Alberta’s chief medical officer says the high number of COVID-19 deaths in the past few weeks is likely the end of the Omicron BA.2 sub-jump.
Another 55 deaths were reported during the six-day period from May 10th to May 15th. In the previous week, the seven-day period from May 3rd to 9th, 70 deaths were reported.
The weekly update of the Alberta government on COVID-19 took place on Tuesday this week instead of Wednesday.
Dr Dinah Hinshaw reiterated during press conferences that deaths are usually one of the latest declining statistics.
“That is why this high number of deaths we have seen in recent weeks, as well as this week, is not unexpected, although it is a tragic reminder of the dire consequences of this virus,” she said.
There are currently 4,446 Alberts who have died from COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic.
For the period from 10 to 15 May, the average daily hospitalizations with COVID-19 were 1190 people, including 39 in intensive care. At the time of the latest update, there were 1,225 Alberts in hospital, including 37 in the intensive care unit.
The pass rate of the seven-day PCR test was 19.9 percent, up from 20.72 last week.
Both the positive rate and the number of cases reflect only the results of PCR tests, which are not available to most Albert residents.
Additional figures, including the latest vaccination rates and the total number of deaths for the week, will be posted on Alberta’s COVID-19 dashboard on Wednesday.
As of last week, 77% of all Alberts – including those not eligible for COVID-19 vaccines – have received two doses, while 37.6% of Alberts have received three doses.
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