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28 December 2020

CBC Alberta death toll from COVID-19 pandemic tops 1,000 More than 1,000 {people|individuals} {have|have actually} now {died|passed away} from COVID-19 in Alberta, though active cases {have|have actually} continued to follow {a downward|a down} {trend|pattern} over the {past|previous} {five|5} days. The {declining|decreasing} case numbers seen over the {holiday season|holiday} are, in part, due to the {fact|truth|reality} that {laboratories|labs} {have|have actually} {performed|carried out} {fewer|less} tests in {recent|current} days, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, the province’s {chief|primary} medical officer of health, {said|stated} at {a news conference|a press conference} on Monday. {Yet {despite|in spite of|regardless of} the drop in {active and {new|brand-new}|{new|brand-new} and active} cases, the {number of|variety of} {people|individuals} being {treated|dealt with} in {hospitals|medical facilities|healthcare facilities|health centers} for the {illness|disease|health problem} {has|has actually} not {declined|decreased}.|{Despite|In spite of|Regardless of} the drop in {active and {new|brand-new}|{new|brand-new} and active} cases, the number of {people|individuals} being {treated|dealt with} in {hospitals|medical facilities|healthcare facilities|health centers} for the {illness|disease|health problem} {has|has actually} not {declined|decreased}.} Hinshaw {provided|offered|supplied} case numbers for the most {recent|current} five-day {period|duration}. Dec. 23– Alberta reported 1,007 {new|brand-new} cases, {completed|finished} 15,585 tests and {added|included} 30 more deaths. Dec. 24– Alberta reported 1,191 {new|brand-new} cases, {completed|finished} 17,845 tests and {added|included} 18 more deaths. Dec. 25– Alberta reported 914 {new|brand-new} cases, {completed|finished} 14,193 tests and {added|included} 17 more deaths. Dec. 26– Alberta reported 459 {new|brand-new} cases, {completed|finished} 6,866 tests and {added|included} 27 more deaths. Dec. 27– Alberta reported 917 {new|brand-new} cases, {completed|finished} 9,633 tests and {added|included} 20 more deaths. That brings the death toll {since|because|considering that|given that} the pandemic {began|started} to 1,002. {As of|Since} Monday, the province had 15,487 active cases, while 878 {people|individuals} were being {treated|dealt with} in {hospitals|medical facilities|healthcare facilities|health centers} for the {virus|infection}, {including|consisting of} 148 in ICU beds. Hinshaw {characterized|defined|identified} Monday’s {update|upgrade} as “{difficult|challenging|tough|hard},” {given that|considered that} she {had to|needed to} report 112 deaths {had|had actually} been {added to|contributed to} the {total|overall} over that five-day {period|duration}. {Fewer|Less} tests over the {holidays|vacations} It will likely take {several|a number of|numerous} weeks {before|prior to} the {trend|pattern} of {declining|decreasing} cases is {reflected|shown} in the {number of|variety of} {deaths and hospitalizations|hospitalizations and deaths} and ICU admissions, she {said|stated}. “{We know|We understand} that things like deaths, hospitalizations, ICU, those are what we call {lagging|delayed} {indicators|signs|indications}, {because|since|due to the fact that} they do {happen|occur|take place} at {a delay|a hold-up} of one to {two|2} weeks after we {start|begin} to see our case numbers {change|alter},” she {said|stated}. “So we would {expect|anticipate} that those numbers would take longer to {start|begin} to come down than our case numbers.” {WATCH|VIEW|ENJOY|SEE}|{A doctor|A physician|A medical professional}’s account from an Alberta ICU {during|throughout} Christmas: Over the {holidays|vacations}, {fewer|less} {people|individuals} went to {testing|screening} centres, she {said|stated}, so the lower {number of|variety of} tests would {translate|equate} into lower {numbers of|varieties of} {positive|favorable} cases. The positivity rate over much of that five-day {period|duration} {shifted|moved} {between|in between} {six|6} and {seven|7} {per cent|percent}, {but|however} {jumped|leapt} to more than {nine|9} {per cent|percent} on Dec. 27, she {said|stated}. New {variant|alternative} appears in Alberta The province’s {top|leading} public health {doctor|physician|medical professional} {announced|revealed} that Alberta {has|has actually} reported its {first|very first} case of {a new|a brand-new} {variant|variation|version} of the {virus|infection}, {first|initially} seen {earlier|previously} this month in the {United Kingdom|UK}. “It {is important|is essential|is very important|is necessary} {to remember|to keep in mind|to bear in mind} that {the public|the general public} health {measures|steps|procedures} in {place|location} are protective {against|versus} this {variant|variation|version}, and {the best|the very best} thing we can do to {protect|safeguard|secure} each other is to follow them,” Hinshaw {said|stated}. “Following public health {measures|steps|procedures} {is