The Province of Alberta confirms that two patients at a Calgary hospital died from the Delta variant of COVID-19
Two patients at the Foothills Medical Centre in Calgary, Alta, both in their 80s, have died after contracting the Delta variant of COVID-19.A health official says two patients at Calgary’s Foothills hospital have died from the Delta variant ofKerry Williamson with Alberta Health Services says the two patients, a man and a woman, were in their 80s, had significant co-morbidities and likely acquired the virus in the hospital.
They were among 23 hospital patients and staff who became infected with the Delta variant, one of the variants first identified in India.Health experts have stressed that it is still possible to contract COVID-19 even with full immunization, but that the chances of severe outcomes drop significantly with vaccination.
The Delta variant is being watched carefully in Alberta, given it is now the dominant strain in the United Kingdom and, with its rapid transmission, is threatening plans there to reopen the economy and lift health restrictions.to read the day’s essential coronavirus news, features and explainers written by Globe reporters and editors.
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