46 Albertans’ deaths were directly attributed to COVID-19 this week, bringing the total number to 5,093 in the 32 months since the coronavirus was detected in the province. COVID19AB
The Westlock Healthcare Centre declared an outbreak on Monday when four people tested positive for COVID-19.A unit in the Grey Nuns Community Hospital in Edmonton declared an outbreak on Friday, bringing a total of four units and 21 people testing positive.Edmonton’s Misericordia Community Hospital added another unit to outbreak on Friday, for a total of seven units still on outbreak status.
The Rockyview General Hospital has three units experiencing outbreaks when a third unit saw patients test positive on Thursday.Calgary’s Foothills Medical Centre saw seven patients test positive on Thursday in one unit. And the Chinook Regional Hospital added two units to outbreak status this week when nine patients tested positive on Monday and two in another unit on Tuesday.
An outbreak is declared when at least one person is deemed to have caught COVID-19 while in hospital.
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