EDMONTON (660 NEWS) – The province is reporting 259 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours.
In Alberta, there are a total of 6,060 active cases, with the Calgary zone leading in active infections.
The Calgary zone has 2,717, while the Edmonton zone has 2,147.
Latest COVID-19 numbers for Alberta:
– 259 new cases
– 16,800 test completed (PR: 3.5 per cent)
– 11 new deaths (total 1,671)
-539 in hospital, 94 in ICU pic.twitter.com/bJJ5nck40k— Jeff Slack (@Jeffslack660) February 3, 2021
The provincial positivity rate currently sits at 3.5 per cent.
During Wednesday’s live provincial update, Dr. Deena Hinshaw confirmed 11 additional deaths. The death toll in Alberta now sits at 1,671.
Five hundred and thirty-nine people are presently in the hospital with 94 in the ICU.
When it comes to the new COVID variant, Hinshaw confirmed a total of 57 cases.
There remain 57 variant cases in the province.
50 cases of the variant first identified in the United Kingdom (B.1.1.7)
7 cases of the variant first identified in South Africa (B.1.351)
— Jeff Slack (@Jeffslack660) February 3, 2021
There are fifty cases of the U.K variant and seven of the South African variant.
As of Wednesday afternoon, 116,820 people have recovered from COVID-19.
Hinshaw’s next live update will be on Thursday.
