Alberta to report COVID-19 data once a week

Alberta has announced it will only report COVID-19 data on Wednesdays going forward. The province will also hold a weekly COVID-19 press conference on Wednesdays.

Alberta has announced it will only report COVID-19 data on Wednesdays going forward.

The province will also hold a weekly COVID-19 press conference on Wednesdays.

"Alberta is going through a period of transition. As we shift out of crisis mode and move toward endemic response, we can make adjustments to the way we operate," Health Minister Jason Copping said.

"We're at a point where trends over longer periods of time are more relevant than day-to-day fluctuations."

For the last two years, the province has updated its website on weekdays with daily data such as new and active cases, deaths, hospitalizations and vaccinations.

The frequency of live COVID-19 updates has varied since March of 2020, from every day to a few times a week, or none at all when Alberta opened for summer.

Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw said weekly reporting is "the right thing to do."