Jan. 10 Covid-19 update
Sunday, 10 January 2021. Posted in Shootin' the Breeze
Pendulum swings with Alberta reporting
a decrease in active cases in today’s update
South zone Covid-19 update
compiled from Alberta Health Services data
by Shannon Robison, Publisher of Shootin' the Breeze
After Alberta counted an increase of more than 800 active cases on Friday, today’s update showed a decrease of 321 in the same statistic for Saturday. Hospitalizations are now below 800 as well.
As of yesterday, 44,994 doses of Covid-19 vaccine have been administered in Alberta.
Seven adverse events following immunizations have been reported to Alberta Health and Alberta Health Services.
Alberta remains under mandatory public health restrictions until at least Jan. 21, 2021. See links for details of specific restrictions below.
Alberta Overview
Saturday, Jan. 9 – 111,452 total cases
Data updated Sunday, Jan. 10
811 new cases of Covid-19 were reported in today’s update.
12,302 people were tested, for a provincial positivity rate of about 6.6 per cent.
There are 14,116 active cases, a decrease of 321 from the previous day.
1,120 recoveries brings the total to 96,052 and a recovery rate of about 86 per cent.
794 people are hospitalized with 128 admitted to intensive care units.
12 new Covid-related deaths were reported today.
1,284 Albertans have now died, and the Covid-19 mortality rate for the province is about 1.2 per cent.
School statistics have not been updated over the holidays and Alberta Health has advised they will next be reported tomorrow.
South Zone Specifics
Saturday, Jan. 9 – 5,262 total cases
Data updated Sunday, Jan. 10
25 new cases were reported in today’s update
695 people were tested for a positivity rate of about three per cent.
There are 297 active cases, a decrease of 3 from the previous day.
28 recoveries brings the total to 4,901, for a zone recovery rate of about 93 per cent.
16 people are hospitalized with four admitted to intensive care.
Note: zone of current hospitalization and current ICU admission are based on location of hospitalization, not zone of patient residence. For example, a Pincher Creek resident hospitalized in Calgary would be categorized as an active case in the Pincher Creek region but hospitalization statistic would show in the Calgary zone.
64 residents have died and Covid-19 has a mortality rate of about 1.2 per cent for the zone.
There are six outbreak sites across the south, which are detailed in the community breakdown below. Outbreaks are normally updated by Alberta Health Tuesdays and Fridays, and declared over when four weeks have passed with no new cases. This means not all outbreaks have current transmission or active cases.
School statistics have not been updated over the holidays and Alberta Health has advised they will next be reported tomorrow.
Know the symptoms of Covid-19 and what to do if you, or someone you know, is experiencing them.
Learn about symptoms, testing, isolation and quarantine
Know and understand the restrictions currently in place until at least Jan. 21, 2021:
* All restrictions have been reviewed on Jan. 7 to ensure this is the most up-to-date information available as little tweaks are often made in the background.
Gatherings
Travel and visitors
Wedding and funeral services
Faith services
Retail and home-based businesses
Restaurants, pubs, bars, lounges and cafes
Hotels, motels, hunting and fishing lodges
Personal and wellness services
Health, social and professional services
Entertainment and recreation facilities
Sports and physical activities
Performances
South Zone Community Breakdown
Saturday, Jan. 9
Data updated Sunday, Jan. 10
* Indicates a change in statistics since the previous day’s report
Pincher Creek Region – 121 total
17 active, 101 recovered, 3 deaths
* 1 new active, 2 new recoveries
204.8 per 100,000
Aakom-Kiyii Health Services has reported 16 active cases (decrease of 3) of Covid-19 in Piikani Nation, which are included in the totals above. Their post notes a delay in reporting in explanation of this count being higher than the number of active cases in the Alberta Health update.
Pincher Creek Region includes the Town of Pincher Creek; MD of Pincher Creek and its hamlets of Beaver Mines, Lowland Heights, Lundbreck, Pincher Station and Twin Butte; the Village of Cowley and Piikani Nation.
