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COVID-19 in Alberta
Data included in the interactive data application are up-to-date as of end of day December 15, 2020.
Highlights
749
current hospitalizations
current hospitalizations
139
current ICU
current ICU
760
total deaths ⚱
total deaths ⚱
20,169
active cases
active cases
9,715
active cases, Edmonton Zone
active cases, Edmonton Zone
82 years
average age at death ⚱
average age at death ⚱
New Cases
Figure 1: COVID-19 cases in Alberta by zone. First and second panels display new (from December 09-December 15, 2020) and active cases, respectively. Cases without a postal code or incorrect postal codes are labelled as unknown. Cases are under investigation and numbers may fluctuate as cases are resolved.
Figure 2: COVID-19 cases in Alberta by age group. First and second panels display new (from December 09-December 15, 2020) and active cases, respectively. Cases are under investigation and numbers may fluctuate as cases are resolved.
Figure 3: COVID-19 cases in Alberta by route of suspected acquisition. First and second panels display new (from December 09-December 15, 2020) and active cases, respectively. Cases are under investigation and numbers may fluctuate as cases are resolved.
Total Cases
Figure 4: 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). Cases are under investigation and numbers may fluctuate as cases are resolved. Data included up to end of day December 15, 2020.
Figure 5: Cumulative COVID-19 cases in Alberta by route of suspected acquisition. Only includes COVID-19 cases where case report forms have been received. Data included up to end of day December 15, 2020.
Figure 6: COVID-19 cases in Alberta by day and case status. Probable cases include cases where the lab confirmation is pending. Data included up to end of day December 15, 2020.
Characteristics
Figure 7: Number and rate of COVID-19 cases in Alberta by age group
Figure 8: 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 | 216 | 0 | 241 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 457 | 1 |
| 1-4 years | 1,246 | 1 | 1,290 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2,536 | 3 |
| 5-9 years | 1,658 | 2 | 1,843 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3,502 | 4 |
| 10-19 years | 4,806 | 6 | 5,031 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 9,844 | 12 |
| 20-29 years | 7,918 | 9 | 8,220 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 16,152 | 19 |
| 30-39 years | 8,053 | 10 | 8,448 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 16,508 | 20 |
| 40-49 years | 6,760 | 8 | 6,837 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 13,600 | 16 |
| 50-59 years | 4,891 | 6 | 4,996 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 9,892 | 12 |
| 60-69 years | 2,983 | 4 | 3,216 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6,202 | 7 |
| 70-79 years | 1,457 | 2 | 1,451 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2,909 | 3 |
| 80+ years | 1,815 | 2 | 1,162 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2,977 | 4 |
| Unknown | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| All | 41,806 | 49 | 42,744 | 51 | 47 | 0 | 84,597 | 100 |
Healthcare Workers
Table 2. Healthcare workers among COVID-19 cases| Total | Active | Recovered | Died | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary Zone | 1933 | 249 | 1684 | 0 |
| Central Zone | 191 | 62 | 129 | 0 |
| Edmonton Zone | 2538 | 499 | 2039 | 0 |
| North Zone | 278 | 31 | 247 | 0 |
| South Zone | 240 | 23 | 217 | 0 |
| Unknown | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Alberta | 5182 | 865 | 4317 | 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: 27-106)
- Average age for COVID cases hospitalized with an ICU stay is 60 years (range: 0-89)
- Average age for COVID cases hospitalized is 62 years (range: 0-104)
- Average age for COVID cases not hospitalized is 36 years (range: 0-108)
Figure 9: Rate of total hospitalizations, ICU admissions, and deaths among COVID-19 cases in Alberta
Figure 10: 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.
| Count | Count | Case rate | Pop. rate | Count | Case rate | Pop. rate | Count | Case rate | Pop. rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 84597 | 2862 | 3.4 | 65.6 | 506 | 0.6 | 11.6 | 760 | 0.9 | 17.4 |
| Under 1 year | 457 | 17 | 3.7 | 32.6 | 3 | 0.7 | 5.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 1-4 years | 2536 | 8 | 0.3 | 3.6 | 2 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 5-9 years | 3502 | 6 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 2 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 10-19 years | 9844 | 45 | 0.5 | 8.6 | 7 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 20-29 years | 16152 | 138 | 0.9 | 23.2 | 19 | 0.1 | 3.2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| 30-39 years | 16508 | 245 | 1.5 | 34.7 | 21 | 0.1 | 3.0 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| 40-49 years | 13600 | 279 | 2.1 | 46.9 | 53 | 0.4 | 8.9 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| 50-59 years | 9892 | 419 | 4.2 | 75.7 | 95 | 1.0 | 17.2 | 17 | 0.2 | 3.1 |
| 60-69 years | 6202 | 495 | 8.0 | 108.4 | 148 | 2.4 | 32.4 | 72 | 1.2 | 15.8 |
| 70-79 years | 2909 | 558 | 19.2 | 226.9 | 116 | 4.0 | 47.2 | 164 | 5.6 | 66.7 |
| 80+ years | 2977 | 651 | 21.9 | 478.8 | 39 | 1.3 | 28.7 | 493 | 16.6 | 362.6 |
| Unknown | 18 | 1 | 5.6 | NA | 1 | 5.6 | NA | 1 | 5.6 | 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 11: Number of current COVID-19 patients in hospital, ICU and non-ICU
Figure 12: 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.
Figure 13: Daily COVID-19 attributed deaths. Data are subject to change; when death date is unavailable the date reported to Alberta Health is used until a death date is known.
