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.
Leading COVID-19 indicators to act as emergency brake for Alberta s reopening plans, Dr Hinshaw says
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