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May 05, 2020






COVID-19 in Alberta

Highlights

Cases



Figure 1: COVID-19 cases in Alberta by day and case status. Recovered is based on the assumption that a person is recovered 14 days after a particular date (see data notes tab), if they did not experience severe outcomes (hospitalized or deceased).



Figure 2: Cumulative COVID-19 cases in Alberta by route of suspected acquisition. Only includes COVID-19 cases where case report forms have been received.



Figure 3: COVID-19 cases in Alberta by day and case status. Probable cases include cases where the lab confirmation is pending. Current day is partial.



Characteristics

Number and rate of COVID-19 cases in Alberta by age group

Figure 4: Number and rate of COVID-19 cases in Alberta by age group



COVID-19 cases in Alberta by age group and gender

Figure 5: COVID-19 cases in Alberta by age group and gender



Table 1. COVID-19 cases in Alberta by age group and gender
  Gender  
  Female Male Unknown All
Age Count Percent Count Percent Count Percent Count Percent
Under 1 year 14 0 11 0 0 0 25 0
1-4 years 60 1 59 1 0 0 119 2
5-9 years 50 1 60 1 0 0 110 2
10-19 years 251 4 237 4 1 0 489 8
20-29 years 373 6 419 7 0 0 792 13
30-39 years 542 9 659 11 0 0 1,201 20
40-49 years 602 10 763 13 0 0 1,365 23
50-59 years 411 7 448 8 0 0 859 15
60-69 years 229 4 228 4 0 0 457 8
70-79 years 106 2 91 2 0 0 197 3
80+ years 176 3 101 2 0 0 277 5
Unknown 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
All 2,815 48 3,077 52 1 0 5,893 100



Healthcare Workers

Table 2. Healthcare workers among COVID-19 cases
Total Active Recovered Died
Calgary Zone 412 111 301 0
Central Zone 12 3 9 0
Edmonton Zone 76 10 66 0
North Zone 29 8 21 0
South Zone 28 8 20 0
Alberta 557 140 417 0
Note:
Status of Healthcare workers is self-reported and might be different from other sources. Please note these are not necessarily healthcare workers who were infected at work.



Severe outcomes

Summary

  • Average age for COVID cases not hospitalized is 41 years, (range: 0-105)
  • Average age for COVID cases hospitalized is 61 years, (range: 10-102)
  • Average age for COVID cases hospitalized with an ICU stay is 60 years, (range: 15-83)
  • Average age for COVID cases that died is 82 years, (range: 27-102)



Rate of total hospitalizations, ICU admissions, and deaths among COVID-19 cases in Alberta

Figure 6: Rate of total hospitalizations, ICU admissions, and deaths among COVID-19 cases in Alberta



Total hospitalizations, ICU admissions and deaths (ever) among COVID-19 cases in Alberta by age group. Each ICU admission is also included in the total number of hospitalizations.This is based on totals rather than current hospitalizations and ICU admissions.

Figure 7: Total hospitalizations, ICU admissions and deaths (ever) among COVID-19 cases in Alberta by age group. Each ICU admission is also included in the total number of hospitalizations.This is based on totals rather than current hospitalizations and ICU admissions.



Table 3. Total Hospitalizations, ICU admissions and deaths (ever) among COVID-19 cases in Alberta by age group
Age Group
Cases
Hospitalized
ICU
Deaths
Count Count Case rate Pop. rate Count Case rate Pop. rate Count Case rate Pop. rate
Total 5893 243 4.1 5.6 52 0.9 1.2 106 1.8 2.4
Under 1 year 25 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0
1-4 years 119 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0
5-9 years 110 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0
10-19 years 489 6 1.2 1.1 2 0.4 0.4 0 0.0 0.0
20-29 years 792 7 0.9 1.2 2 0.3 0.3 1 0.1 0.2
30-39 years 1201 22 1.8 3.1 1 0.1 0.1 1 0.1 0.1
40-49 years 1365 31 2.3 5.2 6 0.4 1.0 1 0.1 0.2
50-59 years 859 41 4.8 7.4 13 1.5 2.3 1 0.1 0.2
60-69 years 457 40 8.8 8.8 11 2.4 2.4 10 2.2 2.2
70-79 years 197 46 23.4 18.7 12 6.1 4.9 18 9.1 7.3
80+ years 277 50 18.1 36.8 5 1.8 3.7 74 26.7 54.5
Unknown 2 0 0.0 NA 0 0.0 NA 0 0.0 NA
Note:
Based on total hospitalizations and ICU admissions ever.
Row percent is out of the number of cases in each age group.
Each ICU admission is also included in the total number of hospitalization
Case rate (per 100 cases)
Population rate (per 100,000 population)



Figure 8: Number of current COVID-19 patients in hospital, ICU and non-ICU



Figure 9: Rate of new hospitalizations (7-day rolling average, average of current day and previous 6 days) by admission date, Alberta, Calgary, Edmonton and South Zones. Hospitalization in other Zones are still low.

