COVID-19 in Alberta: Death count grows by 39 as hospitalizations show signs of slowing
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The latest count has 1,542 patients in hospital. It’s the 12th highest number to date, but is also likely to rise in the coming days pending data revisions. The 21 highest patient counts have all come in the last 21 days, but preliminary counts have also now fallen under 1,500 for the past two days.
Alberta’s COVID-19 death count grew by 39 over the weekend, according to the province’s latest data update on Monday.
The deaths were in individuals ranging in age from in their 30s to more than 80 years old and bring the total number of COVID-19 in deaths in Alberta up to 3,673.
Delays in death reporting mean the dates of death are spread out across several days. The province is now averaging about 12 deaths per day over the past seven days, with 81 people having died in the last week.
Monday’s report included weekend data from Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
The number of patients in hospitals with COVID-19 remained high on Monday but also showed signs of slowing from the record pace of last week.
The latest count has 1,542 patients in hospital. It’s the 12th highest number to date, but is also likely to rise in the coming days pending data revisions.
The 21 highest patient counts have all come in the last 21 days, but preliminary counts have also now fallen under 1,500 for the past two days.
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