Government tackles surgical backlog vulcanadvocate.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from vulcanadvocate.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
To date, 3,454,639 tests for COVID-19 have been carried out on 1,832,143 people.
9,488 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in the last 24 hours. 275,719 doses have been administered in total; 90,486 people are fully immunized with both doses.
117 adverse events following immunization have been reported to Alberta Health and Alberta Health Services.
Adverse events are classified as any health problem following immunization. They are not necessarily caused by the vaccine.
COVID-19 in Fort McMurray:
Two new active cases in the past 24 hours, bringing known active total to 27. The first case was reported in the city on March 19.
Four new recoveries in the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 1,732.
Alberta Health Minister Provides Plan to Reduce Surgical Wait Times
Alberta Health Minister Tyler Shandro holds a news conference in Calgary to provide an update on the provincial government’s efforts to reduce the backlog of elective surgeries that were postponed or cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He says provisions in Alberta’s latest budget will provide funding for 55,000 more scheduled surgeries in the coming fiscal year in order to eliminate the backlog and to reduce surgical wait times. The minister is joined by Dr. Francois Belanger (vice-president, quality, and chief medical officer, Alberta Health Services) and Dr. Mohamed Nanji (president and CEO, Surgical Centres Inc., and medical director, Rockyview Surgical Centre). (March 5, 2021) (no interpretation)
Alberta teams with private clinics to clear surgeries delayed by COVID-19; 27 active cases in Fort McMurray coldlakesun.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from coldlakesun.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.