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Alberta chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw updates media on the Covid-19 situation in Edmonton on Friday, March 20, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson February 04, 2021 - 4:33 PM
EDMONTON - Alberta reported Thursday it has 68 variant cases of COVID-19, up 11 from the day before, seven of them with no known link to travel.
Dr. Deena Hinshaw, the chief medical officer of health, said two of the new cases have potentially exposed two Calgary zone schools.
Earlier possible exposures were reported in two other Calgary schools, but Hinshaw said so far there has been no spread detected in any of those classes despite enhanced testing.
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Publishing date: Feb 02, 2021 • February 2, 2021 • 3 minute read • Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley, right, and David Shepherd, NDP Opposition health critic, respond to a COVID-19 update from Premier Jason Kenney, Health Minister Tyler Shandro and Alberta chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw during a press conference at the Federal Building in Edmonton on Nov. 12, 2020. Photo by Dave DeGagne /supplied
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As cases of highly contagious variants of COVID-19 climb in Alberta, critics are concerned the province’s plan to loosen restrictions isn’t strong enough.
Alberta has confirmed 57 cases of COVID-19 variants first identified in the United Kingdom and South Africa.
CALGARY COVID-19 hospitalizations are the focus of Alberta s road map for gradually opening up more businesses and activities, but the province s top doctor says a different criteria will factor into whether to slow down or tighten up. Hospitalizations are a lagging indicator. It could be weeks between cases being identified and those people being sick enough to need medical care. It s a less-than-current snapshot of how the novel coronavirus is spreading. Dr. Deena Hinshaw, chief medical officer of health, said Monday the plan is to monitor leading indicators such as new case numbers, test positivity rates and how many new infections result from each case.
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