CALGARY — Cases of COVID-19 continue to climb in Alberta, as the province identified 1,315 new cases on Wednesday.
The new case numbers come after more than 12,000 tests were completed for a positivity rate of around 10.8 per cent.
Wednesday’s case count is the highest the province has seen since May 13, when 1,468 cases were reported.
NEW:
-1315 new COVID cases in Alberta on 12141 tests (10.8%+)
– 8 new deaths
– 465 in hospital (+34), incl 107 in ICU (+1)
– 12290 active cases (+630)#yeg #yyc #ableg #Covid19ab pic.twitter.com/G9j9EeLcIL— Courtney Theriault (@cspotweet) September 1, 2021
Active cases also continue to rise, with 630 infections added to the tally over the last day. There are now 12,290 active cases in the province.
Thirty-four more people have checked into hospital with COVID-19 over the last day for an active total of 465.
That is the highest number of hospitalizations since May 28.
Meanwhile, there are now 107 people in the ICU. Eight additional deaths were reported on Wednesday.
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Of those in the ICU, 94 are unvaccinated. While as a whole, 267 of the 465 people in hospital are also unvaccinated.
Since Tuesday’s update, 6,565 more vaccines have been administered, 2,731 of which were first-dose appointments.
Of those 12 and older in Alberta, 78.1 per cent have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, while 69.9 per cent are fully vaccinated.
