EDMONTON—Alberta’s chief medical officer of health says ballooning COVID-19 numbers in the province are worrying and should serve as a wake-up call for those who are no longer practising physical distancing.
Roman Wolfli wants to raise the voices of those too young to vote so they can still be heard by politicians, and the 13-year-old from Calgary is working hard to make that happen.
After COVID-19 was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization, the number of cases started to climb globally. It’s difficult to apply a one-size-fits-all interpretation as to why certain states experienced higher numbers of infections while others kept theirs in check.
Over the past few days, Alberta has seen a jump in COVID-19 cases which has brought the amount of infected persons within the province to 1,251. The daily increases have not been this high since April.
Premier Scott Moe and chief medical officer Saqib Shahab reported 60 new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan on Wednesday, marking the highest one-day total in cases to date.
The number of people requiring hospital care for COVID-19 in Ontario has suddenly jumped to the highest level since early July as the number of new cases fell to 103 after topping 200 in recent days.