Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta's chief medical officer of health, delivers her latest COVID-19 update on July 23, 2020 (Gov't. of Alberta live stream)

By Troy Gillard

THURSDAY UPDATE

Alberta updates COVID-19 numbers for July 23

Jul 23, 2020 | 4:16 PM

Alberta is reporting 114 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday. That brings the province’s total number of cases to 9,975.

The number of active cases in the province rose by 42 to 1,293.

Another 70 Albertans have recovered from the novel coronavirus for a total of 8,436.

There are 106 people hospitalized in Alberta because of the virus – an increase of four from Wednesday – with 21 of them in intensive care.

Two more people in the province have died from COVID-19 bringing the province’s total to 176.

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Over 8,200 COVID-19 tests were completed in Alberta over the past 24 hours.

In the Central Zone, the number of active cases is 161, an increase of eight. That includes 33 people who are in hospital, seven of whom are in intensive care.

There have been 120 recoveries from COVID-19 in the Central Zone to date.

In Red Deer there are now 11 active cases as the province has reported an additional recovery in the city (for a total of 40).

Other current active cases in the zone include 24 in the County of Stettler (increase of four), 11 in Kneehill County, 10 in the County of Paintearth (decrease of one), four in Red Deer County, four in Sylvan Lake, nine in Lacombe County (increase of one) and seven in Ponoka County.

The full list of current active cases is available at the province’s interactive map.

The province’s chief medical officer of health says the sharp rise in the number of active cases in Alberta of late province should be seen as a “wake up call.”

“Now is the time to act,” Dr. Deena Hinshaw said during her Thursday update.

Hinshaw stated that the most recent numbers reflect trends that developed two weeks ago. And even if all public health rules were strictly followed today, the province will likely still see a continuation of the trend into August.

She also said seniors continue to be most at risk and spoke of the likely fatigue many Albertans may be feeling after following public health guidelines for several months.

She warned, however, it is still unclear the effects of the virus, “on your lifelong health.”

Hinshaw also broke down the province’s mortality rate and COVID-19 hospitalization rate for the first time.

She said that in people between the ages of 30 and 39, one out of every 50 cases has had to be admitted to hospital, one in 20 people between the ages of 40 and 69 has required hospitalization, and one in 10 cases of those between the ages of 70 and 79 has died.

Hinshaw also said that for those over the age of 80, one in four cases has died.

(With file from Alex McCuaig – CHAT News Today)