Comorbidities
Table 4. Number and percent of health conditions among COVID-19 deaths. Data updated (weekly) on 2020-12-13.| Condition | Count | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Hypertension | 631 | 86.1% |
| Dementia | 407 | 55.5% |
| Cardio-Vascular Diseases | 391 | 53.3% |
| Diabetes | 326 | 44.5% |
| Renal Diseases | 318 | 43.4% |
| Respiratory Diseases | 284 | 38.7% |
| Cancer | 172 | 23.5% |
| Stroke | 157 | 21.4% |
| Liver Diseases | 25 | 3.4% |
| Immuno-Deficiency Diseases | 19 | 2.6% |
| Note: | ||
| One individual can have multiple conditions. |
Figure 14: Percent of COVID-19 cases with no comorbidities, one comorbidity, two comorbidities, or three or more comorbidities by case severity (non-severe, hospitalized but non-ICU, ICU but not deceased, and deceased), all age groups and both sexes combined, all Alberta. Comorbitities included are: Diabetes, Hypertension, COPD, Cancer, Dementia, Stroke, Liver cirrhosis, Cardiovascular diseases (including IHD and Congestive heart failure), Chronic kidney disease, and Immuno-deficiency. Data updated (weekly) on 2020-12-13.
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No comorbidity | 53555 | 67.9% | 436 | 22.3% | 68 | 17.7% | 20 | 2.7% |
| With 1 condition | 15729 | 19.9% | 371 | 19.0% | 85 | 22.1% | 46 | 6.3% |
| With 2 conditions | 5338 | 6.8% | 350 | 17.9% | 99 | 25.7% | 110 | 15.0% |
| With 3 or more conditions | 4291 | 5.4% | 798 | 40.8% | 133 | 34.5% | 557 | 76.0% |
Geospatial
Figure 15: 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 16: Rate of COVID-19 cases (per 100,000 population) in Alberta and by zone
| Zone | Count | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Calgary Zone | 33,120 | 39 |
| Central Zone | 4,813 | 6 |
| Edmonton Zone | 36,165 | 43 |
| North Zone | 5,639 | 7 |
| South Zone | 4,640 | 5 |
| Unknown | 220 | 0 |
| All | 84,597 | 100 |
Geographies can be displayed by municipality or local geographic area (LGA). When viewing by municipality, regions are defined by metropolitan areas, cities, urban service areas, rural areas, and towns with approximately 10,000 or more people; smaller regions (i.e. 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: 351 case(s).
Laboratory testing
Figure 17: People tested for COVID-19 in Alberta by day. Tests performed for the same person are counted once.
Figure 18: Tests performed for COVID-19 in Alberta by day. Tests can be performed for the same person multiple times.
| Number (n) | |
|---|---|
| Test volume | 2,562,225 |
| People tested | 1,587,574 |
| Zone | Count | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Calgary Zone | 641,416 | 40 |
| Central Zone | 139,081 | 9 |
| Edmonton Zone | 532,859 | 34 |
| North Zone | 148,000 | 9 |
| South Zone | 99,657 | 6 |
| Unknown | 26,561 | 2 |
| All | 1,587,574 | 100 |
Figure 19: 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 | 4,478 | 0 | 5,166 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 9,660 | 1 |
| 1-4 years | 31,829 | 2 | 35,543 | 2 | 40 | 0 | 67,412 | 4 |
| 5-9 years | 53,643 | 3 | 59,081 | 4 | 63 | 0 | 112,787 | 7 |
| 10-19 years | 101,195 | 6 | 102,261 | 6 | 191 | 0 | 203,647 | 13 |
| 20-29 years | 132,859 | 8 | 107,732 | 7 | 267 | 0 | 240,858 | 15 |
| 30-39 years | 160,450 | 10 | 131,015 | 8 | 268 | 0 | 291,733 | 18 |
| 40-49 years | 127,096 | 8 | 100,605 | 6 | 171 | 0 | 227,872 | 14 |
| 50-59 years | 103,333 | 7 | 78,604 | 5 | 118 | 0 | 182,055 | 11 |
| 60-69 years | 73,021 | 5 | 60,875 | 4 | 85 | 0 | 133,981 | 8 |
| 70-79 years | 34,831 | 2 | 30,850 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 65,710 | 4 |
| 80+ years | 31,850 | 2 | 19,287 | 1 | 62 | 0 | 51,199 | 3 |
| Unknown | 237 | 0 | 229 | 0 | 194 | 0 | 660 | 0 |
| All | 854,822 | 54 | 731,248 | 46 | 1,504 | 0 | 1,587,574 | 100 |
| Note: | ||||||||
| Count represents the number of people tested | ||||||||
Figure 20: Cumulative and daily test positivity rate for COVID-19 in Alberta.
Figure 21: 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. Data included up to end of day December 15, 2020. 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. The Communicable Disease Reporting System (CDRS) at Alberta Health and the Communicable Disease Outbreak Management (CDOM) system at Alberta Health Services contains information on COVID-19 cases. Data Integration and Measurement Reporting (DIMR) database at Alberta Health Services contains up to date information on people admitted and discharged from hospital in Alberta.
Active and recovered status is a surveillance definition to try to understand the number of active cases in the population. It is not related to clinical management of cases. It is based on the assumption that a case is recovered 14 days after a particular date. For confirmed cases, specimen collected date is used and for probable cases date reported to Alberta Health is used. If a case is hospitalized, the recovered date is when their symptoms have resolved based on case follow-up, or 10 days after being discharged.
Information such as hospitalizations and ICU admissions are received through enhanced case report forms sent by Alberta Health Services (AHS).
Comorbidities
The following comorbitities are included in respective analyses: Diabetes, Hypertension, COPD, Cancer, Dementia, Stroke, Liver cirrhosis, Cardiovascular diseases (including IHD and Congestive heart failure), Chronic kidney disease, and Immuno-deficiency.
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 end of day December 15, 2020.