629 new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Alberta. About 6,000 (6,010) tests were conducted for a test positivity rate of approximately 10.1 percent.
There are 258 individuals hospitalized in Alberta due to COVID-19. The number of patients in intensive care units is 57.
7 new deaths have occurred. The number of lives lost due to the virus in Alberta is 2,355.
The number of active cases of COVID-19 has increased to 7,931 – up by 154 from August 22nd.
841 new variant cases have been identified.
There are 2,468 active cases of COVID-19 in the Edmonton Zone, 2,422 in the Calgary Zone, and 794 in the Central Zone.
The Three Hills/Highway 21 area is reporting 12 active cases of the virus, Sundre is also at 12, Crossfield is at 15, Innisfail is at 38, the Didsbury/Carstairs/South Mountain View County area is at 38, Olds is at 44, Rocky Mountain House is at 47 and Sylvan Lake is at 51
Red Deer County is up to 59 active cases of COVID-19, while Mountain View County is up to 50.
More than 235,000 (235,312) Albertans have recovered from the virus.
As of August 23rd, over 5.5 million (5,503,259) doses of vaccine have been administered in Alberta. In Didsbury, 54.9 percent of people of all ages have received at least one dose, while 49.1 percent are fully vaccinated.
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