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COVID-19 were removed from Alberta’s official death count after review.It’s not the first time a death has been ruled out of being caused by COVID-19 after review, so how do Alberta officials determine whether a death was caused by the novel coronavirus? Hinshaw expresses concern as Alberta reports 1,539 new COVID-19 cases, 7 more deaths According to Dr.

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Dr. Deena Hinshaw providing Alberta COVID-19 update Tuesday afternoon

COVID-19 hospitalizations, ICU admissions climbing in Edmonton zoneOn Monday, Alberta Health identified 1,495 new cases of COVID-19. The provincial total reached 20,610 active cases.There were 1,542 new cases associated with variants of concern confirmed.Active variant cases make up 64 per cent of total active cases as of Monday.Hinshaw’s update is scheduled for 3:30 p.m.

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Alberta increasing access to COVID-19 rapid testing program

COVID-19.Businesses and service providers that want to offer rapid testing will no longer need to have a health-care provider oversee their program. Edmonton airport staff being offered rapid COVID-19 testing through 8-week mobile lab program Organizations will be able to participate in the rapid testing program independently.

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Calgarians concerned for loved ones in India as COVID-19 cases soar

‘It’s over’: India COVID-19 patients suffocate as cases surge during oxygen shortage Oberoi was born in India and was a physician there before moving to Calgary. He’s also the director of the Indian Society of Calgary.The India Ministry of Health reported 349,691 new cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the total to more than 16.9 million.Officials said there were 2,767 new deaths, pushing India’s death toll to over 192,311.“It’s a mixed situation where in big cities, there is a health crisis, but small cities are under control,” Devesh said.

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Calgary man home after testing positive for COVID-19 on Christmas Day

A Calgary man is thankful to be back at home after battling COVID-19 for nearly four months.“It feels great, what can I say? I’m out of prison,” 71-year-old Ken Sitter joked outside his house. “The hospital and the staff, they were so great.

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Dr. Deena Hinshaw to provide COVID-19 update Thursday afternoon

COVID-19 update Thursday afternoon from Dr. Deena Hinshaw.The chief medical officer of health is scheduled to speak at 3:30 p.m.Her news conference will be streamed live in this story post.

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Alberta confirms 1,516 new COVID-19 cases, 3 more deaths on Sunday

COVID-19 cases and three deaths from the disease on Sunday.The province said the deaths involved a man in his 70s in the South zone linked to the outbreak at Trinity Reformed Church in Lethbridge, a man in his 60s in the South Zone and a man in his 70s in the Edmonton zone. All three cases included comorbidities.

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Dr. Hinshaw to provide COVID-19 update for Albertans Tuesday afternoon

COVID-19 update from Dr. Deena Hinshaw on Tuesday afternoon.The province’s chief medical officer of health is scheduled to speak at 3:30 p.m.

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Alberta reports 1,183 new COVID-19 cases, 1 more death on Sunday

COVID-19 cases and one more death connected to the virus on Sunday.The death was a woman in her 70s in the Edmonton zone who had comorbidities. Alberta’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout expands to front-line health-care workers on Monday An additional 942 variant of concern cases were reported Sunday, with 50.5 per cent of active cases in Alberta now being VOCs.The province has 14,293 active cases, 144,596 recoveries and 2,013 deaths.As of Sunday, the Calgary zone has 6,600 active cases, the Edmonton zone has 3,524, the North zone has 1,885, the Central zone has 1,222, the South zone has 942 and 120 cases in unknown zones.

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Alberta Health reports 1,293 new COVID-19 cases, 5 more deaths on Saturday

Alberta’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout expands to front-line health-care workers on Monday The deaths include:The province now has 13,687 active cases, 144,020 recoveries and 2,012 deaths.As of Saturday, the Calgary zone has 6,361 active cases, the Edmonton zone has 3,320, the North zone has 1,815, the Central zone has 1,124 and the South zone has 955. There are 112 cases in unknown zones.

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Alberta’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout expands to front-line health-care workers on Monday

COVID-19 vaccine rollout is expanding to include front-line health-care workers in Phase 2C.The province said more than 240,000 eligible health-care workers can start booking vaccine appointments on Monday, April 12.“As part of Phase 2C of Alberta’s vaccine rollout, nurses, doctors, dentists and any health-care workers in patient care facilities or providing direct patient care in the community will receive the vaccine,” the province said in a news release.

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Alberta confirms 1,521 cases of COVID-19 on Friday, 674 new variant cases

COVID-19 cases in Alberta involve a variant of concern, the province reported on Friday.Alberta Health announced a total of 1,521 cases of COVID-19 had been confirmed over the last 24 hours. An additional 674 cases of variants of concern were confirmed.

