COVID-19 cases skyrocket in Alberta with 501 new infections recorded in a single day

[bucket]

So will the rising 4th wave stop our vacuous Prime Minister from calling an election?!

I wish he would just call the phucking thing.. He has a majority coming and the backroom must be getting antsy for some more cash to line their pockets..

[shtferbrains]

How are the potatoes this year?
Some say the only get 2 small ones from a hill even eith truckloads of water.
No big ripe tomatoes for toasted samiches yet.
Might try corn this weekend.

[furrowtickler]

Moe and Saskatchewan are a close second. Scotty likes to try to keep up the covid incompetence in Alberta! LOL

So BC had more cases than Alberta and your virtue signaling Alberta ....... 😂

[Sheepwheat]

How are the potatoes this year?
Some say the only get 2 small ones from a hill even eith truckloads of water.
No big ripe tomatoes for toasted samiches yet.
Might try corn this weekend.

Potatoes have more underground than the top growth would indicate. Picked about 8 cracking but ripe tomatoes the other day. Makes store bought even more tasteless than they seem in winter. Corn should be a week to try here.

[Guest]

How are the potatoes this year?
Some say the only get 2 small ones from a hill even eith truckloads of water.
No big ripe tomatoes for toasted samiches yet.
Might try corn this weekend.

Tomatoes are slow
Potatoes good tho

[Guest]

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-covid-19-cases-skyrocket-in-alberta-with-501-new-infections-recorded/

Alberta has recorded 501 new cases of COVID-19 – the largest single-day increase since late May.

The new infections reported Wednesday increased Alberta’s active case count to 3,769.

Almost 44 per cent of active cases are in the Calgary zone, followed by about 22 per cent in the Edmonton zone.

Alberta currently has the highest active case count in all of Canada.

Hospitalizations rose by five to 138 and intensive care unit admissions by two for a total of 31.

Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta’s Chief Medical Officer of Health, said on social media the majority of Albertans facing severe outcomes are either unvaccinated or partly protected against COVID-19.

About 85.9 per cent of non-ICU patients are unvaccinated or have some vaccine protection. The same goes for 93.5 per cent of people in intensive care.

Most testing, tracing and isolation measures have ended in the province, with quarantine requirements lifting for positive cases next Monday.

Ahead of additional provincial guidance, some schools in Alberta have chosen to reinstate COVID-19 safety measures for returning students and staff.

On Wednesday, the Calgary Board of Education announced mandatory masking will remain in place, in addition to enhanced cleaning and screening measures beginning next Tuesday for modified calendar schools.

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Christopher Usih, chief superintendent of schools, said in a statement they will review any additional guidance from Alberta Education before September.

“We all play a role in ensuring that our return to school is as safe as possible,” Mr. Usih said.

“As the school year begins, we will be monitoring the situation closely and following the direction of health authorities to ensure that we are doing everything possible to minimize the spread of COVID-19 in our schools and workplaces.”

The district said it will no longer alert close contacts of positive cases in the classroom as it used to, based on guidance from Dr. Hinshaw.

Edmonton Catholic Schools previously announced it would reinstate masking for its year-round students who began classes Wednesday.

And not one thread , not one f u c k ing thread about farming ?
You really should seek help

[AlbertaFarmer5]

Looks like harvest may resume here today
High winds took some canola swaths here yesterday and a neighbor lost a lot of swathed peas
Some hail fell here

Recieved a 1/4" of rain 2 days ago, apparently it still can rain, only took over 6 weeks.

[furrowtickler]

And not one thread , not one f u c k ing thread about farming ?
You really should seek help

Corn and beans up big today .
Canola just taking a pause I think

Seed wheat swathed here , should get it Sunday dry
Time to get swatter ready for faba bean green feed .
Hopefully get about 300 marshmallows of that half and a happy couple cowboys .
At least get something out of it

[fjlip]

And not one thread , not one f u c k ing thread about farming ?
You really should seek help

All together now....



you chuck

[chuckChuck]

Is that your angry or normal face there flipper? Maybe you should try some anger management strategies so you don't grind your teeth too much.

Some backtracking on covid in Alberta?

Oh Oh! Kenney's covid palybook is being influenced by the dippers? Is this a sign of things to come?

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alberta/article-alberta-ndp-says-province-will-delay-plans-to-end-covid-19-measures/

Alberta NDP says it has persuaded province to delay plans to end COVID-19 measures

The Alberta NDP is claiming victory in its push to get the province to delay parts of its controversial plan to end routine COVID-19 testing, contact tracing and mandatory isolation this month.

The United Conservative Party government held an emergency COVID-19 cabinet meeting on Thursday to discuss next steps in the province’s strategy, a government source said. The Globe and Mail is not identifying the person because they are not authorized to speak publicly on the matter.

