*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. Numbers in parentheses represent a one-day change unless otherwise noted
Hospitalizations: 1,204 (-27)
ICU admissions: 80 (-4)
Deaths: 3,946 (+7)
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*With the province limiting testing in the fifth wave, these confirmed cases do not accurately reflect the number of cases in the community.
Total cases: 527,102 (+539)
Total recoveries: 515,211 (+751)
Active caseload: 7,945 (-219)
Tests completed: 2,846
Seven-day positivity rate: 20.84% (+0.02)
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: 13,426 (+27)
Total recoveries: 13,049 (+36)
Active caseload: 282 (-9) >> lowest mark since Dec. 29, 2021
Deaths: 95 (–) >> last death reported March 2, 2022
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: 144 (+2)
ICU admissions: 6 (+1)
Active caseload: 1,106 (-49)
Deaths: 495 (–)
Elsewhere in the zone
Red Deer County: 54 (-12)
Sylvan Lake: 27 (-3)
Lacombe County: 33 (+1)
City of Lacombe: 54 (+18)
Ponoka County: 81 (-10)
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.
