In Alberta today, 1077 new cases of COVID-19 are being reported from about 15,900 tests, a positivity rate of about 7%. 

There’s been 724 recoveries as well, leaving 14,052 active cases and bringing the recovery total to 37,316. 

Ten more Albertans have died, for a total of 510 deaths since the start of the pandemic. There are now 383 people in the hospital, with 84 of these in intensive care.  

In the North, hospitalizations went down by two to 19, and ICU admission went up by one to three total. One of the new deaths was in the North Zone.  

In Grande Prairie, nine people recovered and no new cases of the virus were found. Active cases have dipped below 80, and are now at 76, with 379 total recoveries. In the County, three cases were added while four people recovered. There are now 37 active in the City with 128 recoveries. 

In other municipalities, one person recovered in each the County of Northern Lights and the MD of Greenview. One new case was found in both Big Lakes County and the MD of Peace. 

Peace Region totals: 

There are active COVID-19 alerts or outbreaks in 359 schools in the province, which is about 15% of Alberta’s schools. There are 1288 active cases, 190 outbreaks, and 84 schools on watch. 

One school in the County of Grande Prairie remains on watch – Whispering Ridge Community School. In the City of Grande Prairie St. John Paul II Catholic School and Charles Spencer High School remain on watch. Peace Wapiti Academy and St. Joseph Catholic High School are still on the outbreak listed with 2-4 cases.  

Schools on outbreak and watch are still open with near normal operations with some public health measures. 

In her update today, Dr. Hinshaw thanked everyone who is making a special effort to make sacrifices and follow the new health guidelines. She reminds Albertans that health measures only work if we all do them, and work together.  

She also reminds everyone that there are safe activities people can do outdoors, such as walks or bonfires in a public park. In addition, she encourages Albertans to reach out to those who are lonely and feeling abandoned.  

Dr. Hinshaw says we all have options, and we are all facing the same challenges. If we work together, we can see a reset in our COVID-19 numbers. 

Watch the full update here: