Albertans dying from COVID-19 at more than three times the average Canadian rate [View all]

Alberta has one-tenth of Canada's total population, almost half of active COVID-19 cases

Albertans are dying from COVID-19 at more than three times the average Canadian rate as the province is hammered by the pandemic's devastating fourth wave.

It has now been 12 days since the provincial government first introduced a slew of new public health measures and eight days since many went into effect, including the restrictions exemption program — Alberta's version of a vaccine passport system.

Yet the number of new cases continues to grow, and COVID-19 patients — most of them unvaccinated — continue to fill Alberta hospitals. In the seven-day stretch starting Sept. 20, 62 Albertans have died due to the disease.

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Alberta also continues to lead the country in active cases, accounting for almost half the active cases in Canada, despite only having about one-tenth of the nation's total population. The province had 21,307 active cases as of Monday.

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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/albertans-dying-from-covid-19-at-more-than-three-times-the-average-canadian-rate-1.6192135

As was warned, things are getting worse here.