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Red Deer records first COVID death since early December, local active cases down 25% this week

Jan 28, 2022 | 4:25 PM

PROVINCIAL NUMBERS

*Numbers are up to date as of previous day’s end. Numbers in parentheses represent a one-day change unless otherwise noted

Hospitalizations: 1,496 (+27)

ICU admissions: 105 (-1)

Deaths: 3,531 (+13)

MORE HEALTHCARE CAPACITY DATA

Total cases: 487,436 (+3,036)

Total recoveries: 442,605 (+6,024)

Active caseload: 41,300 (-3,001)

*With the province limiting testing in the fifth wave, these confirmed cases do not accurately reflect the number of cases in the community.

Tests completed: 8,655

One-day positivity rate: 35.08% (+0.68)

Seven-day positivity rate: 37.22% (+0.12)

Active variant cases: 1,397 (-69)

Recorded Omicron cases: 23,025 (+79)

RED DEER

*Numbers are up to date as of previous day’s end. Numbers in parentheses represent a one-day change unless otherwise noted

Total cases: 12,228 (+71)

Total recoveries: (+118)

Active caseload: (-48)

Deaths: 85 >> first death in Red Deer since Dec. 7, 2021

SCHOOLS

Red Deer Public COVID-19 dashboard

Red Deer Catholic staff absences (week of Jan. 24-28)

-499 absences total
-312 teacher absences (11 unfilled)
-187 support staff absences (56 unfilled)

CENTRAL ZONE

*Numbers are up to date as of previous day’s end. Numbers in parentheses represent a one-day change unless otherwise noted

Hospitalizations: 140 (+2)

ICU admissions: 9 (–)

Active caseload: 3,647 (-28)

Deaths: 435 (+3)

Death details

· Date of death. 1/25/2022. A male in his 90s in Central zone. The case involved pre-existing conditions

· Date of death. 1/26/2022. A male in his 60s in Central zone. The case did not involve pre-existing conditions

· Date of death. 1/27/2022. A female in her 60s in Central zone. The case did not involve pre-existing conditions.

Elsewhere in the zone

Red Deer County: 247 (–)

Sylvan Lake: 86 (-5)

Lacombe County: 134 (+5)

City of Lacombe: 136 (+1)

Ponoka County: 724 (+5)

Brazeau County: 93 (+6)

Clearwater County: 89 (-7)

Mountain View County: 93 (-3)

Olds: 63 (-4)

Kneehill County: 59 (–)

County of Stettler: 66 (+9)

For more data from central Alberta communities, click here.

VACCINATIONS

*Numbers are up to date as of previous day’s end. Numbers in parentheses represent a one-day change unless otherwise noted

Province

Doses administered: 8,255,417 (+17,175)

Of eligible 5+ population…

% one dose: 85.5

% two doses: 78.9

% three doses: 34.5

Of total population…

% one dose: 80.3

% two doses: 74.1

% three doses: 32.4

Red Deer

*The Government of Alberta says 100,446 people in Red Deer are eligible (5+) for vaccination, with a population of 106,420.The government has not yet begun sharing geographical data for those with booster doses.

People with one dose: 78,488 (+35)

People with two doses: 73,508 (+87)

% eligible pop.: 73.2

% total pop.: 69.1

People with three doses: 31,129 (+224)

% eligible pop.: 31.0

% total pop.: 29.3