Health

Red Deer down 7 to 559 active COVID-19 cases

Alberta confirmed 267 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday.That's out of 6,335 test results over the past 24 hours for a positivity rate of about 4.2 per cent.The number of active cases in the province is...

Feb 23, 2021

Dr. Hinshaw shares COVID-19 update for Feb. 23

Alberta's chief medical officer of health is set to provide her latest update on the COVID-19 situation in the province.Dr. Deena Hinshaw will speak during a news conference scheduled for 3:30 p.m. Yo...

Feb 23, 2021

Physicians urge Albertans to seek medical help if you need it

The following is an op-ed submitted by Alberta Health Services physicians.There's little doubt that COVID-19 has been the top item on the news and the dominant topic of conversation for the last year ...

Feb 23, 2021

Not to be sniffed at: Agony of post-COVID-19 loss of smell

NICE, France - The doctor slid a miniature camera into the patient's right nostril, making her whole nose glow red with its bright miniature light. "Tickles a bit, eh?" he asked as he rummaged around ...

Feb 23, 2021

No decision on moving to step two of reopening before March 1

Even though Alberta is below the hospitalization threshold for moving to the next stage of reopening, Dr. Deena Hinshaw says the province will take the full three weeks to assess the data before movin...

Feb 22, 2021

Red Deer up one to 565 active COVID-19 cases

Alberta confirmed 273 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday.That's out of 6,062 test results over the past 24 hours for a positivity rate of about 4.5 per cent.The number of active cases in the province is ...

Feb 22, 2021

Dr. Hinshaw shares COVID-19 update for Feb. 22

Alberta's chief medical officer of health is set to provide her latest update on the COVID-19 situation in the province.Dr. Deena Hinshaw will speak during a news conference scheduled for 4 p.m. You c...

Feb 22, 2021

Canada to receive record 640K vaccine doses this week with Pfizer, Moderna deliveries

OTTAWA - Canada is poised to receive a record number of COVID-19 vaccine doses this week thanks to scheduled deliveries from Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna, as the country looks to speed up its vaccinati...

Feb 22, 2021

Red Deer with 532 active COVID-19 cases

The number of active COVID-19 cases in Red Deer continues to climb. Active cases in the city as of Friday are up to 532, an increase of 39 from Thursday and another new record. There have been 1,942 r...

Feb 19, 2021

Alberta seniors now eligible for COVID-19 vaccines

COVID-19 vaccine is now being offered to all seniors in Alberta aged 75 and over.Starting today (Feb. 19), Alberta Health Services will offer the vaccine directly to all residents in retirement centre...

Feb 19, 2021