Alberta COVID-19 Update

• Hospitalizations jump as Alberta records 1,799 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday

  Hospitalizations due to COVID-19 jumped Wednesday as the province identified 1,799 new cases of the disease. 

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  May 12
• 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
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• Café protest goes ahead as Alberta confirms 2,042 new COVID-19 cases, 2 more deaths on Saturday

  Alberta Health said 661 people were in hospital, with 148 of them in intensive care.

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  May 8
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• 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
• 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
• Hinshaw expresses concern as Alberta reports 1,539 new COVID-19 cases, 7 more deaths

  Hinshaw expressed concern about the direction numbers are trending in Alberta, as Alberta Health identified 1,539 new cases of COVID-19 — with a positivity rate of 11.4 per cent

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  Apr 27
• Alberta reports 1,437 COVID-19 cases, 3 deaths Sunday

  The 1,437 new cases included 932 variant cases. The active variant case total is 12,299, which is 61.1 per cent of all active cases.

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  Apr 25
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• Alberta won’t offer AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to those aged 30+ yet due to supply

  The health minister cited supply as the reason Alberta will not offer the AstraZeneca vaccine beyond the 40-plus age group that is currently eligible in the province. 

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  Apr 23
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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