Alberta reported 325 new COVID-19 instances Friday, and in addition introduced when it’ll supply vaccines to seniors over 75 dwelling in the neighborhood.
Any Albertan born in 1946 or earlier shall be eligible to ebook an immunization appointment with Alberta Well being Providers beginning on February 24, 2021.
One other eight individuals died of the virus within the final 24 hours, bringing Alberta’s loss of life toll to 1,812.
The positivity fee sank down to three.6% on Friday, suggesting a quick rise earlier within the week could possibly be an anomaly because of the Household Day lengthy weekend.
There are at the moment 325 individuals in hospital, together with 55 within the ICU.
Chief Medical Officer of Well being Dr. Deena Hinshaw requested Albertans by way of Twitter to proceed making good selections over the weekend. Her subsequent dwell replace shall be on Monday, February 22.
The following dwell replace shall be Mon. Feb. 22. Please proceed to comply with the measures which are in place. By making good selections this weekend & within the days forward, now we have the flexibility to maintain numbers trending downward & hold defending the well being system that all of us depend on (3/3)
— Dr. Deena Hinshaw (@CMOH_Alberta) February 19, 2021
