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Alberta reports 1,293 new cases of COVID-19, 876 new variant cases
Province to expand vaccine rollout to physicians, nurses, pharmacists, dentists and support staff
CBC News ? Posted: Apr 10, 2021 5:03 PM MT | Last Updated: 1 hour ago
Alberta's active COVID-19 cases continued to climb Saturday as the province announced its vaccine rollout will expand to more front-line health-care workers on Monday.
The province reported 1,293 new cases of COVID-19 and 876 new cases involving variants of concern. As of Saturday, there are 6,529 active variant cases, about 47.7 per cent of active cases in Alberta.
Provincial labs completed 14,371 tests for COVID-19 on Friday, with a positivity rate around 9.1 per cent.
Five new deaths were reported Saturday, bringing the total to 2,012 since the start of the pandemic.
Three of the deaths occurred in the Calgary zone, one in the South zone, and one death in the Edmonton zone was linked to an outbreak at Covenant Health St. Joseph's nursing home.
On Saturday, there were 349 people in hospital with the illness, including 84 in intensive care unit beds.
Across the province, 333 people were being treated in hospital for COVID-19 the previous day, including 83 in intensive care beds.
There are now 13,687 active cases of COVID-19 across the province, an increase of 628 active cases from Friday, which was the first time the province surpassed 13,000 since Jan.10...
Alberta reports 1,293 new cases of COVID-19, 876 new variant cases
Province to expand vaccine rollout to physicians, nurses, pharmacists, dentists and support staff
CBC News ? Posted: Apr 10, 2021 5:03 PM MT | Last Updated: 1 hour ago
Alberta's active COVID-19 cases continued to climb Saturday as the province announced its vaccine rollout will expand to more front-line health-care workers on Monday.
The province reported 1,293 new cases of COVID-19 and 876 new cases involving variants of concern. As of Saturday, there are 6,529 active variant cases, about 47.7 per cent of active cases in Alberta.
Provincial labs completed 14,371 tests for COVID-19 on Friday, with a positivity rate around 9.1 per cent.
Five new deaths were reported Saturday, bringing the total to 2,012 since the start of the pandemic.
Three of the deaths occurred in the Calgary zone, one in the South zone, and one death in the Edmonton zone was linked to an outbreak at Covenant Health St. Joseph's nursing home.
On Saturday, there were 349 people in hospital with the illness, including 84 in intensive care unit beds.
Across the province, 333 people were being treated in hospital for COVID-19 the previous day, including 83 in intensive care beds.
There are now 13,687 active cases of COVID-19 across the province, an increase of 628 active cases from Friday, which was the first time the province surpassed 13,000 since Jan.10...
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