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Update 216: COVID-19 pandemic in Alberta (April 27, 4 p.m.) Cases and hospitalizations continue to rise in Alberta. Follow all public health guidelines to stop the spread of COVID-19 and protect the health-care system. Some parts of this page will not display. JavaScript is not available in this browser or may be turned off. Latest updates There are 635 people in hospital due to COVID-19, including 143 in intensive care. There are 20,721 active cases in the province. To date, 162,052 Albertans have recovered from COVID-19. In the last 24 hours, there were seven additional COVID-related deaths reported: one on April 22, one on April 24, and five on April 25. ....
Chief medical officer of health COVID-19 update – April 27, 2021 Alberta’s chief medical officer of health and officials provide an update on COVID-19 and the ongoing work to protect public health. Some parts of this page will not display. JavaScript is not available in this browser or may be turned off. Check against delivery. Thank you, Tom, and good afternoon everyone. Today, I would like to start by updating you on a call that I participated in with the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo and other community leaders today. The Minister of Health, other officials, and I met with Mayor Scott and other local leaders to discuss the state of local emergency and ways to help support them in reducing transmission. ....
Relaxing restrictions on continuing care visits High rates of vaccination among residents and staff at continuing care facilities means families will soon be able to more easily visit their loved ones. Some parts of this page will not display. JavaScript is not available in this browser or may be turned off. Starting May 10, updated public health measures will come into effect for continuing care facilities in Alberta. These protocols will increase the number of designated family/support persons for each resident, expand the number of people who can attend outdoor social visits and allow limited indoor social gatherings. Active cases in long-term care have declined from the peak of 831 on Dec. 27 to 44 as of April 24. Hospitalizations have decreased by 93 per cent and fatalities due to COVID-19 have declined by 94 per cent. ....
Increasing access to Alberta’s rapid testing program Alberta is making it easier and less expensive for organizations to deliver rapid testing programs safely and effectively. Some parts of this page will not display. JavaScript is not available in this browser or may be turned off. Businesses and service providers that want to access free rapid tests from the Government of Alberta will no longer be required to have a health-care provider oversee their screening program. This means organizations will be able to participate in the rapid testing program completely independently and without the burden of finding and paying for a health-care provider. This change will also free up health-care professional capacity at a time when it is most needed. ....
Relief for businesses now available Application intake for the spring 2021 payment from Alberta’s small business grant is now open. Some parts of this page will not display. JavaScript is not available in this browser or may be turned off. As announced earlier this month, the Small and Medium Enterprise Relaunch Grant program has been reopened for a new payment to businesses affected by the April 2021 public health orders. Eligible organizations can now apply for this additional COVID relief funding. “We have to be there to help small businesses in Alberta get to the other side of this pandemic. With the expansion of the relaunch grant, we are helping small businesses make it through the third wave of COVID-19. We know the past year has not been easy and are grateful for what all small businesses in Alberta have done to help protect the lives of Albertans in their communities.” ....