Analytics and Performance Reporting Branch
Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit
2020-May-13 14:36
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 102 laboratory-confirmed, and 13 probable cases.
Characteristics
Summary
- The median age range is 35 years (0-83).
Figure 4: Number and rate of COVID-19 cases in First Nations people by age group.
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 | 71 | 65.1% |
| Headache | 36 | 33% |
| Sore Throat | 33 | 30.3% |
| Chills | 31 | 28.4% |
| Runny Nose | 28 | 25.7% |
| Malaise | 26 | 23.9% |
| Shortness Of Breath | 24 | 22% |
| Other | 23 | 21.1% |
| Fever | 20 | 18.3% |
| Myalgia | 15 | 13.8% |
| Nasal Congestion | 14 | 12.8% |
| Asymptomatic | 12 | 11% |
| Pain | 10 | 9.2% |
| Nausea | 9 | 8.3% |
| Diarrhea | 8 | 7.3% |
| Chest Pain | 6 | 5.5% |
| Sneezing | 6 | 5.5% |
| Decreased Appetite | 5 | 4.6% |
| Vomiting | 4 | 3.7% |
| Dizziness | 3 | 2.8% |
| Irritability | 3 | 2.8% |
| Anorexia | 2 | 1.8% |
| Conjunctivitis | 2 | 1.8% |
| Prostration | 1 | 0.9% |
| Arthralgia | 0 | 0% |
| Nose Bleed | 0 | 0% |
| Total Cases With Symptom Data Available | 109 | – |
Severe Outcomes
Summary
- Average age for COVID cases not hospitalized is NaN years, (range: Inf–Inf)
- Average age for COVID cases hospitalized is 47 years, (range: 19-81)
- Average age for COVID cases hospitalized with an ICU stay is 48 years, (range: 34-73)
- Average age for COVID cases that died is 64 years, (range: 34-81)
Figure 6: Rate of total hospitalizations, ICU admissions, and deaths among COVID-19 cases in First Nations people
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 51%.
Table 2. COVID-19 cases in First Nations people by zone
| Zone | Count | Percent |
|---|---|---|
|
Calgary Zone Central Zone Edmonton Zone North Zone South Zone Unknown All |
59 2 13 23 16 2 115 |
51 2 11 20 14 2 100 |
Laboratory Testing
| Number(n) | |
|---|---|
|
Test Volume People Tested |
8,082 7,197 |
| Zone | Count | Percent |
|---|---|---|
|
Calgary Zone Central Zone Edmonton Zone North Zone South Zone Unknown All |
1,908 696 1,861 1,673 964 95 7,197 |
27 10 26 23 13 1 100 |
Table 5. People tested for COVID-19 in First Nations people by age group and gender
| Age | Gender | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female | Male | All | ||||
| Count | Percent | Count | Percent | Count | Percent | |
| Under 1 year | 54 | 1% | 63 | 1% | 117 | 2% |
| 1-4 years | 125 | 2% | 105 | 2% | 230 | 4% |
| 5-9 years | 90 | 1% | 85 | 1% | 175 | 3% |
| 10-19 years | 253 | 4% | 195 | 3% | 448 | 7% |
| 20-29 years | 647 | 10% | 483 | 8% | 1,130 | 18% |
| 30-39 years | 776 | 12% | 570 | 9% | 1,346 | 21% |
| 40-49 years | 687 | 11% | 502 | 8% | 1,189 | 18% |
| 50-59 years | 546 | 8% | 355 | 6% | 901 | 14% |
| 60-69 years | 314 | 5% | 240 | 4% | 554 | 9% |
| 70-79 years | 143 | 2% | 95 | 1% | 238 | 4% |
| 80+ years | 61 | 1% | 51 | 1% | 112 | 2% |
| Unknown | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
| All | 3,696 | 57% | 2,744 | 43% | 6,440 | 100% |
Note: Count represents the number of people tested
Figure 12: Cumulative and daily test positivity rate for COVID-19 in First Nations people.
Figure 13: 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.