COVID-19 and is isolating at home. It comes as the province surpassed 1,000 patients in hospital being treated for COVID-19.In a post on social media Monday afternoon, Copping said he displayed mild symptoms last week and took a rapid test, which came back with a positive result.
He is isolating at home.“Please stay home if you have symptoms and take a rapid test if you can,” Copping said. “I urge any Albertan who hasn’t gotten immunized or still needs a booster to consider doing so.”After displaying mild symptoms last week, I have taken a rapid test and tested positive.
I am now isolating at home. Please stay home if you have symptoms, and take a rapid test if you can. /1— Jason Copping (@JasonCoppingAB) January 17, 2022There are now 1,007 people in Alberta hospitals being treated for COVID-19, a jump from 822 patients in hospital on Friday.
The last time Alberta had more than 1,000 people in hospital with COVID-19 was in mid-October.The province released three days’ worth of COVID-19 data on Monday afternoon, which showed the spike in COVID-related hospitalizations.ICU admissions also increased, but at a slower rate.