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Alberta’s COVID-19 numbers for Feb. 17, 2022

Feb 17, 2022 | 3:57 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: 1,491 (-9)

ICU admissions: 116 (-5)

Deaths: 3,822 (+18)

MORE HEALTHCARE CAPACITY DATA

Total cases: 519,351 (+813)

Total recoveries: 498,978 (+1,918)

Active caseload: 16,551 (-1,123)

*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: 4,041

Seven-day positivity rate: 27.06% (-0.79)

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: 13,124 (+25)

Total recoveries: 12,578 (+52)

Active caseload: 455 (-28)

Deaths: 91 (+1)

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: 154 (+1)

ICU admissions: 7 (-2)

Active caseload: 2,045 (-92)

Deaths: 477 (+5)

Death details:

· Date of death. 2/13/2022. A female in her 80s in Central zone. The case did not involve pre-existing conditions.

· Date of death. 2/15/2022. A female in her 90s in Central zone. The case involved pre-existing conditions.

· Date of death. 2/15/2022. A female in her 70s Central zone. The case did not involve pre-existing conditions.

· Date of death. 2/15/2022. A male in his 60s in Central zone. The case involved pre-existing conditions.

· Date of death. 2/16/2022. A male in his 70s in Central zone. The case did not involve pre-existing conditions.

Elsewhere in the zone

Red Deer County: 159 (-3)

Sylvan Lake: 80 (+2)

Lacombe County: 72 (-6)

City of Lacombe: 58 (-6)

Ponoka County: 265 (-10)

For more data from central Alberta communities, click here.

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