Everything you need to know about COVID-19 in Alberta on Tuesday, March 16
The province reported 355 new cases of COVID-19 Tuesday, 62 of those related to variant strains, with 260 people in hospital with the disease and 44 of those in intensive care. Meanwhile, Phase 2A of Alberta s COVID-19 immunization program with the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines began Monday.
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Posted: Mar 16, 2021 8:06 AM MT | Last Updated: March 17
A server cleans a table at Trolley 5 in southwest Calgary. Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta s chief medical officer of health, says the rising number of variant cases in Alberta continues to be a concern for health officials in the province.(Colleen De Neve for CBC News)
Everything you need to know about COVID-19 in Alberta on Monday, March 15
Phase 2A of Alberta s COVID-19 immunization program began Monday, opening up to Albertans aged 65 to 74 and First Nations, Inuit and Métis people born in 1971 and earlier. The province also announced eligibility for Phase 2B, which is open for Albertans born 2005 to 1957 with high-risk underlying health conditions.
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Posted: Mar 15, 2021 8:18 AM MT | Last Updated: March 15
A man with his nose and mouth covered bikes along a pathway in northeast Calgary on the weekend. Alberta s vaccination program is going into high gear, with new detailed plans that will see almost one million people becoming eligible to be immunized in the next three weeks.(Colleen De Neve for CBC News)