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The province reported four COVID-related deaths on Tuesday as the number of Albertans in hospital with the virus saw a slight increase.
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There are 1,001 Albertans in hospital with COVID-19, an increase of 15 from the previous day. Of those in hospital, 70 are in an intensive care unit, a decrease of three from the previous day.
The four additional deaths reported on Tuesday brings Alberta’s pandemic death toll to 4,025.
While there was a slight uptick in hospitalizations on Tuesday, the number of active cases decreased across the province.
There are currently 6,422 active cases in Alberta, a decrease of 218 from the previous day. The drop in active cases comes after a slight increase was recorded on Monday. The Calgary Zone is home to 2,177 active cases, while the Edmonton Zone, which includes the city of Edmonton and surrounding areas, has 1,937.
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The province reported 459 new cases of the virus on Tuesday and a test positivity rate of 25 per cent. However, the number of cases is likely much higher due to the majority of Albertans using at-home rapid test kits which are unreported.
In Alberta, 90.1 per cent of people aged 12 and up have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, 86.6 per cent of the same age group are fully vaccinated and 42.1 per cent have gotten a booster dose. The percentage of children aged five to 11 have lower immunization rates with 47.9 per cent receiving at least one dose of a vaccine and 28.6 per cent being double vaccinated.
