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COVID-19 Update

State of public health emergency declared by the Province of Alberta.
 
Information on new public health measures can be found at: https://www.alberta.ca/covid-19-public-health-actions.aspx.
 
Provincial Covid-19 statistics as of October 21, 2021, are as follows:
 
Alberta
 
~ 10,037 active cases
~ 306,113 recovered cases
~ 889 in hospital
~ 191 in intensive care
~ 3,026 deaths
 
Lamont County
 
~ 15 active cases
~ 364 recovered cases
~ 4 deaths
*there is no data on hospital/intensive care
 
Currently Alberta has the highest number of active Covid-19 cases in Canada. A breakdown of active Covid-19 cases per provinces/territories is as follows:
 
AB – 10,037
BC – 5,464
QC – 4,662
ON – 3,421
SK – 3,135
MB - 954
NB - 732
NT - 252
NS - 160
NL - 69
YK – 49
PE - 7
NU - 4
*1,753 active cases on First Nations reserves
 
Total active cases in Canada as of October 22, 2021, 28,946.
 
More information on daily Covid-19 cases can be found at: https://www.alberta.ca/covid-19-alberta-data.aspx.
 
More information on symptoms and testing can be found at: https://www.alberta.ca/covid-19-testing-in-alberta.aspx.
 
More information on Covid-19 in Canada can be found at: https://www.canada.ca/.../2019-novel-coronavirus....
 
At some point in our lives we all have stressful times. We can be impacted by such things as financial pressures, unexpected difficulties, unemployment, or stressful situations such as COVID-19.
 
Support is available from AHS Addiction and Mental Health. For more information, please visit https://www.albertahealthservices.ca/amh/page16759.aspx.
 
Get Help Now
 
•Emergency – 911
•Addiction Helpline – 1-866-332-2322
•Mental Health Helpline – 1-877-303-2642
 
Important Phone/Text Numbers
 
•Community Resources – 211 Alberta
•Crisis Text Line - Text CONNECT to 741741
•Family Violence – Find Supports – 310-1818
•Health Link – 811
•Income Supports – 1-866-644-5135
•Kids Help Phone – 1-800-668-6868 or text CONNECT to 686868
•MyHealth.Alberta.ca: List of Important Numbers
•Physician & Family Support Program - 1-877-767-4637
•Toll Free Crisis Line / Distress Centres