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Questions raised about how Alberta released info about P.1 COVID-19 variant outbreaks

Alberta investigating 2 separate COVID-19 outbreaks involving P.1 variants Albertans first learned of a P.1 variant outbreak through a tweet from Alberta’s chief medical officer of health on Saturday.Dr.

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Will Alberta announce new COVID-19 restrictions on Tuesday?

COVID-19 case numbers in Alberta climb and variants of concern continue to spread, many people are wondering if the province is on the cusp of announcing tighter health restrictions.Alberta’s emergency management cabinet committee was originally scheduled to meet on Wednesday, but the meeting has since been moved up to Tuesday morning.This, as Alberta Health announced Monday that 887 new COVID-19 cases had been identified in the last 24 hours, including 432 variants of concern. Alberta COVID-19 positivity rises to 9.9% as NDP pushes for stronger restrictions Alberta’s chief medical officer of health, Dr.

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Alberta Health reports 950 new COVID-19 cases, 600 additional variants on Sunday

COVID-19 cases over the previous 24-hour period.The province also reported 600 additional variant cases, with 38 per cent of the active cases in Alberta now being variants of concern.On Saturday, Alberta Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw tweeted Saturday there was a significant outbreak in the province relating to the P.1 variant, which was first discovered in Brazil.

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Alberta engineer suggests province adopt federal COVID-19 contact tracing app

COVID-19, the app is not being used the way it was intended.Contact tracing is critical in fighting against the virus and Calgary engineer Ziad Fazel said Alberta’s tracing app, ABTraceTogether, has been a failure.“I think the Alberta app should be thrown in the garbage and I think the province should do what was promised last summer, which is move over from the Alberta app to the federal app,” Fazel said.The app has been under fire since it launched in May. This week, Global News reached out to Alberta Health for updated contact tracing numbers but not none were made available.According to the most recent numbers released on Jan.

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Rapid COVID-19 testing begins at Calgary school as part of pilot project

COVID-19 testing on Thursday as part of a provincial pilot project.The pilot, announced on March 11, will see temporary rapid testing availability set up at schools experiencing outbreaks.Tests, which are optional, are only for students and staff who aren’t experiencing any COVID-19 symptoms. Students who wish to take part in the program must have a signed consent form from their legal guardian.The testing at Rundle School, a K-6 school within the Calgary Board of Education, began on Thursday and testing at St.

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Dr. Deena Hinshaw to give 4 p.m. update Tuesday on COVID-19 in Alberta

Dr. Deena Hinshaw is set to give an update on COVID-19 in Alberta on Tuesday afternoon.The chief medical officer of health is set to speak at 4 p.m., later than her usual time.

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Percentage of COVID-19 variant cases on the rise in Alberta

COVID-19 variants of concern making up all active cases in the province is rising, and one mathematician said the province may be at a tipping point.Chief medical officer of health Dr.

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Alberta reports 474 COVID-19 cases, 5 more deaths on Saturday

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Alberta opens Phase 2A of COVID-19 vaccine rollout

COVID-19 vaccination plan, opening vaccine appointments to even more seniors in the province.Starting Monday, March 15, seniors born between 1947 and 1956 will be able to book their vaccine appointment. First Nations, Métis and Inuit born in 1971 or earlier can also book their appointment starting Monday.“Momentum is building in Alberta’s vaccine rollout plan, and we are well on our way to delivering on our commitment to provide a first dose to every adult who wants one by the end of June,” Health Minister Tyler Shandro said in a statement Friday afternoon.

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Alberta officials to provide COVID-19 update Thursday; Hinshaw assures AstraZeneca vaccine safe

AstraZeneca‘s COVID-19 vaccine, Alberta’s chief medical officer of health is assuring residents the doses here are safe.On Thursday, Denmark, Norway and Iceland joined Austria in suspending that vaccine after reports of the formation of blood clots in some people who have been vaccinated.

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Calgarians can now track traces of COVID-19 in their wastewater

COVID-19 found in Calgary’s wastewater is now up and running and available to the public.The data comes from a collaboration between the City of Calgary, University of Calgary and Alberta Health Services and is available on the Centre for Health Informatics website.The site shows real-time SARS-CoV-2 data for Alberta, including traces of the virus found in three different wastewater collection zones in Calgary.In a news release, the U of C said the data can help identify outbreaks early and pinpoint areas of the city where infection rates are high.“Wastewater data is unbiased and comprehensive,” Dr. Michael Parkins from Cumming School of Medicine said.

