CALGARY — There were 33 new cases of COVID-19 identified in Alberta on Tuesday.
The new cases come after the completion of 4,415 tests — a positivity rate of roughly 0.7 per cent.
As for active cases, there are now 763 active infections in the province, a decrease of 68 from the day prior.
NEW:
– 33 new COVID cases in Alberta on 4415 tests (0.7%+)
– 138 in hospital (+2), 36 in ICU (-)
– 2 new deaths
– 763 active cases (-68)#yeg #yyc #ableg #Covid19ab pic.twitter.com/dRRL7faUlr— Courtney Theriault (@cspotweet) July 6, 2021
Hospitalization saw a slight increase on Tuesday, now at 138. ICU admissions held steady at 36.
Two additional deaths were reported.
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There were nearly 50,000 vaccine doses administered over the last day, 3,755 of which were first-dose appointments.
To date, more than 4.6 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered.
As of Tuesday afternoon, 73.5 per cent of the eligible population have received at least one dose of a vaccine, with 49.6 per cent now fully vaccianted.
