Of those cases, 145,171 people have recovered, or 89.5 per cent of all cases.
1,136 cases were reported in the past 24 hours. There are 14,849 active cases.
390 people are in hospital, with 90 people in intensive care units. Privacy regulations means Alberta Health cannot release how many COVID-19 patients are being treated in local hospitals or health centres.
Five new death from COVID-19, totalling 2,018.
12,286 people were tested in the past 24 hours.
847,630 vaccine doses have been administered in total; 163,532 people are fully immunized with both doses.
COVID-19 in Fort McMurray:
65 new active cases in the past 24 hours, bringing known active total to 529. The first case was reported in the city on March 19.
BARRIE, ONT. One day after reporting the highest number of COVID-19 cases from a weekend, the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) posted 85 new cases Tuesday. Confirmed cases are listed in Barrie, Bradford, Collingwood, Clearview, Essa, Innisfil, Midland, New Tecumseth, Orillia, Oro-Medonte, Severn, Springwater, Tiny, and Wasaga Beach. One case was reported in the Muskoka area in Gravenhurst. Two locations are pending. Over the weekend, health officials recorded nearly 400 positive tests, an alarmingly high number linked to Easter holiday gatherings. The City of Barrie reports bylaw officers received nearly 30 complaints about large gatherings the week of April 3, following the Easter long weekend.
BARRIE, ONT. Simcoe Muskoka s medical officer of health agrees the province made the right decision closing in-person learning for students for the foreseeable future as COVID-19 cases continue to surge across Ontario. On Monday, Premier Doug Ford announced Ontario s students would shift to remote learning following the spring break. Ford said the move was precautionary as COVID-19 spreads like wildfire, adding, schools are safe, but the province must do everything possible to bring infections down during the critical next few weeks. Simcoe Muskoka s top doctor, Dr. Charles Gardner, said that while in-class learning is vital to students mental health, he s not so sure the province will reopen schools for the remainder of the academic year. I truly hope so because of the benefits to children s health and mental health of being in school. I would truly hope we are able to achieve it, but I don t think we can guarantee it.
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49 new active cases in the past 24 hours, bringing known active total to 486. The first case was reported in the city on March 19.
Seven new recoveries in the past 24 hours, bringing total to 1,880.
Alberta’s province-wide mask order remains active.
Privacy regulations means Alberta Health cannot release how many COVID-19 patients are being treated in local hospitals or health centres.
Three people have died from COVID-19 in Fort McMurray, with the last death reported on Dec. 24. The first death was reported Sept. 8.
COVID-19 in rural areas and Wood Buffalo National Park:
Two new COVID-19 cases in rural communities reported in the past 24 hours, bringing the active total to six cases.
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Alberta has the capacity to administer between 400,000 and 500,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines if the supply is available, Premier Jason Kenney said Saturday, noting he believes most public health restrictions could be lifted in June.
Speaking during a weekend media availability, Kenney said he believes close to 70 per cent of Albertans will be protected by June from COVID-19 through a first or second dose of vaccine or through immunity from natural infection.
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