COVID-19 Alberta statistics

Interactive aggregate data on COVID-19 cases in Alberta

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May 29, 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 23 0 15 0 0 0 38 1
1-4 years 75 1 67 1 0 0 142 2
5-9 years 77 1 83 1 1 0 161 2
10-19 years 312 4 289 4 0 0 601 9
20-29 years 439 6 505 7 0 0 944 14
30-39 years 649 9 776 11 0 0 1,425 20
40-49 years 704 10 863 12 0 0 1,567 22
50-59 years 474 7 539 8 0 0 1,013 15
60-69 years 251 4 272 4 0 0 523 7
70-79 years 130 2 110 2 0 0 240 3
80+ years 209 3 115 2 0 0 324 5
Unknown 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
All 3,343 48 3,635 52 1 0 6,979 100



Healthcare Workers

Table 2. Healthcare workers among COVID-19 cases
Total Active Recovered Died
Calgary Zone 502 38 464 0
Central Zone 13 1 12 0
Edmonton Zone 74 3 71 0
North Zone 30 1 29 0
South Zone 37 2 35 0
Alberta 656 45 611 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 83 years, (range: 27-105)
  • Average age for COVID cases hospitalized with an ICU stay is 59 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 6979 307 4.4 7.0 55 0.8 1.3 143 2.0 3.3
Under 1 year 38 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0
1-4 years 142 2 1.4 0.9 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0
5-9 years 161 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0
10-19 years 601 7 1.2 1.3 2 0.3 0.4 0 0.0 0.0
20-29 years 944 10 1.1 1.7 1 0.1 0.2 1 0.1 0.2
30-39 years 1425 29 2.0 4.1 1 0.1 0.1 1 0.1 0.1
40-49 years 1567 39 2.5 6.5 8 0.5 1.3 1 0.1 0.2
50-59 years 1013 53 5.2 9.6 15 1.5 2.7 2 0.2 0.4
60-69 years 523 48 9.2 10.5 11 2.1 2.4 10 1.9 2.2
70-79 years 240 62 25.8 25.2 12 5.0 4.9 28 11.7 11.4
80+ years 324 57 17.6 42.0 5 1.5 3.7 100 30.9 73.6
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 4,850 69
Central Zone 99 1
Edmonton Zone 531 8
North Zone 242 3
South Zone 1,235 18
Unknown 22 0
All 6,979 100



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: 44 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 253,459
People tested 229,675



Table 6. Number of people tested for COVID-19 in Alberta by zone
Zone Count Percent
Calgary Zone 108,005 47
Central Zone 18,347 8
Edmonton Zone 63,347 28
North Zone 17,551 8
South Zone 18,453 8
Unknown 3,972 2
All 229,675 100



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 931 0 1,048 0 0 0 1,979 1
1-4 years 2,928 1 3,411 1 0 0 6,339 3
5-9 years 2,715 1 2,903 1 0 0 5,618 2
10-19 years 6,055 3 5,338 2 2 0 11,395 5
20-29 years 19,587 9 13,759 6 6 0 33,352 15
30-39 years 27,912 12 20,175 9 3 0 48,090 21
40-49 years 23,060 10 15,941 7 4 0 39,005 17
50-59 years 20,327 9 13,409 6 2 0 33,738 15
60-69 years 13,886 6 10,702 5 4 0 24,592 11
70-79 years 6,905 3 5,828 3 0 0 12,733 6
80+ years 7,935 3 4,861 2 4 0 12,800 6
Unknown 4 0 13 0 17 0 34 0
All 132,245 58 97,388 42 42 0 229,675 100
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.