Alberta reports 1,256 new COVID-19 cases, 16 deaths ahead of Thanksgiving weekend
CBC
Alberta public health officials reported 1,256 new cases of COVID-19 and 16 more deaths Friday, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, the province's chief medical officer of health, said on Twitter.
Most of the people who died were in their 70s or 80s. Two were in their 50s, one person was in their 60s, another in their 90s. In total, 2,830 Albertans have died of COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic.
The total number of known active cases in Alberta is 17,839, a decrease of 572 since Thursday's update.
Here's how active cases break down regionally:
The new cases announced Friday were detected on 14,736 tests conducted in the previous 24 hours. Alberta's test-positivity rate is 8.68 per cent.
The number of people in hospital for COVID-19 has increased. There are 1,101 hospitalizations, including 250 patients in intensive care units.
Of the 851 non-ICU patients, 73.9 per cent are unvaccinated or partially unvaccinated; 89.6 per cent of ICU patients are unvaccinated or partially vaccinated, Hinshaw said on Twitter.