ICU admissions surpass 100, positivity rate nears record high
Posted Aug 31, 2021 4:07 pm.
CALGARY — Alberta reported 920 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday on nearly 7,500 tests.
The positivity rate over the last day was roughly 12.3 per cent.
There are now 11,660 active cases of COVID-19 in Alberta — an increase of 234 from Monday’s update.
NEW:
– 920 new COVID cases in Alberta on 7487 tests (12.3%+)
– 431 in hospital (+30), incl 106 in ICU (+8)
– 4 new deaths
– 11660 active cases (+234)#yeg #yyc #ableg #Covid19ab pic.twitter.com/plDT1z5UGd— Courtney Theriault (@cspotweet) August 31, 2021
Of active cases in the province, Edmonton leads the way with 2,542 active infections, while Calgary has 2,417.
Over the last 24 hours, 30 more people have checked into Alberta hospitals with COVID-19, for an active total of 431.
There are now 106 people in the ICU — an increase of eight since Monday.
Four additional deaths were reported on Tuesday.
