Alberta identifies 296 new COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations drop to 411

New data shows just how powerful the vaccines are in preventing infection, hospitalization and death.

EDMONTON — Alberta identified 296 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, following the completion of 6,800 tests.

There are currently 5,831 active infections in the province as of Thursday afternoon.

WATCH: Dr. Deena Hinshaw provides an update on COVID-19 in Alberta.

Alberta also saw a decrease in hospitalization numbers, with 411 people currently in hospital, and 120 in the ICU.

An additional five deaths were reported on Thursday.

There were also an additional 305 variant cases identified, some of which date back historically.

As for vaccinations, the province administered more than 44,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine over the last day.

Nearly 2.9 million doses have been administered to date.

Dr. Deena Hinshaw providing some additional data on vaccines Thursday highlighting why it’s so important to get your shot.

“Since January 1, 96 per cent of all confirmed COVID-19 cases in Alberta were either unvaccinated or diagnosed within two weeks of receiving their first dose while their immunity was still building,” she said. “Just 0.2 per cent of all people who had one dose of vaccine in that time frame, since January 1, got COVID once 14 days had passed since that shot.”

Hinshaw also added that 93 per cent of people hospitalized due to COVID, as well as 88 per cent of COVID-19 related deaths, were either unvaccinated or had just received their first shot.

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