Albertans urged to take precautions during Easter weekend as COVID-19 transmission rises – CBC

1,053 Albertans were in hospital Monday with COVID, up from 990 a week earlier

Apr 14, 2022

Albertans are being urged to approach Easter gatherings with caution as the province faces yet another COVID-19 resurgence.

Hospitalizations continue to rise, positivity rates remain high and levels of the virus detected in wastewater are increasing in many communities, including Calgary and Edmonton.

“Our docs are busier than ever,” said Melina Dharma-Wardene, executive director of the South Calgary Primary Care Network.

She keeps close tabs on COVID-19 cases at the PCN’s clinics.

“We are seeing a dramatic rise with respect to the number of calls,” she said.

“Not everybody needs to be seen by a doctor. So we are seeing folks and they’re being taken care of by nurse practitioners or just receiving calls into Health Link. But [there is] a dramatic rise in the number of people who are saying they’ve tested positive for COVID either at home with rapid test kits or elsewhere within the last 10 days. It’s a spike.”

Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/albertans-precautions-easter-weekend-covid-rising-1.6418700