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Over the last 24 hours, another 1,571 COVID-19 cases were identified in the province after the completion of about 19,800 tests. This represents a 7.9-per-cent positivity rate.
The active case count in Alberta is now 19,865 with 763 in hospital, 138 of whom are in ICU.
There are also active alerts or outbreaks in 450 schools in Alberta, which is about 19 per cent overall. A combined total of 1,966 cases are linked to schools, which includes 126 sites currently on the provincial watchlist.
As holiday breaks near for many Albertans, Hinshaw urged people to follow COVID-19 precautions.
“This year we can and must celebrate differently. Holiday gatherings with people outside your household are not only against the restrictions that are in place but they are also the wrong thing to do right now,” she said.
“The compassionate choice is to follow the rules.”
COVID-19 vaccines have been hailed as a “light at the end of the tunnel”, but Albertans must be patient.
“There are about 4.4 million Albertans. It will take time to get enough vaccine to everyone who wants it,” said Hinshaw. “Please be patient while we all wait for our turn and be supportive of those who are in the initial groups to be immunized.”
Critical health-care and long-term care workers are among the first to be immunized in Alberta considering they are at the greatest risk of infection, explained Hinshaw. As of Wednesday night, 394 health-care workers had received the first dose of vaccine.
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