Rate of deaths should go down following decline of other indicators, says Hinshaw
May 12, 2022
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Alberta Health Minister Jason Copping and the chief medical officer of health, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, gave an update on COVID-19 in the province on May 11.
The province’s most recently released COVID-19 figures were for the period of May 3 to May 9.
As of the end of day on Monday, 1,225 people were in hospital with COVID, down from 1,267 last week.
There were 37 in intensive care, down from 46 last week.
The province reported 70 new COVID deaths between May 3 and May 9. A total of 4,391 Albertans have died of the disease.
There were 4,551 new cases reported out of 21,906 tests. The case count includes only those who test positive on a PCR test, which most Albertans can’t access.
The average positivity rate was 20.72 per cent, compared with last week’s 22.98 per cent.
In a news conference on May 11, Hinshaw said the rate of COVID-19 deaths should go down following the decline of other indicators like hospitalizations and wastewater numbers. That said, Hinshaw added the disease will remain with us in various future waves. “We should expect that it will return potentially in the fall with other respiratory viruses.”