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The hospital’s normal acute capacity is 107 beds, including six for the ICU. AHS has expanded to 122 beds, including 11 for the ICU.
Alberta Health spokesperson Tom McMillan said community vaccine numbers will be included in daily updates starting Monday.
Mayor, fire chief want more local COVID-19 data
Premier Jason Kenney, Alberta Health Minister Tyler Shandro and chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw are scheduled to hold a town hall meeting with municipal leaders tonight, said McMillan.
In a Wednesday morning interview, Mayor Don Scott said he has felt health authorities need to share more information with local leaders regarding hospitalizations, vaccine numbers and what specific factors are driving COVID-19’s local spread. These frustrations were shared by Regional Fire Chief Jody Butz at a Tuesday council meeting.
COVID-19 infections soar in Alberta as third wave continues to rampage across Canada
Alberta had the highest per capita number of active COVID-19 cases of any region in North America last week, reaching 562 cases per 100,000 residents. If Alberta were a country, it would have the second-highest infection rate in the G20 behind only Argentina.
In this Thursday, April 29, 2021, photo, Sherry Cross Child, a Canadian resident of Stand Off, Alberta, receives a COVID-19 vaccine at the Piegan-Carway border crossing near Babb, Mont. (AP Photo/Iris Samuels)
The rapid increase in infection rates across the province is part of Canada’s surging third wave. In Ontario, the number of COVID-19 patients in intensive care (ICU), currently close to 900, is more than double the upper limit set by the provincial government for providing regular levels of care. Manitoba has emerged over the past week as the jurisdiction with the third-highest infection rate in North America, behind only Alberta and
The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo continues leading Alberta for active COVID-19 case rate with 1,866.4 cases per 100,000 people. Alberta Health data…