By Josh Hall (Twitter: @Vancan19)

WEDNESDAY UPDATE

Alberta’s COVID-19 numbers for March 2, 2022

Mar 2, 2022 | 4:12 PM

*Reporting was unavailable on March 1, 2022 due to technical issues at Alberta Health. Today’s reporting is for Feb. 28 and March 1, with numbers representing a 5-day change (since last Friday), unless otherwise noted. rdnewsNOW will be adjusting the way we report COVID-19 data in the near future.

PROVINCIAL NUMBERS

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

Hospitalizations: 1,231 (-64)

ICU admissions: 84 (-4)

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Deaths: 3,939 (+41)

MORE HEALTHCARE CAPACITY DATA

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*With the province limiting testing in the fifth wave and lifting restrictions on March 1, these confirmed cases do not accurately reflect the number of cases in the community.

Total cases: 526,563 (+2,182)
>> 359 on Feb. 28
>> 388 on March 1

Total recoveries: 514,460 (+4,089)

Active caseload: 8,164 (-1,948)

Seven-day positivity rate: 20.82% (-2.00)

Tests completed (over last two days): 4,981
>> 2,060 on Feb. 28
>> 2,921 on March 1

RED DEER

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

Total cases: 13,399 (+93)

Total recoveries: 13,013 (+126)

Active caseload: 291 (-34)

Deaths: 95 (+1)

CENTRAL ZONE

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

Hospitalizations: 142 (-1)

ICU admissions: 5 (–)

Active caseload: 1,155 (-216)

Deaths: 495 (+5)

Active cases elsewhere in the zone

Red Deer County: 66 (-42)

Sylvan Lake: 30 (-6)

Lacombe County: 32 (-3)

City of Lacombe: 36 (-2)

Ponoka County: 91 (-46)

For more data from central Alberta communities, click here.

VACCINATIONS – With the slow in vaccination rate growth, rdnewsNOW has decided to update these numbers once per week only, on Tuesday.