Alberta reporting 1,352 new COVID-19 infections, 26 deaths
Posted December 19, 2020 4:09 pm.
CALGARY (660 NEWS) – Alberta health officials reported 1,352 new cases of COVID-19 and 26 deaths linked to the virus on Saturday afternoon.
The provincial death toll rose to 841 since the beginning of the pandemic.
There are currently 777 Albertans in hospital. That number includes 151 in the intensive care unit.
There are more than 19,000 active cases throughout the province.
Alberta over the past 7 days:
– 141 deaths reported
– hospitalizations up 14%, ICU up 18%
– 10551 new cases
– Active cases DOWN by 812#yeg #yyc #ableg #covid19ab https://t.co/CC3ygBmQe8— Courtney Theriault (@cspotweet) December 19, 2020
Hospitalizations in Alberta are up 14 per cent over the last seven-day period while active cases dropped by 812.
Alberta’s Chief Medical Officer of Health urged people need to limit their in-person gatherings this weekend.
“The decisions we make now will affect our case rates and hospitalizations in the days and weeks to come,” she wrote.
Hinshaw will provide her next media briefing on Monday.
This weekend, please continue to limit in-person interactions as much as possible. The decisions we make now will affect our case rates and hospitalizations in the days and weeks to come. (3/4)
— Alberta Chief Medical Officer of Health (@CMOH_Alberta) December 19, 2020