Geospatial

Figure 10: Cumulative COVID-19 cases in Alberta by zone and date reported to Alberta Health. Cases without a postal code or incorrect postal codes are labelled as unknown.



Figure 11: Rate of COVID-19 cases (per 100,000 population) in Alberta and by zone



Table 4. COVID-19 cases in Alberta by zone
Zone Count Percent
Calgary Zone 3,957 67
Central Zone 89 2
Edmonton Zone 502 9
North Zone 221 4
South Zone 1,094 19
Unknown 30 1
All 5,893 100



Geographies can be displayed by municipality or local geographic area (LGA). When viewing by municipality, regions are defined by rural municipalities, city boundaries, and urban service areas; smaller regions (i.e. towns, villages, and reserves) are incorporated into the corresponding rural area. Cases without a postal code or incorrect postal codes are not included. Location information missing/invalid for: 47 case(s).

Laboratory testing

Figure 12: People tested for COVID-19 in Alberta by day



Table 5. COVID-19 testing in Alberta
Number (n)
Test volume 167,015
People tested 157,137



Table 6. Number of people tested for COVID-19 in Alberta by zone
Zone Count Percent
Calgary Zone 70,607 45
Central Zone 12,874 8
Edmonton Zone 45,671 29
North Zone 12,134 8
South Zone 12,825 8
Unknown 3,026 2
All 157,137 100



People tested for COVID-19 in Alberta by age group and gender

Figure 13: People tested for COVID-19 in Alberta by age group and gender



Table 7. People tested for COVID-19 in Alberta by age group and gender
  Gender  
  Female Male Unknown All
Age Count Percent Count Percent Count Percent Count Percent
Under 1 year 611 0 733 0 1 0 1,345 1
1-4 years 2,028 1 2,318 1 1 0 4,347 3
5-9 years 1,845 1 2,000 1 0 0 3,845 2
10-19 years 3,848 2 3,349 2 1 0 7,198 5
20-29 years 13,541 9 8,941 6 3 0 22,485 14
30-39 years 20,146 13 13,611 9 2 0 33,759 21
40-49 years 16,445 10 10,871 7 4 0 27,320 17
50-59 years 14,121 9 8,852 6 1 0 22,974 15
60-69 years 9,461 6 7,014 4 2 0 16,477 10
70-79 years 4,531 3 3,838 2 0 0 8,369 5
80+ years 5,567 4 3,431 2 0 0 8,998 6
Unknown 3 0 9 0 8 0 20 0
All 92,147 59 64,967 41 23 0 157,137 100
Note:
Count represents the number of people tested



Cumulative and daily test positivity rate for COVID-19 in Alberta.

Figure 14: Cumulative and daily test positivity rate for COVID-19 in Alberta.



Positivity rate for COVID-19 in Alberta by zone.

Figure 15: Positivity rate for COVID-19 in Alberta by zone.

Data export

Data are subject to change. Fluctuations are expected as cases are investigated and updated. Current day is partial. Data are provided for export in excel and csv formats.

Data notes

Data sources

The Provincial Surveillance Information system (PSI) is a laboratory surveillance system which receives positive results for all Notifiable Diseases and diseases under laboratory surveillance from Alberta Precision Labs (APL). The system also receives negative results for a subset of organisms such as COVID-19. The system contains basic information on characteristics and demographics such as age, zone and gender.

Recovered is based on the assumption that a case is recovered 14 days after a particular date. For confirmed cases, we used specimen collected date and for probable cases, this is the date reported to Alberta Health.

Information such as hospitalizations and ICU admissions are received through enhanced case report forms sent by Alberta Health Services (AHS).

Disclaimer

The content and format of this report are subject to change. Cases are under investigation and numbers may fluctuate as cases are resolved. Data included in the interactive data application are up-to-date as of midday of the date of posting.