565 new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Alberta. About 11,700 (11,747) tests were conducted for a test positivity rate of approximately 4.8 percent.
There are 284 individuals hospitalized in Alberta due to COVID-19. The number of patients in intensive care units is 59.
1 new death has occurred. The number of lives lost due to the virus in Alberta is 2,356.
The number of active cases of COVID-19 has increased to 8,496 – up by 565 from August 23rd.
721 new variant cases have been identified.
There are 2,667 active cases of COVID-19 in the Edmonton Zone, 2,572 in the Calgary Zone, and 874 in the Central Zone.
The Three Hills/Highway 21 area is reporting 14 active cases of the virus, Sundre is at 18, Crossfield is down to 14, Innisfail is at 41, the Didsbury/Carstairs/South Mountain View County area is at 46, Olds is at 48, Rocky Mountain House is at 54 and Sylvan Lake remains at 51
Red Deer County is up to 65 active cases of COVID-19, while Mountain View County is up to 64.
More than 235,000 (235,822) Albertans have recovered from the virus.
As of August 23rd, over 5.5 million (5,511,274) doses of vaccine have been administered in Alberta.
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