Tag Archives: Health
Local vaccination rates lag behind rest of province
Central Albertans aren't turning out as much as the rest of the province to get the COVID-19 vaccine. While nearly 70 per cent of eligible people province-wide have received at least one dose (69.7%),...
Jun 17, 2021
Red Deer down to 95 active COVID cases
Red Deer's active COVID-19 cases count has dipped below 100. There are 95 active cases in the city as of Wednesday, according to the latest numbers from the province. That's down from Tuesday's total ...
Jun 16, 2021
Alberta nearing 70% first dose vaccination goal
The province is inching closer to the government's benchmark of 70 per cent of the eligible Albertans with at least their first dose of vaccine.Deputy chief medical officer of health Dr. Andre Corrive...
Jun 15, 2021
Red Deer with 104 active COVID cases
Red Deer is down to 102 active cases of COVID-19 as of Tuesday, according to the latest numbers from the province. That's down 12 from Monday's total of 114 and the city's lowest total since March 18....
Jun 15, 2021
Alberta COVID-19 update for June 15
Coming up at 3:30 p.m. Dr. Andr Corriveau, Alberta's deputy chief medical officer of health, will share the province's latest COVID-19 update. You can watch the news conference live here once it begin...
Jun 15, 2021
Walk-in clinics open in Red Deer and Rocky for first dose immunizations
Albertans can receive their first dose of mRNA COVID-19 vaccine without an appointment at walk-in clinics in four communities across the Central Zone, including Red Deer and Rocky Mountain House. Comm...
Jun 15, 2021
Red Deer with 114 active COVID cases
Red Deer is down to 114 active cases of COVID-19 as of Monday, according to the latest numbers from the province. That's down one from Sunday's total of 115 and the city's reported lowest total since ...
Jun 14, 2021
Registration for Alberta's vaccine lottery now open
Premier Jason Kenney says Alberta's vaccine lottery is a creative way to encourage Albertans who haven't yet been vaccinated to take the plunge.Three prizes of $1 million will be awarded."Starting tod...
Jun 14, 2021
Red Deer adds one COVID-19 case, down to 119 active
Red Deer's active COVID-19 case count is down another 18 in the last day to 119, the lowest total since March 20.After hitting a record high active caseload of 911 on May 8 (five Saturdays ago), the a...
Jun 12, 2021
Red Deer down to 137 active COVID cases
Red Deer is down to 137 active cases of COVID-19 as of Friday, according to the latest numbers from the province. That's down 13 from Thursday's total of 150 and the city's lowest total since were 132...
Jun 11, 2021