CALGARY — Alberta identified 67 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday.
The new cases come after more than 6,000 tests were completed, giving the province a positivity rate of around 1.1 per cent.
Active cases continue to decrease, with 745 active infections in the province as of Wednesday afternoon.
NEW:
– 67 new COVID cases on 6162 tests in Alberta (1.1%+)
– 140 in hospital (+2), inc 30 in ICU (-2)
– 2 new deaths
– 745 active cases (-18)#yeg #yyc #ableg #Covid19ab pic.twitter.com/L5dv85hVed— Courtney Theriault (@cspotweet) July 7, 2021
As for hospitalizations, there are now 140 people in hospital fighting the virus, with 30 people in the ICU.
Two additional deaths were reported on Wednesday.
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As for vaccination numbers, there were nearly 42,000 vaccine doses administered over the last day, 3,584 of which were first-dose appointments.
An exciting milestone for the province was hit over the last day, with 50.7 per cent of the eligible population now fully vaccinated with two doses.
To date, more than 4.67 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Alberta.
