CALGARY — Seventy-five per cent of Albertans 12 and older have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.
The province hitting that milestone on Thursday after 3,195 first-doses were administered over the last day.
27016 new vaccine doses administered in Alberta, incl 3195 first doses.
Alberta now at 75% first doses for 12+ (+0.1%)
Also now at 61.3% for two doses for those eligible (+0.6%)#yeg #yyc #ableg #Covid19ab pic.twitter.com/ivB8zyPUxT
— Courtney Theriault (@cspotweet) July 22, 2021
As of Thursday afternoon, 61.3 per cent of the eligible population are now fully vaccinated.
To date, nearly 5.13 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Alberta.
On Thursday, Alberta identified 106 new cases of COVID-19 on more than 6,600 tests.
The 106 cases are the highest daily total in Alberta since June 19.
NEW:
– 106 new COVID cases in Alberta on 6622 tests (1.6%+)
– 2 new deaths
– 93 in hospital (-2), inc 26 in ICU (-1)
– 676 active cases (+27)#yeg #yyc #ableg #Covid19ab pic.twitter.com/Cdj0W1HjBa— Courtney Theriault (@cspotweet) July 22, 2021
Hospitalizations saw a slight decrease, with 93 people now in hospital, and 26 in the ICU.
Two additional deaths were reported on Thursday afternoon.
There are now 676 active cases of COVID-19 in Alberta.
