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Alberta reported six COVID-related deaths on Thursday as hospitalizations continued to decline.
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There are 967 people in hospital with the virus, a decrease of 22 from the previous day. Of those in hospital, 67 are in an intensive care unit, a decrease of three from the previous day.
While hospitalizations declined, active cases across the province increased. There are 6,552 active cases in Alberta, an increase of 103 from Wednesday’s update. The Edmonton Zone, which includes the city of Edmonton and surrounding municipalities, is home to 1,971 of the active cases.
The province reported 619 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday and a test positivity rate of 22.6 per cent. The number of cases is likely much higher due to the majority of Albertans using at-home, unreported rapid test kits.
In Alberta, 90.2 per cent of people aged 12 and up have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, 86.6 per cent are fully immunized and 42.2 per cent have got a booster dose. Of Albertans aged five to 11, 47.9 per cent have received one dose of a vaccine and 28.8 per cent are fully vaccinated.
Friday will be the province’s last daily update before reducing its COVID-19 updates to once a week, starting next Wednesday.