COVID-19: Omicron up to 173 cases in Alberta, virus on the rise again
Cases of the highly contagious Omicron variant climbed to 173 in Alberta on Friday, as COVID-19 cases are again on the rise across the province.
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Cases of the highly contagious Omicron variant climbed to 173 in Alberta on Friday, as COVID-19 cases are again on the rise across the province.
Alberta reported 59 new Omicron cases, with 48 of those Calgary Zone as well as four in the Edmonton Zone, six in the Central Zone and one in the South Zone.
Omicron cases nearly doubled overnight in Alberta with 59 new cases reported on Thursday.
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Of the 10 new Omicron cases, seven were in the Calgary Zone, two were in the Edmonton Zone and one was in the South Zone, the area’s first case of the variant.