By Sheldon Spackman

Thursday Update

Central Zone hospitalizations nudge higher

Jan 20, 2022 | 6:14 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: 1,131 (+30)

ICU admissions: 108 (-)

People in hospital (non-ICU): 1,023 (+30)

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Deaths: 3,421 (+8)

MORE HEALTHCARE CAPACITY DATA

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Total cases: 463,024 (+3,527)

Total recoveries: 395,084 (+6,534)

Active caseload: 64,519 (-3,015)

Tests completed: 11,041

One-day positivity rate: 31.9%

Seven-day positivity rate: 37.04%

Active variant cases: 6,288

Recorded Omicron cases: 22,078

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: 11,643 (+128)

Total recoveries: 10,257 (+125)

Active caseload: 1,302 (+3)

Deaths: 84 (Last COVID-19 related death in Red Deer reported Dec. 7, 2021)

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: 101 (+6)

ICU admissions: 10 (-)

Active caseload: 4,104 (-17)

Deaths: 425 (-)

Death details: None reported in Central Zone on Jan. 20.

Elsewhere in the zone

Red Deer County: 282 (+8)

Sylvan Lake: 114 (-1)

Lacombe County: 127 (+4)

City of Lacombe: 131 (+1)

Ponoka County: 600 (+18)

Brazeau County: 100 (-4)

Clearwater County: 107 (+3)

Mountain View County: 123 (-2)

Olds: 101 (-2)

Kneehill County: 46 (+2)

County of Stettler: 47 (-)

For more data from central Alberta communities, click here.

VACCINATIONS

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

Province

Doses administered: 8,105,371

Of eligible 5+ population…

% one dose: 85.1

% two doses: 78.2

% three doses: 32.1

Of total population…

% one dose: 79.9

% two doses: 73.4

% three doses: 30.2

Red Deer

*The Government of Alberta says 100,446 people in Red Deer are eligible (5+) for vaccination, with a population of 106,420.The government has not yet begun sharing geographical data for those with booster doses.

People with one dose: 78,156 (+29)

People with two doses: 72,942 (+35)

% eligible pop.: 72.6

% total pop.: 68.5

People with three doses: 29,125 (+222)

% eligible pop.: 28.9

% total pop.: 27.3