By Sheldon Spackman

Tuesday Update

Red Deer with 663 active cases of COVID-19

Oct 12, 2021 | 7:53 PM

Red Deer has 663 active cases of COVID-19 as of Tuesday, down 134 from Friday’s update by Alberta Health.

Recoveries meantime are up 282 from Friday for a total of 7,847 while the total number of active cases identified in the city since the start of the pandemic is 8,578 – up 148 from Friday.

The city’s active case rate is currently 623.2 per 100k population, which compares to 186.2 in Calgary and 203.4 in Edmonton.

Red Deer’s death toll stemming from COVID-19 remains 68 with the last one reported Oct. 7.

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The Central Zone as a whole has 3,180 active cases as of Tuesday, down 510 from Friday. There are 193 hospitalizations, down 15, with 20 people receiving intensive care at Red Deer Regional Hospital, down two.

The Central Zone has had 297 deaths linked to COVID-19, with five reported today.

Active cases across Central Zone (four-day change)

Red Deer County: 198 (-63)

Sylvan Lake: 83 (-22)

Lacombe County: 242 (-16)

Lacombe: 152 (-39)

Ponoka County: 326 353 (-27)

Brazeau County: 149 (-60)

Clearwater County: 243 (-34)

Mountain View County: 102 (-30)

Olds: 37 (-29)

Kneehill County: 136 (+8)

County of Stettler: 93 (-26)

PROVINCIAL NUMBERS

Across Alberta, another 3,358 new cases of COVID-19 were announced on Tuesday (1,085 Friday, 1,039 Saturday, 628 Sunday, 606 Monday).

That brings the total number of active COVID-19 cases across the province now to 15,295 – down 2,544 from Friday.

With 40,677 tests conducted over the past four days, the province’s test positivity rate is roughly 8.2 per cent.

There are 1,053 Albertans hospitalized due to the virus, down 48 from Friday, with 242 of those patients in ICU, down eight from four days ago.

There have been 33 additional deaths reported to Alberta Health since October 7, bringing the virus’ death toll in our province to 2,863.

• Date of death: 9/28/2021. A male in his 60s in Calgary zone.
• Date of death: 10/2/2021. A male in his 70s in North zone.
• Date of death: 10/6/2021. A male in his 80s in Edmonton zone.
• Date of death: 10/7/2021. A male in his teens in Central zone.
• Date of death: 10/7/2021. A male in his 40s in Edmonton zone.
• Date of death: 10/7/2021. A male in his 50s in Edmonton zone.
• Date of death: 10/7/2021. A male in his 50s in Central zone.
• Date of death: 10/7/2021. A male in his 90s in Edmonton zone.
• Date of death: 10/7/2021. A male in his 70s in North zone.
• Date of death: 10/7/2021. A female in her 80s in North zone.
• Date of death: 10/7/2021. A male in his 80s in Calgary zone.
• Date of death: 10/8/2021. A male in his 80s in South zone.
• Date of death: 10/8/2021. A male in his 70s in Edmonton zone.
• Date of death: 10/8/2021. A female in her 30s in North zone.
• Date of death: 10/8/2021. A male in his 50s in Edmonton zone.
• Date of death: 10/8/2021. A male in his 80s in Central zone.
• Date of death: 10/9/2021. A female in her 90s in Calgary zone.
• Date of death: 10/9/2021. A male in his 80s in Edmonton zone.
• Date of death: 10/9/2021. A male in his 80s in South zone.
• Date of death: 10/9/2021. A female in her 80s in Central zone.
• Date of death: 10/9/2021. A female in her 50s in North zone.
• Date of death: 10/9/2021. A male in his 70s in Edmonton zone.
• Date of death: 10/9/2021. A male in his 70s in South zone.
• Date of death: 10/9/2021. A female in her 70s in Edmonton zone.
• Date of death: 10/9/2021. A male in his 70s in South zone.
• Date of death: 10/9/2021. A male in his 60s in Edmonton zone.
• Date of death: 10/10/2021. A male in his 80s in South zone.
• Date of death: 10/10/2021. A male in his 80s in Calgary zone.
• Date of death: 10/10/2021. A male in his 60s in South zone.
• Date of death: 10/11/2021. A male in his 80s in Edmonton zone.
• Date of death: 10/11/2021. A male in his 80s in South zone.
• Date of death: 10/11/2021. A female in her 60s in South zone.
• Date of death: 10/11/2021. A female in her 50s in Central zone.

VACCINATIONS

Across the province, 85.3 per cent of Alberta’s eligible 12+ population has received at least one dose (72.6% total population), and 76 per cent of those eligible are fully vaccinated (64.7% total population).

A total of 6,238,674 doses have been administered, up 46,581 from Friday.

In Red Deer, 70,902 (77.3% of eligible & 66.6% *total population) people have received at least one dose, up 417 in the last four days.

Meanwhile, 62,687 (68.3%/58.9%) are fully vaccinated with two doses, up 563 since Friday. (*Government of Alberta uses a population of 106,395 for Red Deer; of those 91,672 are eligible)

David Shepherd, NDP Critic for Health, made the following statement in response to today’s COVID-19 update:

“While today’s COVID-19 update had some positive signs as Albertans continue to come together to defeat this fourth wave, this pandemic is not over. Sadly, we lost 33 more Albertans, including a 14-year-old. This is heartbreaking. Today, there are still 1,053 Albertans in hospital, 242 of whom are fighting for their lives in the ICU. We must follow the latest restrictions and keep encouraging others to get vaccinated. This is hard, but I know Albertans will get through this.

“While it is a positive step that Alberta businesses will now be able to scan a QR code to verify Albertans’ vaccination status, this smartphone app comes far too late. NDP Leader Rachel Notley called for a simple, secure and scannable vaccine passport nearly six weeks ago. Instead of getting to work, the UCP turned their ‘fight against vaccine passports’ into a fundraising campaign. Small businesses are still struggling; the $2,000 in funding provided by the UCP to help with program implementation is a drop in the bucket as many establishments struggle to keep their doors open.

“Jason Kenney and the UCP acted last, and acted least to contain this fourth wave, creating a crisis in our hospitals. We will continue to push for an all-party review of the pandemic to reveal the truth behind the UCP’s inaction, learn from their mistakes, and better prevent these kinds of devastating waves from happening in Alberta ever again.”