Twelve deaths and 459 new cases of COVID-19 in Alberta

EDMONTON (660 NEWS) — Alberta is making meaningful progress on reducing the spread of COVID-19, but Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw says hospitals remain under significant strain.

Hospitalizations dropped to 604, with 110 of those being treated in intensive care.

“There are just as many people in hospital today as there were on Dec. 4, when our acute care system was struggling under the impact of COVID-19,” Hinshaw said.

While hospitalizations continue to decline, Hinshaw said COVID-19 continues to have an impact on those seeking care.

“The large number of COVID beds that are currently occupied with patients and the precautions that must be taken to prevent the spread of the virus in hospital means there are fewer beds available when patients arrive,” she said.

“When we have a high number of COVID-19 patients requiring care, this means hospital units fill up faster and there are fewer spaces available for those who suffer strokes, heart attacks, or other ailments.”

It’s essential that the province keeps the restrictions in place for a little while longer, to ensure care is readily available for all Albertans across the province, Hinshaw added.

There have been 459 new cases of COVID-19 detected in the province over the past 24 hours.

There have also been 12 more deaths, raising the provincial death toll to 1,599 since the start of the pandemic. Two of the new deaths announced on Wednesday were in the Calgary zone.

The youngest person to die was a man in his 40s from the North zone.

More than 12,800 were performed and the positivity rate is at 3.6 per cent.

More than 101,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered so far, with more than 11,000 having received two doses and therefore considered fully immunized.

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