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Analytics and Performance Reporting Branch

Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit

2020-Oct-14 13:52






COVID-19 in First Nations People (all Alberta)

Note: This report includes First Nations people living on and off reserve.

Highlights

Cases

Summary

  • There are 825 laboratory-confirmed, and 29 probable cases.



Figure 1: COVID-19 cases in First Nations people by day and case status. Recovered is based on the assumption that a person is recovered 14 days after a particular date (see data notes tab), if they did not experience severe outcomes (hospitalized or deceased).



Figure 2: Cumulative COVID-19 cases in First Nations people by route of suspected acquisition. Only includes COVID-19 cases where case report forms have been received. Suspected community refers to cases where there is no known epi-link, setting or travel where the person may have acquired infection. This includes cases where the investigation is still ongoing.



Figure 3: COVID-19 cases in First Nations people by day and case status. Probable cases include cases where the lab confirmation is pending.



Characteristics

Summary

  • The median age range is 29 years (0-90)
Number and rate of COVID-19 cases in First Nations people by age group

Figure 4: Number and rate of COVID-19 cases in First Nations people by age group



COVID-19 cases in First Nations people by age group and gender

Figure 5: COVID-19 cases in First Nations people by age group and gender



Symptoms

Table 1. Symptoms reported among COVID-19 cases
Symptom Count Percent
Cough 295 38.2
Headache 205 26.5
Sore Throat 201 26
Chills 179 23.2
Other 175 22.6
Asymptomatic 173 22.4
Malaise 159 20.6
Nasal Congestion 146 18.9
Runny Nose 140 18.1
Fever 117 15.1
Difficulty Breathing 110 14.2
Pain 95 12.3
Myalgia 77 10
Diarrhea 73 9.4
Nausea 60 7.8
Loss Of Taste/Smell 55 7.1
Sneezing 54 7
Decreased Appetite 52 6.7
Chest Pain 45 5.8
Vomiting 35 4.5
Dizziness 34 4.4
Irritability/Confusion/Altered Mental State 17 2.2
Arthralgia 15 1.9
Pharyngeal Exudate 12 1.6
Conjunctivitis 10 1.3
Anorexia 9 1.2
Prostration 9 1.2
Tachypnea 8 1
Abnormal Lung Asculation 7 0.9
Nose Bleed 1 0.1
Encephalitis 0 0
Hypotension 0 0
Seizures 0 0
Total Cases With Symptom Data Available 773
Note:
Symptom prevalence based on enhanced case report forms.



Severe outcomes

Summary

  • Average age for COVID cases not hospitalized is 30 years, (range: 0-87)
  • Average age for COVID cases hospitalized is 47 years, (range: 0-90)
  • Average age for COVID cases hospitalized with an ICU stay is 52 years, (range: 20-88)
  • Average age for COVID cases that died is 69 years, (range: 34-88)
Rate of total hospitalizations, ICU admissions, and deaths among COVID-19 cases in First Nations people

Figure 6: Rate of total hospitalizations, ICU admissions, and deaths among COVID-19 cases in First Nations people



Total hospitalizations, ICU admissions and deaths (ever) among COVID-19 cases in First Nations people by age group. Each ICU admission is also included in the total number of hospitalizations.This is based on totals rather than current hospitalizations and ICU admissions.

Figure 7: Total hospitalizations, ICU admissions and deaths (ever) among COVID-19 cases in First Nations people by age group. Each ICU admission is also included in the total number of hospitalizations.This is based on totals rather than current hospitalizations and ICU admissions.



Geospatial

Summary

  • The percent of cases from the Calgary Zone is 23%

Figure 8: Cumulative COVID-19 cases in First Nations people by zone and date reported to Alberta Health. Cases without a postal code or incorrect postal codes are labelled as unknown.



Figure 9: Rate of COVID-19 cases (per 100,000 population) in First Nations people and by zone



Table 2. COVID-19 cases in First Nations people by zone
Zone Count Percent
Calgary Zone 196 23
Central Zone 62 7
Edmonton Zone 216 25
North Zone 293 34
South Zone 85 10
Unknown 2 0
All 854 100



Laboratory testing

Figure 10: People tested for COVID-19 in First Nations people by day.



Figure 11: Tests performed for COVID-19 in First Nations people by day.



Table 9. COVID-19 testing in First Nations people
Number (n)
Test volume 89,924
People tested 56,354



Table 10. People tested for COVID-19 in First Nations people by zone
Zone Count Percent
Calgary Zone 10,714 19
Central Zone 7,555 13
Edmonton Zone 12,373 22
North Zone 17,484 31
South Zone 7,430 13
Unknown 798 1
All 56,354 100



People tested for COVID-19 in First Nations people by age group and gender

Figure 12: People tested for COVID-19 in First Nations people by age group and gender



Table 11. People tested for COVID-19 in First Nations people by age group and gender
  Gender  
  Female Male Unknown All
Age Count Percent Count Percent Count Percent Count Percent
Under 1 year 185 0 185 0 0 0 370 1
1-4 years 1,295 2 1,406 2 2 0 2,703 5
5-9 years 2,176 4 2,314 4 6 0 4,496 8
10-19 years 4,779 8 4,364 8 5 0 9,148 16
20-29 years 5,277 9 4,585 8 7 0 9,869 18
30-39 years 5,311 9 4,217 7 12 0 9,540 17
40-49 years 4,504 8 3,231 6 4 0 7,739 14
50-59 years 3,792 7 2,684 5 7 0 6,483 12
60-69 years 2,237 4 1,593 3 4 0 3,834 7
70-79 years 914 2 653 1 0 0 1,567 3
80+ years 367 1 238 0 0 0 605 1
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
All 30,837 55 25,470 45 47 0 56,354 100
Note:
Count represents the number of people tested



Figure 13: Cumulative and daily test positivity rate for COVID-19 in First Nations people.



Figure 14: Positivity rate for COVID-19 in First Nations people by zone.

Data notes

Data sources

Each COVID-19 case is assigned a First Nations status if they are on the cumulative First Nations Status Registry. The First Nations Status Registry is a listing of all Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan (AHCIP) registrants who have ever been associated with a First Nations group number since 1983. Furthermore, if an individual without ever showing a First Nations group number is on an AHCIP account for which the main registrant has had a First Nations group number at some point since 1983, the individual is also placed on the First Nations Status registry.

The Provincial Surveillance Information system (PSI) is a laboratory surveillance system which receives positive results for all Notifiable Diseases and diseases under laboratory surveillance from Alberta Precision Labs (APL). The system also receives negative results for a subset of organisms such as COVID-19. The system contains basic information on characteristics and demographics such as age, zone and gender.

Recovered is based on the assumption that a case is recovered 14 days after a particular date. For confirmed cases, we used specimen collected date and for probable cases, this is the date reported to Alberta Health.

Information such as hospitalizations and ICU admissions are received through enhanced case report forms sent by Alberta Health Services (AHS).

Disclaimer

The content and format of this report are subject to change. Cases are under investigation and numbers may fluctuate as cases are resolved. Data included in the interactive data application are up-to-date as of midday of the date of posting.