Crowsnest Pass – 12 total
1 active, 11 recovered
15.8 per 100,000
Fort Macleod – 72 total
3 active, 66 recovered, 3 deaths
* 1 new recovery
MD of Willow Creek in Calgary zone = 36.5 per 100,000 (6 active in MD)
School outbreak (open) – W.A. Day Elementary School (Dec. 9)
Cardston County/Kainai – 319 total
46 active, 267 recovered, 6 deaths
* 4 new active, 3 new recoveries
279.5 per 100,000
School outbreak (watch) – Magrath Elementary School (listed as open Dec. 16, moved to watch Dec. 22)
I.D. Waterton – 0
0 per 100,000 – open status
City of Lethbridge – 1,490 total
106 active, 1,385 recovered, 10 deaths
* 11 new active, 5 new recoveries
107.1 per 100,000
Public outbreak site – Lethbridge Alpha House
School outbreaks (open) – St. Teresa of Calcutta School, Chinook High School, Senator Joyce Fairbairn Middle School, Dr. Gerald B. Probe Elementary School and Ecole St. Mary School
School outbreaks (watch) – Winston Churchill High School, Catholic Central High School, Gilbert Paterson Middle School and Wilson Middle School (Dec. 13)
Lethbridge County – 460 total
33 active, 420 recovered, 7 deaths
* 1 new active, 5 new recoveries
130.8 per 100,000
Supportive living/home living outbreak — Bethesda Care Home in Picture Butte (Dec. 22)
Public outbreak sites – Rehoboth Christian Ministries in Coaldale (Jan. 8) and Whole Leaf Produce in Coaldale (Jan. 8)
School outbreak (open) – R.I. Baker Middle School in Coaldale (Dec. 20)
School outbreaks (watch) – Barons School in Barons
County of Warner – 149 total
6 active, 141 recovered, 2 deaths
* 1 new active
54.6 per 100,000
MD of Taber – 318 total
9 active, 303 recovered, 6 deaths
* 1 new active, 3 new recoveries
47.7 per 100,000
School outbreaks (open) – Tween Valley Christian School, Vauxhall Junior Senior High School
School outbreak (watch) – W.R. Myers High School
City of Brooks – 1,357 total
14 active, 1,329 recovered, 14 deaths
* 2 new recoveries
72.6 per 100,000
Supportive living/home living outbreaks — Agecare Sunrise Gardens and Newbrook Lodge
School outbreaks (open) – Christ the King Academy
School outbreak (watch) – Holy Family Academy (listed as open Dec. 13, moved to watch Dec. 22)
County of Newell – 145 total
6 active, 137 recovered, 2 deaths
74.1 per 100,000
County of Forty Mile – 117 total
4 active, 111 recovered, 2 deaths
* 1 new active
62.1 per 100,000
Cypress County – 145 total
5 active, 140 recovered
* 1 new recovery
44.6 per 100,000
City of Medicine Hat – 494 total
37 active, 448 recovered, 9 deaths
* 3 new active, 7 new recoveries
54.4 per 100,000
Supportive living/home living outbreak sites – Meadowlands and Chinook Village
School outbreaks (open) – Crescent Heights High School
Oyen region – 38 total
10 active, 28 recovered
* 2 new active
Special Area 3 – 285.6 per 100,000 (7 active in area)
MD of Acadia – 815.2 per 100,000 (3 active in MD)
Special Area 2 – 65.8 per 100,000 (3 active in area, not all of which is in south zone)
Alberta Information by Zone
Saturday, Jan. 9
Updated Sunday, Jan. 10
* Indicates a change in statistics since the previous day’s report
Calgary Zone
42,614 confirmed cases +336
5,019 active cases -120
41,126 recovered cases +389
211 in hospital
43 in intensive care
407 deaths +3
Edmonton Zone
47,349 confirmed cases +242
5,543 active cases -153
41,126 recovered cases +389
423 in hospital
57 in intensive care
680 deaths +6
Central Zone
7,724 confirmed cases +88
1,498 active cases -79
6,170 recovered cases +166
81 in hospital
17 in intensive care
56 deaths +1
South Zone
5,262 confirmed cases +25
297 active cases -3
4,901 recovered cases +28
16 in hospital
4 in intensive care
64 deaths
North Zone
8,305 confirmed cases +109
1,678 active cases +26
6,550 recovered cases +81
63 in hospital
7 in intensive care
77 deaths +2
Unknown Zone
198 confirmed cases
81 active cases
117 recovered cases
0 deaths
