Upward trend in Alberta COVID hospitalizations pauses
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COVID hospitalizations in Alberta stopped increasing for the first time since mid-September, data released by the province revealed Wednesday.
COVID hospitalizations in Alberta stopped increasing for the first time since mid-September, data released by the province revealed Wednesday.
As of Nov. 1, the province reported 1,095 COVID-19 hospitalizations — a decrease of 23 from the week before. COVID-related ICU cases were also down to 24, four less than the previous week.
According to AHS data, provincial ICU capacity sat at 80 per cent on Wednesday.
In the last week, 36 Albertans were deemed to have died of COVID-19, bringing the pandemic death toll to 5,047. One death was of an Albertan aged 30- to 39-years-old and one aged between 40- and 49-years-old.
The seven-day average positivity rate on PCR tests across the province fell by more than one-tenth to 16.64 per cent. And the number of new cases reported in the past week also fell by one-tenth to 1,323, despite no apparent drop in testing volume.
Only Albertans with clinical risk factors from a COVID-19 infection or people who work and/or live in high-risk settings are eligible for PCR tests.
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