in|remains in} part {also|likewise} {contributing to|adding to} our {declining|decreasing} cases.” {WATCH|VIEW|ENJOY|SEE}|Alberta records {first|very first} COVID-19 {variant|variation|version} in {recent|current} {traveller|visitor|tourist} from the U.K., {says|states} Dr. Deena Hinshaw: There is some {evidence|proof} that the {variant|variation|version} {may|might} be more {infectious|contagious|transmittable} than other {strains|stress|pressures} of the {virus|infection}, she {said|stated}, {but|however} there is no {evidence|proof} that it {has|has actually} {spread|spread out} in the province beyond that single case. “We are {working with|dealing with} {the Public|the general public} Health {Agency|Company|Firm} of Canada to be able to get the flight {details|information} and the list of {individuals|people} who were on the {same|exact same|very same} {plane|airplane|aircraft},” Hinshaw {said|stated}. “There’s {a time delay|a dead time} {between|in between} when that {individual|private|specific} {arrived|shown up|gotten here} and when the {symptoms|signs} {began|started}, {and so|therefore} it’s something that’s a theoretical possibility of transmission … at the {moment|minute}, we {have|have actually} {looked at|taken a look at} the {situation|circumstance|scenario} and {believe|think} that the {risk|danger|threat} is {very|extremely|really} low, {but|however} we will be making those {phone calls|telephone call|call} to {make sure|ensure|make certain} that we are {providing|offering|supplying} that {additional|extra} {information|info|details} to {anyone|anybody} who {may|might} have been seated near this {individual|person} on the flight.” {WATCH|VIEW|ENJOY|SEE}|Alberta paramedics {push for|promote} {place on|put on} COVID-19 vaccine {priority|concern|top priority} list: The {encouraging|motivating} {downward|down} {trends|patterns} {reflect|show} the {collective|cumulative} actions taken by Albertans over the {past|previous} {two|2} weeks, Hinshaw {said|stated}. “We {must|should|need to} {remain|stay} {attentive|mindful} to the orders in {place|location} and continue to follow them {closely|carefully} to {make sure|ensure|make certain} that we {don’t|do not} see a spike in mid-January that {ignites|fires up|sparks} {a dangerous|a harmful|a hazardous|an unsafe} spread in 2021.” ‘{Tragic|Terrible|Awful} {milestone|turning point}’ Alberta Premier Jason Kenney {issued|provided|released} {a statement|a declaration} calling the death toll a “{tragic|terrible|awful} {milestone|turning point}” and {said|stated} those 1,002 {people|individuals} were {mothers|moms}, {{fathers|dads|daddies}, {husbands|hubbies|spouses|other halves|partners} or {wives|spouses|partners|other halves|better halves}|{fathers|dads|daddies}, {wives|spouses|partners|other halves|better halves} or {husbands|hubbies|spouses|other halves|partners}|{husbands|hubbies|spouses|other halves|partners}, {fathers|dads|daddies} or {wives|spouses|partners|other halves|better halves}|{husbands|hubbies|spouses|other halves|partners}, {wives|spouses|partners|other halves|better halves} or {fathers|dads|daddies}|{wives|spouses|partners|other halves|better halves}, {fathers|dads|daddies} or {husbands|hubbies|spouses|other halves|partners}|{wives|spouses|partners|other halves|better halves}, {husbands|hubbies|spouses|other halves|partners} or {fathers|dads|daddies}} who will be {mourned|grieved} and {missed|missed out on}. “{But|However} even as we reach this {painful|unpleasant|uncomfortable|agonizing} {milestone|turning point}, there is {reason|factor} for hope,” Kenney {said|stated}. “{As of|Since} today, more than 6,000 Albertans {have|have actually} {received|gotten} their {first|very first} vaccine {doses|dosages}. We can see the light at the end of the tunnel. And so on this grim day, I ask all Albertans to double down on our public health {measures|steps|procedures}. Let’s {prevent|avoid} as {many|numerous|lots of} Albertans as we can from experiencing the {same|exact same|very same} {pain|discomfort} and loss that {so many|a lot of|many|numerous} {already|currently} have.” NDP {Official|Authorities} Opposition deputy leader Sarah Hoffman {offered|provided|used} her {condolences|acknowledgements} to the {families and friends|friends and families} of those who {have|have actually} {died|passed away} of COVID-19. “We continue to {call on|contact|get in touch with} Premier Jason Kenney and the UCP to do more to {prevent|avoid} the spread and {further|additional|more} {tragic|terrible|awful} {loss of life|death},” Hoffman {said|stated} in {a statement|a declaration}. “We {need|require} more {staff|personnel} in Alberta’s continuing care centres, we {need|require} {an actual|a real} {plan for|prepare for} school re-entry in January and we {need|require} {updated|upgraded} modelling on COVID-19 so that we have the {facts|truths|realities} and {transparency|openness} on the {risks|dangers|threats} we {face|deal with} as this pandemic {carries on|continues}.”

Source: ca.news.yahoo.com

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