COVID-19 in Alberta is on the rise.The process of contact tracing involves phoning a positive case, identifying close contacts and following up with those individuals.
How does COVID-19 contact tracing work? Alberta doctor explains The hope is quick communication with a confirmed case and their close contacts will help limit the spread of the coronavirus.Previously, it took about six-and-a-half hours to contact trace a confirmed case, according to Dr.
Kristen Klein, medical officer of health with the communicable disease control team at Alberta Health Services.But Klein said with rising case numbers in the province and the number of close contacts per case increasing, it can now sometimes take several days. ‘This is not something to take.