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WEDNESDAY UPDATE

Alberta’s COVID-19 numbers for Feb. 16, 2022

Feb 16, 2022 | 5:36 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: 1,500 (-38)

ICU admissions: 121

Deaths: 3,804 (+14)

MORE HEALTHCARE CAPACITY DATA

Total cases: 518,538 (+888)

Total recoveries: 497,060 (+2,250)

Active caseload: 17,674 (-1,376)

*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: 4,117

Seven-day positivity rate: 27.85% (-1.10)

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: 13,099 (+26)

Total recoveries: (+96)

Active caseload: 483 (-70)

Deaths: 90 (–) >> last one reported Feb. 14

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: 153 (-12)

ICU admissions: 9 (+1)

Active caseload: 2,137 (-216)

Deaths: 472 (+1)

Death details:

· Date of death. 2/14/2022. A male in his 80s in Central zone. The case involved pre-existing conditions.

Elsewhere in the zone

Red Deer County: 162 (-43)

Sylvan Lake: 78 (-2)

Lacombe County: 78 (-2)

City of Lacombe: 64 (-4)

Ponoka County: 275 (-22)

For more data from central Alberta communities, click HERE.

VACCINATIONS – With the slow in vaccination rates growing, rdnewsNOW has decided to update these numbers once per week only, on Tuesday.