Health

Central Zone tops 13% testing positivity over last day

*Editor's note: The province released daily data on Tuesday, Aug. 17, but rdnewsNOW did not publish an update. Data below is primarily presented as a two-day change.There are 118 active cases of COVID...

Aug 18, 2021

60% of eligible Red Deerians fully vaccinated, province at 67.9%

Red Deer has 96 active cases of COVID-19, up 11 from Friday's update.Recoveries are listed at 5,783, up 15, as Red Deer added 26 new COVID cases over the last three days for a total of 5,922.Red Deer'...

Aug 16, 2021

Red Deer with 85 active cases of COVID-19, most since June 16

Red Deer now sits at 85 active cases of COVID-19, up nine since Thursday.The city's total number of recorded cases is up 12 to 5,896, while recoveries are up three to 5,768.Red Deer's death toll stemm...

Aug 13, 2021

COVID-19 vaccine to be mandatory for federal employees, many travellers

Ottawa will require federal employees, workers in federally regulated industries and many travellers to be vaccinated against COVID-19, marking an "evolution" in the government's position on vaccine m...

Aug 13, 2021

Central Zone hits one-day 11.05% positivity rate

Red Deer now has 76 active cases of COVID-19, up seven from Wednesday.Recoveries rose two to 5,765, as the total number of COVID-19 cases attributed to Red Deer rose by nine in the last day to 5,884. ...

Aug 12, 2021

Alberta adds 501 COVID cases in one day, most since end of May

*Editor's note: The province released daily data on Tuesday, Aug. 10, but rdnewsNOW did not publish an update. Data below is primarily presented as a two-day change.There are 69 active cases of COVID-...

Aug 11, 2021

100 of 129 people hospitalized provincially completely unvaccinated

Red Deer has 60 active cases of COVID-19, up 13 from Friday's update.Recoveries are listed at 5,757, up four, as Red Deer added 17 new COVID cases over the last three days for a total of 5,860.Red Dee...

Sheldon Spackman Aug 09, 2021

'A real struggle:' Nursing shortage leading to health centre closures in Nunavut

IQALUIT, Nunavut - A nursing shortage is affecting the country's most northern communities, with eight health centres run by nurses expectedto temporarily shut their doors if staff aren't found to kee...

Aug 08, 2021

54,000+ Red Deerians, 59% of eligible, now fully vaccinated, with province at 66.4%

Red Deer now sits at 47 active cases of COVID-19, up one since Thursday.The city's total number of recorded cases is up two to 5,843, while recoveries are up one to 5,753.Red Deer's death toll stemmin...

Aug 06, 2021

Alberta adds nearly 400 new COVID cases in last day

Red Deer now has 46 active cases of COVID-19, up 13 from Wednesday. Recoveries are level at 5,752 as the total number of COVID-19 cases attributed to Red Deer rose by 13 in the last day to 5,841. Red ...

Sheldon Spackman Aug 05, 2021