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WEDNESDAY UPDATE

COVID numbers steady, but hospitalizations continue to rise

Feb 2, 2022 | 4:10 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: 1,598 (+13)

ICU admissions: 106 (-3)

Deaths: 3,593 (+14)

MORE HEALTHCARE CAPACITY DATA

Total cases: 498,977 (+3,024)

Total recoveries: 460,507 (+3,455)

Active caseload: 34,877 (-445)

*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: 7,643

One-day positivity rate: 39.6%

Seven-day positivity rate: 36.38%

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: 12,560 (+86)

Total recoveries: 11,560 (+66)

Active caseload: 914 (+19)

Deaths: 86 (+1) >> one death reported today

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: 165 (+5)

ICU admissions: 8 (–)

Active caseload: 3,592 (+4)

Deaths: 442 (+1) >> in Red Deer

Death details:

· Date of death. 2/1/2022. A female in her 90s in Central zone. The case involved pre-existing conditions.

Elsewhere in the zone

Red Deer County: 244 (-13)

Sylvan Lake: 101 (+3)

Lacombe County: 145 (+1)

City of Lacombe: 133 (+3)

Ponoka County: 627 (-29)

Brazeau County: 125 (+13)

Clearwater County: 97 (+3)

Mountain View County: 97 (+6)

Olds: 65 (+5)

Kneehill County: 98 (+16)

County of Stettler: 83 (-1)

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: 8,325,184 (+11,053)

Of eligible 5+ population…

% one dose: 85.7

% two doses: 79.4

% three doses: 35.5

Of total population…

% one dose: 80.5

% two doses: 74.6

% three doses: 33.3

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: 78,633 (+17)

% eligible pop.: 78.3

% total pop.: 73.9

People with two doses: 73,911 (+44)

% eligible pop.: 73.6

% total pop.: 69.5

People with three doses: 31,944 (+139)

% eligible pop.: 31.9

% total pop.: 30.1