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No official COVID-19 data Sunday as Alberta system updated; Hinshaw estimates 300 cases, 54 variants

Alberta Health reports 341 new COVID-19 cases, 1 more death on Saturday Hinshaw said the estimated 300 cases Sunday came from about 8,100 tests, equaling a positivity rate of approximately four per cent.We have now administered 290,391 doses of vaccine in Alberta, and there are now 90,937 Albertans who are fully immunized with 2 doses. Vaccines save lives and I encourage everyone to get immunized when it’s your turn.

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COVID-19: Calgary’s Bowness High School heading online after outbreak

province’s website, as of Saturday, five to nine cases have been confirmed at the school. These are cases where the virus could have been acquired or transmitted in the school.However, multiple sources within the high school’s community told Global News that students attended a party last weekend, though there was no confirmation of transmission from there.Bylaw Services is not aware of any complaints related to the party.

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Alberta Health reports 341 new COVID-19 cases, 1 more death on Saturday

Alberta doctors reflect on COVID-19 one year later and what’s next An additional 36 U.K. variant cases were confirmed Saturday, bringing the total variant cases to 599.

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Alberta confirms 411 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, 2 additional deaths

COVID-19 in the province Friday, bringing the total number of Albertans who have tested positive for the novel coronavirus to 135,196.There were 243 people in hospital across the province, with 44 receiving care in the ICU.As of Friday’s update, there were 4,639 active cases of COVID-19 in Alberta. There were 1,654 cases reported in the Calgary zone and 1,101 active cases in the Edmonton zone.

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New death connected to Olymel COVID-19 outbreak as Alberta Health removes previous fatality

Olymel facility in Red Deer, Alta., facing a COVID-19 outbreak confirmed Wednesday that another person connected to the plant has died.The information from the union comes as Alberta Health officials said a previously announced death was found to not have been connected to the facility.Scott Payne with UFCW 401 confirmed Wednesday that another worker has passed away from COVID-19. “Our investigation has revealed it was a worker at the plant,” he said.The union did not have details on the age or gender of the victim or the date when their death occurred.

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COVID-19: Alberta doctor pleased with province’s slow move into Step 2

630 CHED Mornings with Chelsea Bird and Shaye Ganam on Tuesday to discuss the government’s decision to ease some restrictions the day before.“I think this was a very reasonable, as you say, incremental change. I think it’s safe.” COVID-19: Low-intensity indoor fitness allowed as Alberta ‘cautiously’ enters Step 2 Gibney said the government was under extreme pressure to show some movement forward in the province’s reopening plan and the distinction between high-intensity and low-intensity exercise was a good one to make.He pointed to an incident in Hawaii where a spin instruction had COVID-19 but wasn’t symptomatic yet.

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Over 31,000 Alberta seniors get first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, 291 new cases identified Monday

COVID-19 vaccines, less than one week after Phase 1B of eligibility opened up.Dr. Deena Hinshaw said Monday that to date, more than 235,000 first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered and more than 88,000 Albertans have been fully immunized.Seniors 75 and older became eligible to receive the vaccine on Feb.

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Alberta physicians continue to warn against further reopening as active COVID-19 cases rise Sunday

COVID-19 and three deaths Sunday, some physicians in the province say they remain concerned about a potentially premature approval of the Stage 2 reopening plan.“What we’ve seen happen with cases right now is that they’ve stopped decreasing and they’ve actually started to increase again, including variant cases,” said Dr. Tehseen Ladha, a University of Alberta professor and pediatrician, “which is really quite scary, knowing that the variant is so much more infectious than the regular COVID strain that we’ve been dealing with for the past year.”The number of variant cases in the province has been on the rise.

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COVID-19: 415 new cases, 6 more deaths in Alberta on Saturday

COVID-19 and six additional deaths from the disease on Saturday.The province now has 4,546 active cases, 126,774 recoveries and 1,883 deaths. Alberta Health Services apologizes for ‘frustration, worry’ due to COVID-19 vaccine rollout errors As of Saturday, the Calgary zone has 1,545 active cases, the North zone has 1,044, the Edmonton zone has 926, the Central zone has 702 and the South zone has 314.

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Alberta confirms 356 new cases of COVID-19 Friday, 269 people in hospital

COVID-19 on Friday, bringing the total number of Albertans who have had the novel coronavirus to 132,788.The province completed 9,212 tests on Thursday, putting the positivity rate at 3.92 per cent.As of Friday afternoon, there were 269 people in hospital with 55 of those in the ICU.The hospitalization number is the main one to watch as it gets closer to March 1, the date Alberta’s chief medical officer of health Dr.

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399 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Alberta on Thursday

COVID-19 were reported in the province over the last 24 hours on Thursday.There were 280 people in hospital with 56 of those in the ICU.Eight additional deaths were reported to Alberta Health over the past 24 hours, four of which were in the Edmonton zone. Alberta seniors hopeful for future as COVID-19 vaccines open to those 75 and older A woman in her 30s, a woman in her 70s and a man in his 70s died.

