Alberta: Due to incessant rise in Omicron variant of COVID-19 infections, Alberta has reported a record number of cases through the province.
According to official figures, there are now 34,276 active reported cases of COVID-19 in Alberta, although Premier Jason Kenney said Tuesday that that number is based on PCR tests and the real total is much higher.
However, in the previous year, Alberta used tests for most people with symptoms and encouraged Albertans to use rapid tests over a PCR test.
The province officials are in premonition to witness hospitalizations rise in the coming weeks amid exponential increase in Covid-19 cases.
“We need to be sure we are addressing the kind of pressure that this variant will impose,” officials said.
The record of coronavirus cases reported in past four days, as below:
• Dec. 31: 4,570 new cases on 12,700 tests.
• Jan. 1: 3,323 new cases on 9,450 tests.
• Jan. 2: 2,059 new cases on 7,100 tests.
• Jan. 3: 3,013 new cases on 8,200 tests.