Health

Over 30,000 Red Deerians fully vacinated as active COVID count continues to fall

The number of active COVID-19 cases in Red Deer is now the lowest it's been since October. Red Deer has 47 active cases as of Wednesday, down seven from Tuesday, according to the latest numbers releas...

Jun 23, 2021

Renovated Stettler emergency department opens Monday

Alberta Heath Services says patients, staff and physicians will benefit from a larger, upgraded emergency department (ER) at the Stettler Hospital and Care Centre when the reconfigured space reopens M...

Jun 23, 2021

Walk-in clinics open for first-dose COVID-19 immunization

RED DEER - Albertans can receive their first dose of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine without an appointment at walk-in clinics in 13 communities across the Central Zone.Communities offering walk-in clinics i...

Jun 22, 2021

Alberta taking on 'new kind of challenge' reopening from COVID: Hinshaw

Alberta's number of active COVID-19 cases has dipped below 2,000 and is at its lowest since early October.The number of daily new cases has also dropped again, its lowest number since the fall."Our nu...

Jun 22, 2021

Red Deer with no new COVID cases, one death

For the second time in four days, Red Deer reported no new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday. That leaves the city's overall total during the pandemic at 5,751.Recoveries are up 11 to 5,635 while the number o...

Jun 22, 2021

Dr. Hinshaw shares COVID-19 update for June 22

Coming up at 3:30 this afternoon...Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta's chief medical officer of health, will share the latest update on the COVID-19 situation in the province. You can watch her news conferen...

Jun 22, 2021

Calgary Stampede prizes added to vaccine lottery

CALGARY, AB - Vaccinated Albertans will now have another set of prizes on the line in the Open for Summer Vaccine Lottery.The Alberta Government says those entered can win one of 635 Calgary Stampede ...

Andrew Snook Jun 21, 2021

Red Deer with one new COVID case Sunday, active count at 70

Red Deer has 70 active cases of COVID-19 as of Sunday, according to the latest numbers from the province. That's down one from Saturday and is the city's lowest active case count since early November....

Jun 20, 2021

At least 20 per cent of eligible Canadians fully vaccinated, data suggests

TORONTO - Canada has hit two of the vaccination targets government officials have previously said were necessary for the easing of public health restrictions imposed due to COVID-19. An independent we...

Jun 19, 2021

About 63% of Red Deerians have one dose, nearly 30% fully vaccinated

Red Deer's active COVID-19 case count is down another two in the last day to 71.After hitting a record high active caseload of 911 on May 8 (six weeks ago), the active caseload has now dropped to a po...

Jun 19, 2021