EDMONTON — Alberta identified 127 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday following the completion of 4,400 tests.
The province’s positivity rate over the last day was roughly 2.9 per cent.
WATCH: Dr. André Corriveau provides the latest update on COVID-19 in Alberta.
Active infections in the province saw a drop, with around 2,800 active cases of COVID-19 in Alberta. That’s the lowest number of active cases the province has seen since Oct. 15, 2020.
There are now 271 people in hospital with COVID-19, as well as 68 people in the ICU.
An additional four deaths were reported on Tuesday.
NEW:
– 127 new COVID cases in AB on 4400 tests (2.9%+)
– 85 new variant cases
– 271 in hospital (+1), inc 68 in ICU (-5)
– 4 new deaths
– 2800 active cases (lowest since Oct 15)#yeg #yyc #ableg #Covid19ab— Courtney Theriault (@cspotweet) June 15, 2021
“We have administered more than 3.4 million doses of COVID vaccine to Albertans, including 46,000 yesterday alone,” said Dr. André Corriveau. “Over 69 per cent of Albertans over the age of 12 have now received at least one dose, and 22 per cent are fully vaccinated with both. So we’re getting very close to our objective of 70 per cent.”
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Of the more than 46,000 vaccines administered over the last day, just 4,441 were first-dose appointments.
46,021 new vaccine doses administered in Alberta.
4,441 were first doses.
Alberta now at 69.4% of eligible people for first doses. #yeG #yyc #ableg #covid19ab pic.twitter.com/d4kooRZnik
— Courtney Theriault (@cspotweet) June 15, 2021
