Everything you need to know about COVID-19 in Alberta on Wednesday, June 1 – CBC
Copping says Evusheld available for eligible Albertans as of May 26
Jun 01, 2022
The latest:
Health Minister Jason Copping and Alberta’s chief medical officer of health, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, provided an update on May 25. The next update will on June 8.
As of end of day on May 23, 1,040 people were in hospital with the disease, down from 1,165 people last week.
31 people were in intensive care, down from 42 last week.
55 new COVID deaths were reported between May 17 and May 23. A total of 4,452 Albertans have died of the disease.
There were 2,737 new COVID-19 cases reported out of 16,053 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 17.52 per cent, compared with 19.93 per cent the week before.
Hinshaw said the BA.2 wave in Alberta is receding faster in smaller centres than Edmonton and Calgary.
