New gathering restrictions in place, 663 new COVID-19 cases
Posted Oct 5, 2021 5:42 pm.
Last Updated Oct 6, 2021 6:29 am.
CALGARY (660 NEWS) – Alberta has announced new COVID-19 gathering restrictions in time for Thanksgiving.
Starting Monday, those who are unvaccinated will no longer be able to gather in groups indoors. However, vaccinated people can have an indoor gathering with up to 10 people.
When it comes to outdoor gatherings, those restrictions have been dropped from 200 guests to 20.
Gathering restrictions review:
Unvaccinated people cannot gather indoors.
Vaccinated people have a 10-person indoor limit.
Outdoor gatherings dropped from 200 down to 20. #yeg #yyc #ableg #covid19ab
— Courtney Theriault (@cspotweet) October 5, 2021
Albertans are being urged to follow the rules this Thanksgiving weekend.
“Our hospitals and front-line teams do not have the capacity to handle another significant spike in cases,” said Dr. Verna Yiu Tuesday afternoon.
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Word of new restrictions came as the province announced 663 new cases of COVID-19. Over the 24 hours prior to Tuesday’s update, 8,018 tests had been completed.
In addition to the new cases, the province also announced 26 more people had died from COVID-19-related complications.
There are 1,094 people in the hospital, 252 of whom are in the ICU.
NEW:
– 663 new COVID cases in Alberta on 8018 tests (8.3%+)
– 26 new reported deaths
– 1094 in hospital (+15), inc 252 in ICU (-5)
– 19456 active cases (-1218)#yeg #Yyc #ableg #covid19ab pic.twitter.com/YB9QEtck51— Courtney Theriault (@cspotweet) October 5, 2021
Alberta has 19,456 active cases province-wide.
