by Alberta Health show there were 1,014 people with COVID-19 in hospital as of Oct. 10, an increase of 38 from two weeks earlier. The data also showed 40 people have died with the virus in Alberta over those two weeks.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary SUN, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
Jenne said the silver lining in the numbers is that while severe infections are rising, there hasn’t been a dramatic spike, similar to what took place in the province over the past several years. He said that appears to mainly be due to high vaccination rates helping to stop hospitalizations.Article content
AHS data posted online shows there are currently 179 people in ICU, while a recently added 50 intensive-care beds means there is capacity for 223 people to be treated in such spaces across the province. The latest data come with colder weather and influenza season around the corner. Alberta Health Services spokesman Kerry Williamson said that while the flu season has been mild over the past several years, it is reasonable to predict a more robust season this year, similar to what occurred before the COVID-19 pandemic.
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