COVID-19 will be lifted early next month.“On Saturday, Feb. 26, the government will announce a final decision about proceeding to Phase 2 of our plan to lift almost all restrictions on March 1,” Kenney tweeted Monday evening, saying it will be a “prudent decision based on the latest data.”The premier wrote there is “encouraging data” showing a “steep drop” in the Omicron variant wave of the pandemic.
8 more deaths in Alberta linked to COVID-19; Hinshaw reminds people health rules still in effect “Pressure on our hospitals is declining,” he wrote, continuing the province’s messaging of “learning to live with COVID-19.”Monday was the Family Day statutory holiday in Alberta, and no COVID-19 data from the weekend was made available to the public.On Saturday, February 26 the government will announce a final decision about proceeding to Phase Two of our plan to lift almost all restrictions on March 1.We will make a prudent decision based on the latest data.(2/3)— Jason Kenney (@jkenney) February 22, 2022Alberta Health data released on Friday showed 1,494 people with COVID-19 were in Alberta hospitals, down from 1,605 a week before.
But hospitalizations involving patients with COVID-19 have not been below the same level since Jan. 24 and haven’t been below 1,000 since Jan.
15.The rate of new hospitalizations appears to have reached its peak in all Alberta Health Services zones, according to the province’s COVID-19 statistics portal.On Feb.