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Interactive aggregate data on COVID-19 cases in Alberta

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May 21, 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 21 0 14 0 35 1
1-4 years 73 1 63 1 136 2
5-9 years 69 1 78 1 147 2
10-19 years 301 4 283 4 584 9
20-29 years 428 6 485 7 913 13
30-39 years 629 9 748 11 1,377 20
40-49 years 676 10 847 13 1,523 23
50-59 years 464 7 530 8 994 15
60-69 years 245 4 267 4 512 8
70-79 years 124 2 106 2 230 3
80+ years 205 3 111 2 316 5
Unknown 0 0 1 0 1 0
All 3,235 48 3,533 52 6,768 100



Healthcare Workers

Table 2. Healthcare workers among COVID-19 cases
Total Active Recovered Died
Calgary Zone 485 67 418 0
Central Zone 13 1 12 0
Edmonton Zone 75 2 73 0
North Zone 30 1 29 0
South Zone 37 8 29 0
Alberta 640 79 561 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 6768 285 4.2 6.5 52 0.8 1.2 132 2.0 3.0
Under 1 year 35 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0
1-4 years 136 2 1.5 0.9 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0
5-9 years 147 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0
10-19 years 584 6 1.0 1.1 2 0.3 0.4 0 0.0 0.0
20-29 years 913 7 0.8 1.2 1 0.1 0.2 1 0.1 0.2
30-39 years 1377 27 2.0 3.8 1 0.1 0.1 1 0.1 0.1
40-49 years 1523 36 2.4 6.0 6 0.4 1.0 1 0.1 0.2
50-59 years 994 48 4.8 8.7 14 1.4 2.5 2 0.2 0.4
60-69 years 512 48 9.4 10.5 11 2.1 2.4 10 2.0 2.2
70-79 years 230 55 23.9 22.4 12 5.2 4.9 27 11.7 11.0
80+ years 316 56 17.7 41.2 5 1.6 3.7 90 28.5 66.3
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 4,675 69
Central Zone 99 1
Edmonton Zone 524 8
North Zone 230 3
South Zone 1,216 18
Unknown 24 0
All 6,768 100



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 225,588
People tested 206,778



Table 6. Number of people tested for COVID-19 in Alberta by zone
Zone Count Percent
Calgary Zone 95,533 46
Central Zone 16,948 8
Edmonton Zone 57,990 28
North Zone 15,660 8
South Zone 17,026 8
Unknown 3,621 2
All 206,778 100



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 829 0 940 0 0 0 1,769 1
1-4 years 2,642 1 3,036 1 0 0 5,678 3
5-9 years 2,411 1 2,628 1 0 0 5,039 2
10-19 years 5,373 3 4,674 2 2 0 10,049 5
20-29 years 17,675 9 12,229 6 5 0 29,909 14
30-39 years 25,451 12 18,063 9 2 0 43,516 21
40-49 years 21,126 10 14,311 7 4 0 35,441 17
50-59 years 18,366 9 11,848 6 2 0 30,216 15
60-69 years 12,496 6 9,438 5 3 0 21,937 11
70-79 years 6,190 3 5,214 3 0 0 11,404 6
80+ years 7,340 4 4,449 2 1 0 11,790 6
Unknown 5 0 11 0 14 0 30 0
All 119,904 58 86,841 42 33 0 206,778 100
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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