By Sheldon Spackman

Weekly Update

COVID-19 update for April 6, 2022

Apr 6, 2022 | 5:11 PM

Beginning the week of March 23, Alberta Health is only sharing new COVID-19 data with the public on Wednesdays, barring extenuating circumstances. rdnewsNOW will continue to report them as they are updated.

PROVINCIAL NUMBERS

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

Hospitalizations: 990 (+26)

ICU admissions: 44 (-3)

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Deaths: 4,104 (+30)

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

Total cases: 546,247

April 4: 832 cases, 2,565 tests completed
April 3: 525 cases, 1,937 tests completed
April 2: 670 cases, 2,805 tests completed
April 1: 863 cases, 3,605 tests completed
March 31: 909 cases, 3,505 tests completed
March 30: 869 cases, 3,447 tests completed

March 29: 881 cases, 3,450 tests completed

>> Total new cases over last 7 days: 5,549

Seven-day positivity rate: 26.36%

RED DEER

*Numbers are up to date as of previous day’s end.

Total cases: 14,054

7-day new case rate: 118 new cases in the last seven days. 110.9 (per 100K)

Deaths: 102. Last reported death on March 23, 2022

CENTRAL ZONE

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

Hospitalizations: 146 (+11)

ICU admissions: 3 (+1)

Deaths: 521 (+1)

Date of death: 3/23/2022. A female in her 90s in Central zone. The case involved pre-existing conditions.

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

Red Deer County: 265.1

Sylvan Lake: 82.2

Lacombe County: 36.3

City of Lacombe: 85.1

Ponoka County: 188.9

For more data from central Alberta communities, click here.

VACCINATION DATA

WASTEWATER DATA