Alberta reports three cases of new COVID subvariant, more hospitalizations, deaths

EDMONTON - Alberta Well being says it has detected three circumstances of the BA. 2 variant and reported its second-highest fee of hospitalizations attributable to COVID-19.

The province says there have been 1,418 hospitalizations Wednesday, a day after it broke its file with 1,443.

There have been 1,309 individuals with the illness in non-intensive care and 109 sufferers in ICUs throughout the province.

The province additionally recorded 22 extra deaths, bringing the entire to three,505 for the reason that pandemic started.

Alberta Well being didn't say when the three Omicron subvariant circumstances have been detected.

Federal well being officers say up to now, 51 such circumstances have been detected all through Canada.

This report by The Canadian Press was first revealed Jan. 26, 2022.