Red Deer with 90 active cases of COVID-19

CENTRAL ZONE

There are 511 active cases of COVID-19 in the Alberta Health Services (AHS) Central Zone, down 14 from Monday.

The zone currently has 68 individuals in hospital with COVID-19, up two from Monday, with nine of those patients receiving intensive care at Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre, up one from the day before.

The number of COVID related deaths in Central Zone is 410, up three from Monday.

Active cases across Central Zone (one-day change)

Red Deer County: 34 (-2)

Sylvan Lake: 6 (+1)

Lacombe County: 28 (+1)

Lacombe: 15 (-1)

Ponoka County: 21 (-2)

Brazeau County: 20 (-)

Clearwater County: 18 (+2)

Mountain View County: 36 (+1)

Olds: 10 (-2)

Kneehill County: 4 (-)

County of Stettler: 99 (-)

Elsewhere, there are 1,691 active cases of COVID-19 in the Calgary Zone, 1,198 in the Edmonton Zone, 382 in the North Zone, 229 in the South Zone, and five additional cases in unconfirmed locations.

PROVINCIAL NUMBERS

Alberta Health reported 250 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, bringing the total number of active cases in the province now to 4,016.

The number of active variant cases is 3,279 or 81.6 per cent of all active cases.

With 6,419 tests conducted over the past 24 hours, the province’s test positivity rate is roughly 3.8 per cent.

There are 366 Albertans currently in hospital with COVID-19, up nine from Monday, with 70 of those patients in ICU, up two from the day before.

There have been eight additional deaths reported to Alberta Health in the last 24 hours, bringing the virus’ death toll in the province to 3,283.

Date of death: 10/23/2021. A male in his 60s in Central zone.
Date of death: 11/13/2021. A female in her 70s in Central zone.
Date of death: 11/27/2021. A male in his 60s in North zone.
Date of death: 12/10/2021. A male in his 70s in Edmonton zone.
Date of death: 12/11/2021. A male in his 70s in North zone.
Date of death: 12/12/2021. A male in his 80s in Calgary zone.
Date of death: 12/13/2021. A male in his 80s in Edmonton zone.
Date of death: 12/14/2021. A female in her 80s in Central zone.

ACTIVE CASES BY AGE GROUP

Under 1 year, 25

1-4 years, 204

5-9 years, 585

10-19 years, 615

20-29 years, 351

30-39 years, 699

40-49 years, 638

50-59 years, 385

60-69 years, 292

70-79 years, 139

80+ years, 81

VACCINATIONS

In Alberta, 7,170,647 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have now been administered as of the end of Dec. 13. That’s up 23,317 over the past day.

Of the 5+ population, 83.1 per cent has received at least one dose (78.1% total population), while 76.9 per cent of the 5+ population is now fully vaccinated (72.2% total population).

532,280 Albertans have received a third dose, up 17,531.

Here is a summary of the latest #COVID19AB numbers: There are now 366 people in hospital due to COVID-19. Of the 296 non-ICU, 62.9% are unvaccinated or partially vaccinated. Of the 70 in ICU, 75.8% are unvaccinated or partially vaccinated. (1/5) pic.twitter.com/nDO7BNjQzo

— Dr. Deena Hinshaw (@CMOH_Alberta) December 15, 2021

*Local numbers below now reflect percentages based on the number of people in Red Deer who are 5+, which recently changed from 12+, therefore numbers may be lower than they had been; the Government of Alberta says 100,446 people in Red Deer are eligible for vaccination, with a population of 106,420.)

In Red Deer, 76,206 (75.8% eligible/71.6% total population) people have received at least one dose, up 60 over the past day.

Meanwhile, 71,533 (71.2% eligible/67.2% total population) residents are fully vaccinated, up 46 from Monday.

by Sheldon Spackman

Red Deer with 90 active cases of COVID-19

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