Latest updates

  • Today, Alberta is reporting 582 new cases. This includes 421 new cases identified over the last 24 hours.
  • There are 517 people in hospital due to COVID-19, including 93 in intensive care.
  • There are 6,588 active cases in the province.
  • To date, 117,400 Albertans have recovered from COVID-19.
  • In the last 24 hours, there were 13 additional COVID-related deaths reported: one on Dec. 13, one on Dec. 21, two on Feb. 1, five on Feb. 2, and four on Feb 3.
  • The testing positivity rate was 3.6 per cent.
  • There was an increase of 11,512 tests (3,213,391 total) for a total of 1,765,546 people tested.
  • All zones across the province have cases:
    • Calgary Zone: 2,710 active cases and 45,076 recovered
    • South Zone: 288 active cases and 5,572 recovered
    • Edmonton Zone: 2,117 active cases and 48,895 recovered
    • North Zone: 811 active cases and 9,436 recovered
    • Central Zone: 645 active cases and 8,313 recovered
    • 17 active cases and 108 recovered cases in zones to be confirmed
    • Additional information, including case totals, is online.
  • Currently, 304 schools, about 13 per cent, are on alert or have outbreaks, with 763 cases in total.
    • 274 schools are on alert, with 514 total cases.
    • Outbreaks are declared in 30 schools, with a total of 249 cases.
    • In-school transmission has likely occurred in 69 schools. Of these, 54 have had only one new case occur as a result.
  • There are currently 495 active and 8,840 recovered cases at long-term care facilities and supportive/home living sites.
  • To date, 1,097 of the 1,684 reported deaths (65 per cent) have been in long-term care facilities or supportive/home living sites.

Continuing care, addiction and mental health facility funding

  • The province is providing $68.5 million to operators of non-contracted licensed supportive living and both contracted and non-contracted home care, hospices and residential addiction and mental health treatment centres.
  • This one-time funding will help operators pay for additional costs incurred by the pandemic, such as increased staffing, additional cleaning supplies and personal protective equipment.

Roadmap for easing of restrictions

  • The province has targets for the easing of restrictions, based on hospitalization rates.
  • Specific hospitalization numbers will be the benchmarks by which restrictions will be eased.
  • Existing health measures are still in place and should be followed.

COVID-19 vaccination program

  • As of Feb. 3, 112,388 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Alberta. This is 2,541.6 doses per 100,000 population. There are now 21,794 Albertans fully immunized with two doses.
  • Due to interruptions in vaccine supply, no new first dose appointments will be booked for the next few weeks.
  • As more doses of vaccines arrive, Alberta will expand its vaccine approach.
  • Alberta’s phased approach to vaccination focuses first on priority health-care workers and those who are at highest risk of severe outcomes.

COVID-19 variants

  • Alberta is actively monitoring for COVID-19 variants and is enhancing the province’s capacity to do genetic analysis on samples.
  • As of Feb. 1, Alberta has identified 50 cases of the variant first identified in the United Kingdom and seven cases of the variant first identified in South Africa. Variant case numbers will be updated weekly.

Border pilot program

  • All border pilot participants must remain in quarantine until receiving a negative result from their second test on day seven or eight (counting arrival day as day one).
  • Participants cannot return to child care, out-of-school care, schools, post-secondary institutions and workplaces outside of their home for 14 days.
  • Returning travellers from the United Kingdom, South Africa and Brazil are not eligible to participate in the border pilot program.

Schools

COVID Care Teams outreach

  • If you or others in your home have been directed to self-isolate/quarantine by Alberta Health Services and are unable to do so safely at home, please contact 211 to discuss options, including accessing an assigned hotel to safely isolate (free of charge). Financial assistance may also be available in the amount of $625, upon completion of the self-isolation period.

Enforcement of public health measures

  • The government has granted certain Alberta peace officers and community peace officers temporary authority to enforce public health orders.
  • Not following mandatory restrictions will result in fines of $1,000 per ticketed offence and up to $100,000 through the courts.

Albertans downloading tracer app

  • All Albertans are encouraged to download the secure ABTraceTogether app, which is integrated with provincial contact tracing. The federal app is not a contact tracing app.
  • Secure contact tracing is an effective tool to stop the spread by notifying people who were exposed to a confirmed case so they can isolate and be tested.
  • As of Feb.1, 305,935 Albertans were using the ABTraceTogether app, 66 per cent on iOS and 34 per cent on Android.
  • Secure contact tracing is a cornerstone of Alberta’s Relaunch Strategy.

MyHealth Records quick access

  • Parents and guardians can access the COVID-19 test results for children under the age of 18 through MyHealth Records (MHR) as soon as they are ready.
  • More than 500,000 Albertans have MHR accounts.

Influenza immunization

  • All Albertans, especially seniors and those at risk, are encouraged to get immunized against influenza.
  • To date, 1,527,367 Albertans have received their flu shot.

Addiction and mental health supports

  • Confidential supports are available. The Mental Health Help Line at 1-877-303-2642 and the Addiction Help Line at 1-866-332-2322 operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Resources are also available online.
  • The Kids Help Phone is available 24-7 and offers professional counselling, information and referrals and volunteer-led, text-based support to young people by texting CONNECT to 686868.
  • Online resources provide advice on handling stressful situations and ways to talk with children.

Family violence prevention

  • A 24-hour Family Violence Information Line at 310-1818 provides anonymous help in more than 170 languages.
  • Alberta’s One Line for Sexual Violence is available at 1-866-403-8000, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
  • People fleeing family violence can call local police or the nearest RCMP detachment to apply for an Emergency Protection Order, or follow the steps in the Emergency Protection Orders Telephone Applications (COVID-19).
  • Information sheets and other resources on family violence prevention are at alberta.ca/COVID19.

Alberta’s government is responding to the COVID-19 pandemic by protecting lives and livelihoods with precise measures to bend the curve, sustain small businesses and protect Alberta’s health-care system.

Quick facts

  • Legally, all Albertans must physically distance and isolate when sick or with symptoms.
  • Good hygiene is your best protection: wash your hands regularly for at least 20 seconds, avoid touching your face, cough or sneeze into an elbow or sleeve, and dispose of tissues appropriately.
  • Please share acts of kindness during this difficult time at #AlbertaCares.
  • Alberta Connects Contact Centre (310-4455) is open Monday to Friday, 8:15 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.