Alberta reports 811 new cases of COVID-19 and 12 additional deaths
CBC News | Posted: January 10, 2021 10:57 PM | Last Updated: January 10, 2021
As of Saturday, 44,994 doses of vaccine had been administered across the province
Alberta reported 811 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday and 12 more deaths.
The province has 14,116 active cases, with 794 people being treated in hospital for the illness, including 128 in the intensive care unit.
A total of 12,302 tests were completed in the past 24 hours. The testing positivity rate was 6.4 per cent.
The 12 deaths brought the total deaths in Alberta to 1,284. The new deaths included:
- Jan. 1. A man in his 80s in the Central zone.
- Jan. 3. A woman in her 60s linked to the outbreak at Dr. Gerald Zetter Care Centre in Edmonton.
- Jan. 3. A woman in her 60s in the Edmonton zone,
- Jan. 5. A woman in her 70s in the Central zone.
- Jan. 6. A woman in her 80s linked to the outbreak at Agecare Skypointe in Calgary.
- Jan. 6. A man in his 80s linked to the outbreak at Sunnyside Manor in St. Paul.
- Jan. 7. A man in his 70s linked to the outbreak at Agecare Skypointe in Calgary.
- Jan. 7. A man in his 80s linked to the outbreak at Virginia Park Lodge in Edmonton.
- Jan. 7. A man in his 80s linked to the outbreak at Miller Crossing Care Centre in Edmonton.
- Jan. 8. A man in his 80s linked to the outbreak at Chartwell Heritage Valley in Edmonton.
- Jan. 8. A woman in her 30s in the Edmonton zone.
- Jan. 9. A man in his 60s linked to the outbreak at the Grande Prairie Care Centre in Grande Prairie.
Here is a regional breakdown of active cases on Sunday:
- Edmonton zone: 5,543
- Calgary zone: 5,019
- Central zone: 1,498
- North zone: 1,678
- South zone: 297
- Unknown: 81
As of Saturday, 44,994 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine had been administered across the province, at a rate of 1,017.5 doses per 100,000 people.