status/1327741054867566592
Cases announced in other provinces today (population size vs Alberta):
Ontario: 1,581 (3.33x)
Quebec: 1,448 (1.94x)
B.C.: 617 (1.16x)
Manitoba: 239 (0.31x)
Alberta: 1,026 (1x)
#COVID19AB #yyc #yeg
Ontario: 1,581 (3.33x)
Quebec: 1,448 (1.94x)
B.C.: 617 (1.16x)
Manitoba: 239 (0.31x)
Alberta: 1,026 (1x)
#COVID19AB #yyc #yeg
Some more context on these numbers 
#COVID19AB #yyc #yeg https://twitter.com/RickyLeongYYC/status/1327748573912465409
#COVID19AB #yyc #yeg https://twitter.com/RickyLeongYYC/status/1327748573912465409
Today's story: Alberta reported more than 1,000 new COVID-19 cases for the first time Saturday, another grim milestone reached as the province struggles to control the deadly virus’s escalating spread.
#COVID19AB #yyc #yeg https://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/alberta-government-doesnt-know-infection-origin-for-five-in-six-new-covid-19-cases
#COVID19AB #yyc #yeg https://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/alberta-government-doesnt-know-infection-origin-for-five-in-six-new-covid-19-cases
From @alanna_smithh: Calgary economists say the province must fight COVID-19 to protect the economy but current measures may not be enough.
#COVID19AB #yyc #yeg https://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/alberta-economists-say-avoiding-a-lockdown-comes-with-other-costs
#COVID19AB #yyc #yeg https://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/alberta-economists-say-avoiding-a-lockdown-comes-with-other-costs
