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Published: March 4, 2021

Alberta records fewer ICU admissions than before COVID, but lockdowns stay

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EDMONTON, Alberta, March 4, 2021 (LifeSiteNews) — Despite an internal memo indicating that intensive care unit (ICU) admissions in the Canadian province of Alberta were lower in 2020 than in 2019, its premier backtracked on planned easing of additional restrictions Monday.

The ICU data, which was obtained by the Calgary-based Western Standard, shows that across the whole of the province most of the 16 reported ICUs — save for two which had slight increases — showed decreases in patients in 2020.

According to the Western Standard report, in 2020 there were 22,409 people overall put into ICU care for various causes. In 2019, there were 24,010 people admitted to ICUs in the province, according to the memo — roughly 1,600 people more than in times of COVID.

At its peak two months ago, Alberta had just over 100 people in ICUs connected to COVID-19, with just under 1,000 in hospitals. As of press time, that number stands at 48 in ICU, with only 251 in hospital, and 4,649 active cases.

On Monday, the Alberta government under United Conservative Party (UCP) Premier Jason Kenney announced that the

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