The last time Alberta hospitals were this full of COVID-19 patients was late May. COVID19AB
. An outbreak is declared when there is at least one case is acquired within a hospital.
In the Edmonton Zone, the Grey Nuns Community Hospital, Leduc Community Hospital, the Misericordia Community Hospital, the Royal Alexandra Hospital, Sturgeon Community Hospital and the University of Alberta Hospital had outbreaks in at least one unit, as recently as Sept. 26. The Royal Alex had the most units with outbreaks at six.Health experts expect busier respiratory virus and influenza season
Four hospitals in the Calgary Zone – the South Health Campus, Foothills Medical Centre, Peter Lougheed Centre and Rockyview General Hospitals – all had outbreaks declared, as recently as Wednesday.The Central Zone’s Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre, Rimbey Hospital, Three Hills Health Centre and Vermillion Health Centre had outbreaks. And the South Zone’s Chinook Regional Hospital and Medicine Hat Regional Hospital also are under outbreak status.
According to data submitted to the Public Health Agency of Canada, five more monkey pox cases were detected in Alberta, bringing the total to 39.