Premier expects to start gradual removal of restrictions this month

He says there remains significant pressure in major urban hospitals and emergency wards, and high numbers frontline of workers who have had to stay home and are absent because of self-isolation due to COVID infection as well as our frontline workers just being exhausted after the two past incredibly difficult years.

He asked Albertans to continue to be mindful of the pressure on the pressure on the health-care system.

Once there is a sustained reduction of COVID pressure on the hospitals, he is, “looking forward to being able to make decisions about moving toward relaxations of public health measures at that time,” including the elimination of the Restrictions Exemption Program.

Kenney believes that will happen in February.

Chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw said it is critical to remember that half of all cases happen in the second half of waves and transmission is still very high.

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: 1,585 (+69)

ICU admissions: 109 (+10)

Deaths: 3,579 (+13)

MORE HEALTHCARE CAPACITY DATA

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Total cases: 495,953 (+1,980)

Total recoveries: 457,052 (+4,133)

Active caseload: 35,322 (-2,146)

Tests completed: 5,012

One-day positivity rate: 39.5%

Seven-day positivity rate: 36.0%

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: 12,474 (+48)

Total recoveries: 11,494 (+85)

Active caseload: 895 (-37)

Deaths: 85 >> last death reported Jan. 28, 2022

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: 160 (+8)

ICU admissions: 8 (–)

Active caseload: 3,588 (-186)

Deaths: 441 (+3)

Death details:

· Date of death. 1/30/2022. A female in her 90s in Central zone. The case involved pre-existing conditions.

· Date of death. 1/28/2022. A male in his 90s in Central zone. The case involved pre-existing conditions.

· Date of death. 1/21/2022. A male in his 90s in Central zone. The case involved pre-existing conditions.

Elsewhere in the zone (one-day change will return Feb. 2)

Red Deer County: 257

Sylvan Lake: 98

Lacombe County: 144

City of Lacombe: 130

Ponoka County: 656

Brazeau County: 112

Clearwater County: 94

Mountain View County: 91

Olds: 60

Kneehill County: 82

County of Stettler: 84

For more data from central Alberta communities, click here.

WASTEWATER DATA

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: 8,314,131 (+12,685)

Of eligible 5+ population…

% one dose: 85.6

% two doses: 79.3

% three doses: 35.3

Of total population…

% one dose: 80.4

% two doses: 74.5

% three doses: 33.2

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: 78,616

People with two doses: 73,867

% eligible pop.: 73.5

% total pop.: 69.4

People with three doses: 31,805

% eligible pop.: 31.7

% total pop.: 29.9

by Josh Hall (rdnewsNOW) and Chris Brown (CHAT News Today)

Premier expects to start gradual removal of restrictions this month

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