Alberta Coronavirus Update

• COVID-19: 2nd-dose vaccine info for Albertans immunized in May expected ‘later this week’

  On the weekend, Alberta launched its COVID-19 vaccine lottery, aimed at getting more of the eligible population immunized with three $1-million prizes up for grabs. 

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  Jun 15
• More than 120,000 Albertans book 2nd COVID-19 shot Tuesday

  On Tuesday, Albertans who received their first COVID vaccine in March were eligible to book their second dose.

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  Jun 2
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• 60% of eligible Albertans vaccinated against COVID-19, next stage could reopen June 10

  Sixty per cent of eligible Albertans have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine. The next stage of the reopening plan could happen June 10, depending on hospitalizations.

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  May 28
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• Alberta confirms 732 new cases of COVID-19 Friday, 177 people in ICU because of coronavirus

  There were 638 people in Alberta hospitals with COVID-19 on Friday, with 177 of those people receiving care in the ICU.

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  May 21
• Alberta reports 1,433 additional COVID-19 infections Friday, 5 more deaths

  Alberta officials also recorded 399 new cases of COVID-19 variants, bringing the total of variants in the province's active cases to 6,389.

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  May 14
• Alberta reports another 1,597 cases of COVID-19 Monday, 158 in ICU

  On Monday, Alberta confirmed an additional 1,597 cases of COVID-19. There are now 25,438 active cases of the novel coronavirus across the province.

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  May 10
• Alberta confirms 1,980 new cases of COVID-19 Friday; vaccine doses reach 1.8M

  There are now 24,860 active cases of COVID-19 in Alberta. At least 53 per cent of those are variants of concern.

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  May 7
• Hinshaw urges compliance as Alberta gets set to implement new COVID-19 restrictions

  Dr. Deena Hinshaw said Alberta confirmed an additional 2,211 cases of COVID-19 over the past 24 hours. The province is set to introduce new restrictions this weekend.

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  May 6
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• 3 Albertans under 50 reported dead from COVID-19 Wednesday

  Alberta reported an additional 2,271 cases of COVID-19 had been reported in the last 24 hours on Wednesday. Three new deaths were also reported.

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  May 5
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• COVID-19: Alberta identifies 1st case of B.1.617 variant as province confirms 1,857 new cases

  Dr. Deena Hinshaw announced the first case of the B.1.617 COVID-19 variant after an Albertan returned from interprovincial travel.

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  Apr 22