Alberta is recording a huge jump in new COVID-19 cases with an estimated 4,000 infections identified over the last 24 hours.
For the second day in a row, the province has broken its single-day record for COVID-19 cases after 2,775 were logged yesterday. Preliminary data released by the province also shows hospitalizations jumped to 371 from 349 yesterday, while intensive care admissions dropped slightly.Alberta’s top doctor says the government was holding a cabinet committee meeting today to address growing concerns about the highly contagious Omicron variant, which is driving infections across Canada.
Dr. Deena Hinshaw says in a post on social media that she’s taking part in the meeting to discuss the “latest development and trends” with the variant and to determine how to best protect Albertans. We have a weekly Western Canada newsletter written by our B.C. and Alberta bureau chiefs, providing a comprehensive package of the news you need to know about the region and its place in the issues facing Canada.
That’s it? I think BC had at least a week of record-breaking numbers. Do better.
Very nice!
Don't matter anymore. The gov has just conceded.
How? The unclean/unvaxed covid super-spreaders have been banned from society
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