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Cannabis-related hospital visits among children have increased in Alberta since its recreational legalization, according to several studies.

Cannabis-related hospital visits among children have increased in Alberta since its recreational legalization, according to several studies.

Cannabis-related hospital visits among children have increased in Alberta since its recreational legalization, according to several studies.

Physicians in Alberta say the two response units announced by the province this week will relieve some of the pressure faced in hospitals.

Calgary's ambulance service and hospitals are so stressed that this week patients normally cared for by paramedics were quickly handed off to already stretched hospital staff — in the hallways — so EMS crews could get back on the road and respond to 911 calls.

Some of Albertas frontline hospital workers are posting images of exhaustion on social media while Alberta Health Services (AHS) says hundreds of unvaccinated workers will be back on the job to bolster the healthcare system amid an omicron surge.

The province of Alberta is beginning to differentiate its statistics on patients hospitalized with COVID-19 and those where it is unclear if the virus contributed to their admission.

A child with pre-existing conditions has died of COVID-19, one of 23 additional deaths in Alberta, the province said Monday.

Alberta is now close to 63,000 active cases of COVID-19 — the highest total yet since the pandemic began. And Dr. Deena Hinshaw, the chief medical officer of health, says that the actual number is likely 10 times higher.

Watch this page throughout the day for updates on COVID-19 in Calgary.