The provincial NDP held a news conference late in the day, citing its own sources as saying the government has decided to delay the plans to end routine COVID-19 testing, contact tracing and mandatory isolation. Some of the controversial changes were set to take effect on Monday.

“The government will not be rolling back those provisions on Monday, as they had planned,” NDP health critic David Shepherd said late Thursday, acknowledging that he doesn’t know all the details.

After two weeks of strong public opposition, and as COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in the province increase, modifications to Alberta’s COVID-19 plan will be officially laid out during a Friday news conference on back-to-school public health measures, the NDP said.

“This is a government that clearly actively has to be held to account, even to maintain the most basic public health measures in the midst of a global pandemic,” Mr. Shepherd said.

Alberta’s Chief Medical Officer of Health, Deena Hinshaw, announced last month that as of Aug. 16, the province would recommend, but no longer legally require, that people with COVID-19 isolate. She said given the relatively high level of vaccination in the province, it was time to treat COVID-19 as a long-term part of life, like other respiratory viruses. Health officials said resources were needed for other health demands, and hospitalization rates have decoupled from COVID-19 case counts.

Alberta's Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, at a news conference in Edmonton on March 20, 2020. Last week, Ms. Hinshaw apologized for causing 'confusion, fear or anger' after communicating the province's plan to eliminate remaining public health measures in the province.

Dr. Hinshaw also said the province would cut wide-scale testing by the end of the month – leaving it to hospitals and doctors’ offices – and contact tracers won’t notify people who may have been exposed to the virus, except in cases that involve high-risk settings such as long-term care facilities. She also said masks will no longer be universally required in schools when classes resume in September.

Premier Jason Kenney and Health Minister Tyler Shandro said the changes were based on science and data, and came from Dr. Hinshaw and her team of public servants rather than being a political decision.

But the changes have been decried as too much too soon by some public health experts and doctors, and were subject to near-daily protests.

The Calgary Chamber of Commerce expressed concern that the province’s reputation and consumer confidence could take a hit. Most schools resume in less than three weeks, and the Canadian Paediatric Society said Alberta’s approach is particularly dangerous for children under 12, who aren’t yet eligible to be vaccinated.

Earlier this month, the federal government took the rare step of wading into an area of provincial jurisdiction, with Federal Health Minister Patty Hajdu writing to Mr. Shandro to say Alberta should not declare victory over the virus too early.

Alberta reported 550 new cases of COVID-19 at the end of Wednesday, compared to 501 the day prior. The province also reported a slight increase in the number of people in hospital with the virus, at 146, with 36 of those in ICU.

“Of the 36 in ICU, 90.6 per cent are unvaccinated and 5.6 per cent partially vaccinated,” Dr. Hinshaw tweeted on Thursday.

“When one person gets vaccinated, everyone benefits. Protect yourself and those around you by booking your 1st and 2nd doses today.”

Most new COVID-19 cases in Canada are being driven by the more contagious Delta variant. As of Wednesday, 76.6 per cent of eligible Albertans aged 12 and up have had at least one dose, and 67.4 per cent are fully vaccinated with two doses.

[Partners]

So some guy tweeted numbers.
You mean like Trump always did?
By now you should realize not many on here read your pages crap..
I only caught the highlight..
Thought more B.S. by you..lol..

[chuckChuck]

19 days to go until statistics disappear and the media won’t be able to darken Alberta about Covid,
they will surely push against our oil industry at that time.

Envy creates hostility.

You are looking forward to no statistics? Huh? Alberta is backtracking on that along with other covid measures.

Typical anti science and anti evidence based conservative thinking.

You jokers will take us back to the dark ages! But you might win the darwin award! If you get sick don't go the doctor and find out what it is. Just ignore it! LOL

Dumb and dumber!

[shtferbrains]

Did you get any watermelon this year Chuck?
My grandpa was born in Kansas. I remember him growing watermelons in the 60's but don't remember having homegrown since.
Looks like for sure this yr. Honeydews too.
Not really watermelon country here but will try them again nex year.

[Hamloc]

You are looking forward to no statistics? Huh? Alberta is backtracking on that along with other covid measures.

Typical anti science and anti evidence based conservative thinking.

You jokers will take us back to the dark ages! But you might win the darwin award! If you get sick don't go the doctor and find out what it is. Just ignore it! LOL

Dumb and dumber!

Latest Covid 19 infection numbers on Friday, Alberta reported 582 new infections, British Columbia reported 717 new infections, looks like B.C. has caught up and passed Alberta. Must be the anti science attitude that prevails in B.C. LOL

[furrowtickler]

Latest Covid 19 infection numbers on Friday, Alberta reported 582 new infections, British Columbia reported 717 new infections, looks like B.C. has caught up and passed Alberta. Must be the anti science attitude that prevails in B.C. LOL

But , but Alberta people are bad , flat earth, rodeo people ....