The lab system conducted some 8,200 tests the day before, leaving its provincial positivity rate sitting at 5.6 per cent."Our positivity rate is declining, but it is still far above the one to three per cent that we saw for most of the summer and fall," commented Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw.
"The numbers fluctuate on a daily basis, but we continue to see an overall decline in our testing numbers from last month. We don't know all the reasons for this, but one factor could be fewer people getting sick," she explained, urging anyone showing symptoms to book a test. After the past week, Alberta's provincewide R value sits at 0.84. The rate of transmission is slightly lower in the Edmonton and Calgary medical zones – 0.81 and 0.79, respectively – and slightly higher outside of those areas – 0.88.Alberta's death tally increased by 16 to a total of 1,463 since the province's first case in March 2020.
Hinshaw said there were 147 schools – about six per cent of all schools in the province – on alert, and two schools with outbreaks.Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw will give an update Tuesday on the "progress" Alberta is making with its COVID-19 numbers. A day earlier, the province's top doctor called decreasing hospitalization and infection numbers a "testament of the hard work and sacrifices" of Albertans but said "we're not out of the woods yet."
It doesn't count when you've also reduced testing at the same time...
And also lowest testing so not hard to get numbers down
Thank you to those helping us. To those bucking the system...buck you
How come Lisa Laflamatory didn’t mention this tidbit on the news tonight?
Didn't the 'experts' predict huge cases after Christmas?! 🤔😷🎄
TSNRyanRishaug So when will restaurants be allowed to open? Lot of us having a tough time.
Hmmmmm funny that so has Ontario. Coincidence..... perhaps.....
TSNRyanRishaug Keep the lockdown and restrictions. We’ve come too far to let it got to waste.
TSNRyanRishaug I don’t believe one word of this garbage.
The normal January peak is happening and things will drop now thru spring. Like the past 100 years.
HernanDaMan Numbers trending in the right direction, still tho remains an eminent threat. Illustrates anti-maskers are not immune.
....could somebody at the press conference ask for a Cancer, Alzheimer, Dementia, Opioid and Suicide update!
And how much testing was done?
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