Maybe you and Cityslicker have it both right! Maybe it's more than one issue, but FRUSTRATING it is! Yup, Alberta ICUs are filling fast, as well as in other provinces. US hotspots as well.
'Surprised and disappointed.' Doctors in Covid-19 hotspots last year are dealing with new record hospitalizations
https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/05/health/us-coronavirus-sunday/index.html