The COVID-19 numbers for Thursday, August 19 saw another 749 new cases reported in a 24-hour period.

Hospitalizations also increased by 23 more cases for a total of 221.

ICU admissions rose by five for a total of 48.

Of those currently in hospital, 179 people, or 81.0 percent haven't been vaccinated at all, 11 or 4.98 percent are partially vaccinated and 31 people or 14.03 percent are fully immunized.

One additional death has been reported for a total of 2,343.

Alberta now has 6,709 active cases with a positivity rate of 8.3 per cent.  Those who are unvaccinated account for 4,915 or 73.26 per cent of the active cases. Seven hundred and seventy-five cases are in partially vaccinated people and 1,019 cases are infecting fully vaccinated people.

As of Thursday, August 19, 2021, there are 334 active COVID-19 cases in Grande Prairie and 129 in the County of Grande Prairie.

Vaccination rates continue to stagnate as cases rise with 77.2 percent of people being partially vaccinated and 68.5 per cent of Albertans are fully immunized.  Locally, 42 percent of eligible people in Grande Prairie are fully vaccinated, while the County's numbers sit at 41.3 percent for both shots.

 

COVID-19 numbers in Alberta, August 19, 2021