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Author of the article: Anna Junker Publishing date: Apr 30, 2021  •  April 30, 2021  •  4 minute read  •  Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta's chief medical officer of health. This week, Alberta Health Services announced up to 30 per cent of scheduled surgeries will be postponed in the Edmonton, Calgary and North Zones in order to increase capacity for COVID-19 hospitalizations for the next two weeks. Chris Schwarz/Government of Alberta Article content Up to 30 per cent of scheduled surgeries will be postponed in the Edmonton, Calgary and North Zones in order to increase capacity for...

Alberta’s total cases from the start of the pandemic is 186,679 There have been 27,921 variant cases ID’d in the province, 1,058 new today. There are 1,383 in the South Zone. 13,193 active cases (63.2 per cent of total) have been identified as variants of concern. There are 1,839 total new cases in the province today. There are now 643 Albertans in hospital with COVID-19, 145 of which are in ICU, and 2,073 deaths. The province completed 18,976 tests in the past 24 hours. The positivity rate is about 9.8 per cent. Alberta has administered 1,497,256 of vaccine at the latest update. Dr. Deen...

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 Mayo...

Author of the article: Lindsay Morey Publishing date: Apr 27, 2021  •  3 hours ago  •  2 minute read  •  Lineups formed later in the morning for the COVID vaccine on the first day of a lower age group eligibility at the EXPO Centre in Edmonton, April 20. As of Monday, April 26, Alberta Health reported 432 active cases in Strathcona County — 351 cases in Sherwood Park and 81 in the rural portion of the county. ED KAISER/Postmedia Network Article content More than 100 local active COVID-19 cases have popped up over the weekend. As of Monday, April 26, Alberta Health reporte...

Article content Alberta is on track to exceed peak ICU admissions seen in the second wave should the province refuse to implement additional public health measures, says an emergency physician in Calgary. Dr. Joe Vipond said only strong government policies, and strict enforcement, will quell the intensity of Alberta’s third wave but neither seem likely as officials stay mum on the possibility of introducing new restrictions. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Calgary doc says ICU admissions will soon top second wave peak Back to video “It h...