Alberta identifies 170 new COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations drop below 300
Posted June 11, 2021 4:25 pm.
Last Updated June 11, 2021 7:35 pm.
CALGARY — Alberta has identified 170 new COVID-19 cases following nearly 6,700 tests.
It’s a positive numbers report to cap off a week that was filled with positive announcements on the COVID-19 front in the province.
Alberta’s positivity rate hovered around 2.8 per cent over the last day.
NEW:
– 170 new COVID cases in Alberta on 6682 tests (2.5%+)
– 296 in hospital (-10), inc 79 in ICU (-2)
– 3 new deaths
– 3529 active cases (-281)#YEG #YYC #ABLEG #COVID19AB pic.twitter.com/V3yN01vdMW— Courtney Theriault (@cspotweet) June 11, 2021
Hospitalizations also saw a drop, with 296 people now fighting the virus in hospital, and 79 people in the ICU.
There were an additional three deaths reported Friday.
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Along with the new case numbers, active infections in Alberta decreased by nearly 300, with just 3,529 active cases as of Friday afternoon.
As for vaccinations, 55,831 vaccines were administered over the last day, with 12,996 being first doses.
So far, 68.2 per cent of Alberta’s eligible population has now been vaccinated with at least one dose.