Over 50,000 Red Deerians now have one dose of vaccine

Provincially, 563 new cases of COVID-19 have been identified, bringing the active caseload to 14,533, down 969 from Saturday.

With 6,944 tests conducted over the past 24 hours, the province’s positivity rate is roughly 8.1 per cent in the past day, lower than the currently weekly average of 8.91 per cent.

There are 581 Albertans currently in hospital with COVID-19, down 36 from Saturday, while 162 of those patients are in ICU, down two.

Six more deaths have also been reported, bringing the virus’ death toll in our province to 2,176. The latest COVID fatalities include:

· Date of death: May 20, 2021. A FEMALE in her 70s in EDMONTON Zone. The case included comorbidities.

· Date of death: May 21, 2021. A FEMALE in her 70s in CALGARY Zone. The case included comorbidities.

· Date of death: May 21, 2021. A MALE in his 70s in CALGARY Zone. The case included comorbidities.

· Date of death: May 21, 2021. A FEMALE in her 70s in the CALGARY Zone. The case included comorbidities.

· Date of death: May 21, 2021. A FEMALE in her 80s in the CALGARY Zone. The case included comorbidities.

· Date of death: May 22, 2021. A MALE in his 50s in the CALGARY Zone. There are no known comorbidities at this time.

As of May 22, 2,506,919 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Alberta. That equates to 48.2 per cent of the population with at least one dose, while 7.9 per cent of the population is fully vaccinated.

Active cases across AHS Central Zone as of Sunday (one-day change)

Red Deer County: 124 (-4)

Sylvan Lake: 92 (+1)

Lacombe County: 96 (-10)

City of Lacombe: 84 (-14)

Ponoka County: 93 (-1)

Brazeau County: 42 (+4)

Clearwater County: 81 (+6)

Mountain View County: 45 (-4)

Olds: 40 (–)

Kneehill County: 23 (-1)

County of Stettler: 45 (-1)

For more on regional active case rates, visit this page.

The Central Zone has 1,573 active cases as of Sunday, a drop of 54. There are 52 hospitalizations, down four, and 11 people receiving intensive care for COVID-19 at Red Deer Regional Hospital, up one. The zone has had 151 deaths, with none reported today.

Dr. Deena Hinshaw will give her next live update after the long weekend.

by Josh Hall (Twitter: @Vancan19)

Over 50,000 Red Deerians now have one dose of vaccine

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