Alberta’s COVID death toll up by 17 since last week, with 137 more hospitalizations – CBC

Includes known deaths and hospitalizations up to Jan. 13 but there is a lag in reporting

Jan 18, 2024

Another 17 Albertans have died from COVID, according to the latest weekly data released by the provincial government.

That brings the death toll for the current season to 420.

The latest release also shows an additional 137 people were hospitalized for COVID, including 5 admitted to intensive care units (ICU).

In total, there have now been 3,415 hospitalizations this season, including 205 admissions to ICU.

Admissions do not include patients with “incidental” cases of COVID-19 admitted to hospital/ICU for other reasons.

Alberta Health says the deaths include those “resulting from a clinically compatible illness in a lab-confirmed COVID-19 case, unless there is a clear alternative cause of death identified (e.g. trauma, poisoning, drug overdose, etc.)”

Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-covid-weekly-data-summary-jan-13-2023-1.7088379