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Chief medical officer of health COVID-19 update – May 25, 2021 Alberta’s chief medical officer of health and officials provide an update on COVID-19 and the ongoing work to protect public health. Some parts of this page will not display. JavaScript is not available in this browser or may be turned off. Check against delivery. Thank you, Tom, and good afternoon everyone. Before we begin, I want to thank everyone who made safe choices over the long weekend. This includes the more than 16,000 people who went to get tested this weekend. And the over 86,000 people who rolled up their sleeves t...

Article content Alberta saw the number of new daily COVID-19 cases continue to decline on Saturday. The province recorded 1,195 new cases after 12,926 tests were completed, for a positivity rate of 9.6 per cent. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or COVID-19: Cases continue to decline as province maintains pace on immunizations Back to video Alberta’s chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw tweeted a message Saturday urging Albertans to continue to follow the provincial COVID guidelines. And she reminded people to take advantage of the ...

Author of the article: Lauren Boothby Publishing date: May 14, 2021  •  20 minutes ago  •  2 minute read  •  COVID-19, restrictions, church, religion, hockey, NHL A pedestrian wearing a protective COVID-19 face mask walks past a sign at the Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, 10014 81 Ave., in Edmonton Friday May 14, 2021. Photo by David Bloom Photo by David Bloom David Bloom /David Bloom/Postmedia Article content Alberta hit a new record for COVID-19 vaccines, with more than 66,000 doled out, as daily cases remained below 2,000 for the sixth straight day. More than 2.08 mi...

Article content Alberta reported another 1,799 cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday amid a recent a spike in people hospitalized for the disease and climbing ICU admissions. Hospitalizations and ICU admissions have nearly doubled over the last month, rising by around 88 per cent each from April 12, provincial data shows. On Wednesday, they climbed to 737 including 169 in intensive care, a rise of 32 and six, respectively, from Tuesday. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or COVID-19: Alberta's hospitalizations and ICU admissions up 88 per cent from mid-Ap...

Article content As of Tuesday, May 11 Fort Saskatchewan reported 127 active cases of the coronavirus. Nearby Strathcona County has 90 cases, Sherwood Park has 241 cases, and Sturgeon County has 89 cases. As of May 7, Alberta Health Services reported nine COVID-19 outbreaks within Strathcona County, including the local Costco and Inter Pipeline’s Industrial Complex. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. COVID: vaccine rollout ramps up, Alberta remains hotspot Back to video The latest area COVID-19 death was recorded last weekend on Saturday, May 1 i...