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Interactive aggregate data on COVID-19 cases in Alberta

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May 18, 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 All
Age Count Percent Count Percent Count Percent
Under 1 year 19 0 14 0 33 0
1-4 years 72 1 63 1 135 2
5-9 years 69 1 77 1 146 2
10-19 years 296 4 281 4 577 9
20-29 years 427 6 477 7 904 14
30-39 years 618 9 741 11 1,359 20
40-49 years 670 10 837 13 1,507 23
50-59 years 462 7 521 8 983 15
60-69 years 243 4 259 4 502 8
70-79 years 122 2 103 2 225 3
80+ years 201 3 110 2 311 5
Unknown 0 0 1 0 1 0
All 3,199 48 3,484 52 6,683 100



Healthcare Workers

Table 2. Healthcare workers among COVID-19 cases
Total Active Recovered Died
Calgary Zone 472 67 405 0
Central Zone 13 1 12 0
Edmonton Zone 75 2 73 0
North Zone 30 1 29 0
South Zone 36 9 27 0
Alberta 626 80 546 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 that died is 82 years, (range: 27-104)
  • Average age for COVID cases hospitalized with an ICU stay is 60 years, (range: 15-83)
  • Average age for COVID cases hospitalized is 61 years, (range: 1-102)
  • Average age for COVID cases not hospitalized is 40 years, (range: 0-105)



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 6683 280 4.2 6.4 53 0.8 1.2 128 1.9 2.9
Under 1 year 33 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0
1-4 years 135 2 1.5 0.9 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0
5-9 years 146 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0
10-19 years 577 6 1.0 1.1 2 0.3 0.4 0 0.0 0.0
20-29 years 904 7 0.8 1.2 1 0.1 0.2 1 0.1 0.2
30-39 years 1359 26 1.9 3.7 1 0.1 0.1 1 0.1 0.1
40-49 years 1507 36 2.4 6.0 6 0.4 1.0 1 0.1 0.2
50-59 years 983 47 4.8 8.5 14 1.4 2.5 2 0.2 0.4
60-69 years 502 47 9.4 10.3 12 2.4 2.6 10 2.0 2.2
70-79 years 225 54 24.0 22.0 12 5.3 4.9 25 11.1 10.2
80+ years 311 55 17.7 40.5 5 1.6 3.7 88 28.3 64.8
Unknown 1 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 4,603 69
Central Zone 99 1
Edmonton Zone 518 8
North Zone 229 3
South Zone 1,210 18
Unknown 24 0
All 6,683 100



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: 46 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 216,536
People tested 199,237



Table 6. Number of people tested for COVID-19 in Alberta by zone
Zone Count Percent
Calgary Zone 91,227 46
Central Zone 16,411 8
Edmonton Zone 56,267 28
North Zone 15,168 8
South Zone 16,633 8
Unknown 3,531 2
All 199,237 100



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 790 0 908 0 0 0 1,698 1
1-4 years 2,520 1 2,931 1 0 0 5,451 3
5-9 years 2,326 1 2,541 1 0 0 4,867 2
10-19 years 5,102 3 4,453 2 2 0 9,557 5
20-29 years 17,079 9 11,674 6 6 0 28,759 14
30-39 years 24,727 12 17,396 9 3 0 42,126 21
40-49 years 20,491 10 13,798 7 6 0 34,295 17
50-59 years 17,738 9 11,355 6 5 0 29,098 15
60-69 years 12,000 6 9,020 5 3 0 21,023 11
70-79 years 5,953 3 5,009 3 0 0 10,962 6
80+ years 7,066 4 4,300 2 1 0 11,367 6
Unknown 6 0 13 0 15 0 34 0
All 115,798 58 83,398 42 41 0 199,237 100
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.



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