Alberta identifies 1,136 cases of COVID-19, hospitalizations rise to 390
Posted Apr 12, 2021 4:02 pm.
Last Updated Apr 12, 2021 7:47 pm.
CALGARY (660 NEWS) — Over the course of the last day, Alberta has identified 1,136 new cases of COVID-19.
Of the new cases reported on Monday, 679 are of the B.1.1.7 variant.
Variant cases now make up over 51 per cent of active cases in the province.
NEW:
– 1,136 new COVID cases in Alberta on 12,286 tests (9.2%+)
– 5 new deaths, now up to 2018
– 390 in hospital (+14), 90 in ICU (-1)
-14,849 active cases (+556)#yeg #yyc #ableg #covid19ab pic.twitter.com/ccABqQblqB— Courtney Theriault (@cspotweet) April 12, 2021
Hospitalizations rose slightly to 390, a 14 person increase from the day prior, with 90 people in the ICU.
Alberta’s hospital bed capacity now sits at 86 per cent.
Five additional deaths were reported Monday, four of which being people from the Edmonton zone, and one in the Red Deer zone.
As for vaccines, 16,501 Albertans received a vaccine over the last day, with nearly 865,000 total vaccines administered in the province to date.
Over 177,000 Albertans have been fully vaccinated with two doses.
No live update has been held by the province since Thursday. The next scheduled appearance from Dr. Deena Hinshaw is set for Tuesday afternoon.
