There are currently 70,223 cases of COVID-19 in the province. That is down by 2,145 from the day before.
There are 33,975 active cases of COVID-19 in the Calgary Zone, 24,985 in the Edmonton Zone, and 4,357 in the Central Zone.
3,279 new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Alberta during the past 24 hours. The provincial test positivity rate is 36.5 per cent.
9 new deaths have occurred. The number of lives lost due to the virus in Alberta is 3,412.
There are 1,089 individuals hospitalized in Alberta due to COVID-19. The number of COVID patients in intensive care units is 104.
346 new variant cases were identified on January 17th.
Sundre is up to 32 active cases of the virus. The Three Hills/Highway 21 area is up to 43, Crossfield is up to 80, the Didsbury/Carstairs/South Mountain View County area is down to 93, Olds is up to 109, Rocky Mountain House is up to 119, Sylvan Lake is up to 122, and Innisfail is up to 162.
Red Deer County is up to 276 active cases of COVID-19, while Mountain View County is down to 125.
More than 382,000 (382,025) Albertans have recovered from the virus.
Over 8.0 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Alberta. 80.1 per cent of the total population in the province has received at least one dose, while 73.5 per cent has received two doses.
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Alberta’s chief medical officer of health says Alberta Health Services is changing the way it reports the number of people admitted to hospital and intensive care with COVID-19.
Dr. Deena Hinshaw says A-H-S will now report the proportion of people admitted to hospitals because of COVID-19, compared to those who are admitted due to other causes but still have the disease.
For I-C-U beds, the percentage of new admissions due to COVID-19 was 74 per cent. Hinshaw says the remaining 26 per cent were incidental infections or unclear.
Meanwhile, more than 80,000 Albertans will soon be able to receive fourth doses of COVID-19 vaccine to bolster immunity.
In line with recommendations from the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) and the Alberta Advisory Committee on Immunization (AACI), individuals aged 18 and older who have specific immunocompromising conditions can receive a booster five months after receiving their third dose.
Beginning Thursday (January 20th), eligible individuals can book appointments for fourth doses online with AHS and participating pharmacies by using the Alberta vaccine booking system or by calling 811.
(Contains content from The Canadian Press)
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