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As we look back at our pandemic year, let's consider the accumulated impact of COVID-19 on our city. Reddit user mikesmith929 has been sharing well-received data visualizations with the Edmonton subreddit.
The inset shows the shape of the pandemic from the first recorded case in the Edmonton zone on March 5, 2020, to the total recovered cases (green), active cases (tan), and deaths (red) one year later.
The larger graph shows cumulative cases over the past 180 days, which encapsulates the rise and fall of the second wave, reaching 52,136 recovered cases, 1,154 active cases, and 976 deaths recorded as of March 6, 2021.
While the general trend of active cases is down, they have been increasing steadily since Feb. 25. Even so, Health Minister Tyler Shandro announced Monday that more restrictions would be lifted, allowing stores and malls to increase capacity from 15% to 25% of their fire-code limits, and permitting some youth sports and activities to resume.
Graphic courtesy of Mike Smith of Cyanic Automation