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Lineups and long waits for Edmonton seniors at COVID-19 vaccine facility

COVID-19 vaccine appointment on Thursday were greeted with long lineups and lengthy wait times when they showed up for their appointments.Family members of those getting vaccinated at a location in north Edmonton in the area of 133 Street and 137 Avenue told Global News they had been waiting long past their relatives’ appointment times and they still weren’t in the building. Alberta seniors hopeful for future as COVID-19 vaccines open to those 75 and older Jose Legaspi was there with his 78-year-old sister, whose appointment was scheduled for 1:40 p.m.

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Who’s responsible for enforcing COVID-19 restrictions in Alberta?

more vaccines are now rolling out across Alberta, there have continued to be instances of those defying COVID-19 public health orders.The question of who is responsible for enforcing the rules has been asked by many Albertans, who continue to mask-up, keep their distance and take precautions.From restaurants opening before they were allowed, to weekend protests, to the ongoing issues at GraceLife Church — enforcement has been muddled.When asked about whose job it is to enforce the health regulations, Premier Jason Kenney has said, “it’s not appropriate for elected people to direct operational details of law enforcement agencies there on the ground dealing with these circumstances.”“We trust their judgement and how best to enforce the public

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Hinshaw to provide Alberta COVID-19 update Thursday afternoon

Dr. Deena Hinshaw is scheduled to provide another COVID-19 update for Albertans on Thursday afternoon.The chief medical officer of health is expected to speak at 3:30 p.m.

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Hinshaw to provide provincial COVID-19 data, Calgary variant update Tuesday

COVID-19 update Tuesday afternoon, including on reports of variants in a Calgary school.She is scheduled to speak at 3:30 p.m. and her remarks will be streamed in this story.On Monday evening, Alberta’s chief medical officer of health tweeted that a student in Calgary whose parent recently returned from travel “were determined to have been infectious with a variant case” while attending an unnamed school.“There’s been no evidence to date that anyone else has been infected.” Calgary student who tested positive for COVID-19 variant was at school while infectious: Hinshaw Hinshaw said she will provide an update on the case during Tuesday’s COVID-19 reporting.Dr.

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Hinshaw to give Alberta COVID-19 update Wednesday as NDP calls for action to contain variants

COVID-19 variants initially detected in the U.K. and South Africa if they begin spreading locally.So far, all of the variant cases that have been detected in the province have been travel-related, Alberta’s chief medical officer of health said in her update Tuesday.Dr.

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Dr. Hinshaw to provide Alberta COVID-19 update Friday at 4 p.m.

record-breaking number of deaths from COVID-19 were reported, Dr. Deena Hinshaw is scheduled to provide another update on the novel coronavirus for Albertans.The chief medical officer of health is scheduled to speak at 4 p.m.

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Dr. Hinshaw to provide Alberta COVID-19 update Thursday afternoon

COVID-19 update to Albertans on Thursday afternoon.The chief medical officer of health is scheduled to speak at 3:30 p.m. Her news conference will be streamed live in this post.

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Dr. Hinshaw to provide Alberta COVID-19 update Monday afternoon

COVID-19 reported in Alberta, Dr. Deena Hinshaw is scheduled to provide another update on the novel coronavirus situation in the province on Monday.The chief medical officer of health is scheduled to speak at 3:30 p.m.

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New research suggests Alberta COVID-19 R value currently too high to lift restrictions

new measures announced on Nov. 24.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Kenney said the province’s R value must be below one by Dec.

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Calgary, Edmonton police say more COVID-19 tickets likely after Dr. Hinshaw requests enforcement

COVID-19 rules, after receiving a letter requesting enforcement from Dr. Deena Hinshaw last week.In her letter dated Nov.

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Dr. Deena Hinshaw to provide Alberta COVID-19 update Thursday afternoon

COVID-19 situation in the province from Dr. Deena Hinshaw on Thursday.The chief medical officer of health is scheduled to speak at 3:30 p.m.

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Alberta officials to update provincial COVID-19 situation Monday afternoon

coronavirus situation in the province on Monday, including confirmed COVID-19 cases through the weekend.Dr. Deena Hinshaw, the province’s chief medical officer of health, is scheduled to speak at 3:30 p.m.

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Alberta surpasses 10,000 total COVID-19 cases after recording 111 new cases Friday, 2 more deaths

outbreak at Edmonton’s Good Samaritan Southgate Care Centre.The provincial COVID-19 death toll was at 178 as of Friday afternoon.

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Coronavirus: Alberta has 59 new cases, 1 more death

Alberta Health said Saturday that there were 59 new lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the province, bringing the total of active ones to 1,837.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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