Whitecourt: 53.5% (+9.6) one dose, 18.5% (+7.0) fully vaccinated
Edson: 56.3 (+8.9), 20.9 (+7.1)
Fox Creek: 52.1 (+8.4), 15.8 (+4.9)
Hinton: 63.0 (+10.2), 22.1 (+8.9)
Mayerthorpe: 55.6 (+7.9), 25.1 (+6.0)
Barrhead: 56.1 (+9.5), 26.3 (+6.6)
Swan Hills: 52.7 (+8.2), 26.1 (+3.6)
ICYMI: All Albertans aged 12+ now eligible for 2nd dose of vaccine
PROVINCE
Province-wide, Alberta confirmed 127 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday. That’s out of 5,055 test results for a positivity rate of ~2.5 per cent. The seven-day positivity rate is currently 2.68 per cent.
Active cases in the province total 2,170, down 166 in the last 24 hours. Recoveries are up to 226,800, with a total of 231,259 confirmed cases in Alberta since the pandemic began.
There are 221 Albertans in hospital due to COVID-19, down 16 from Friday, including 49 in intensive care, down nine.
Six additional deaths linked to COVID-19 were reported to Alberta Health in the last 24 hours to bring the province’s total to 2,289. Details:
· Date of death: June 17, 2021. A male in his 80s in Calgary zone. There are no known comorbidities at this time.
· Date of death: June 17, 2021. A male in his 60s in Calgary zone. There are no known comorbidities at this time.
· Date of death: June 17, 2021. A female in her 60s in Calgary zone. The case included comorbidities.
· Date of death: June 17, 2021. A female in her 60s in North zone. There are no known comorbidities at this time.
· Date of death: June 17, 2021. A male in his 50s in Edmonton zone. There are no known comorbidities at this time.
· Date of death: June 17, 2021. A male in his 70s in Edmonton zone. The case included comorbidities.
Alberta has administered 3,721,419 doses of COVID-19 vaccine as of June 18. 70.4 per cent (+0.2) of the eligible population aged 12+ has received at least one dose, while 27.3 per cent (+1.5) is fully vaccinated. More vaccination data is here.
In the last week, Alberta has administered 384,569 doses of vaccine for a daily average of 54,938 over the last week. That’s up from the previous seven-day average of 46,185.
Additional provincial seven-day change figures (updated each Saturday)
Total: 231,259 (+961) – Previous week: +1337
Active: 2,170 (-1077) – Previous week: -1,824
Hospitalized: 221 (-69) – Previous week: -83
ICU: 49 (-25) – Previous week: -31
Deaths: 2,289 (+20) – Previous week: +23
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Dr. Deena Hinshaw, the province’s chief medical officer of health, will give her next live update after the weekend.