645 New COVID-19 Cases Identified in Alberta, 10 More Disease-Related Deaths | The Canadian News

Ten more deaths in Alberta were attributed to COVID-19 on Wednesday, as the province also identified 645 new cases of the disease.

The new cases were discovered after 11,343 tests were performed on Tuesday, putting the province’s positivity rate at 5.58 percent.

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The number of people in hospital intensive care units with the coronavirus rose by one on Wednesday and is now 184. However, Alberta Health also noted that there were 810 COVID-19 patients in the hospital overall on Wednesday, up from 836 the day before.

The total number of active COVID-19 cases in the province also fell on Wednesday, to 8,733 after standing at 9,267 on Tuesday.

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The Calgary area currently has more active cases than any other region in Alberta (2,223), followed by the Edmonton area (2025), the northern area (1828), the central area (1722), and the southern area (928). Seven cases have not been linked to a particular area.

Hinshaw continues to ask for caution, especially on Halloween.

With just four days to go until Halloween, Alberta’s chief medical officer for health Dr. Deena Hinshaw tweeted about the next day on Wednesday and urged people to be cautious when handing out candy or trick-or-treating.

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“If you are planning to trick or treat on Halloween, protect yourself and others from COVID-19,” your tweet reads. “Stay home if you’re not feeling well, do tricks or treats only with your family, and keep your distance when passing out treats.”

More safety tips for Halloween can be found here.

Watch below: (As of Oct 21, 2021) Dr. Deena Hinshaw reminds Albertans to follow COVID-19 health measures and offers tips for keeping things safe during Halloween.

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