Dr. Deena Hinshaw on March 23, 2022. (Gov't of Alberta YouTube livestream)

By Josh Hall (Twitter: @Vancan19)

WEEKLY UPDATE

March 23 COVID numbers: Red Deer records 100th death, Dr. Hinshaw talks BA.2 subvariant

Mar 23, 2022 | 4:24 PM

Beginning the week of March 23, Alberta Health is only sharing new COVID-19 data with the public on Wednesdays, barring extenuating circumstances. Future numbers will represent a seven-day change. rdnewsNOW will continue to report these numbers as they are updated.

PROVINCIAL NUMBERS

*Numbers are up to date as the end of Monday, March 21. Today’s numbers in parentheses therefore represent a four-day change unless otherwise noted.

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Hospitalizations: 956 (-10)

ICU admissions: 56 (-6)

Deaths: 4,044 (+21)

MORE HEALTHCARE CAPACITY DATA

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

**Active caseload: Alberta Health is no longer reporting the number of active cases across the province or in municipalities

Total cases: 536,166

>> 565 on March 18
>> 489 on March 19
>> 345 on March 20
>> 501 on March 21
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Total over four days: 1,900 new cases

Tests completed: 8,317 (over four days from March 18-21)

Seven-day positivity rate: 22.0% (+1.00)

RED DEER

*Numbers are up to date as the end of Monday, March 21. Today’s numbers in parentheses therefore represent a four-day change unless otherwise noted.

Total cases: 13,792 (+69)

7-day new case rate: 105.3 (new stat)

New cases in last 7 days: 112 (new stat)

Deaths: 100 (+2)
>> First local death was on December 18, 2020, 9+ months after pandemic began
>> From Jan. 1, 2022 to March 23, 2022, the local death toll has risen from 84 to 100
>> From Jan. 1, 2021 to March 23, 2021, the local death toll rose from 4 to 34

CENTRAL ZONE

*Numbers are up to date as the end of Monday, March 21. Today’s numbers in parentheses therefore represent a four-day change unless otherwise noted.

Hospitalizations: 119 (-6)

ICU admissions: 6 (-1)

Deaths: 514 (+3)

Elsewhere in the zone (7-day case rate >> new stat)

Red Deer County: 111.5

Sylvan Lake: 70.4

Lacombe County: 40.8

City of Lacombe: 42.5

Ponoka County: 61.8

For more data from central Alberta communities, click here.

VACCINATION DATA

WASTEWATER DATA

For a closer look at the revised COVID-19 data dashboard, visit alberta.ca/covid19.