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Alberta’s chief medical officer of health, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, warned there could be more COVID-19 health measures on the horizon as cases in the province continue to rise.
“If we don’t see growth slowing soon, further measures may be required,” Hinshaw said on Tuesday.
During her COVID-19 update, Hinshaw said there were 402 Albertans currently in hospital due to COVID-19. Of those, 88 people are receiving treatment in the ICU.
One of the best defences against those numbers continuing to rise, and therefore leading to more restrictions, is vaccinations, Hinshaw said.
“Vaccines are our best defence and once we have been able to offer them to all in the province, the current wall of protection created by public health measures can be replaced with this wall of protection that the vaccines give us.”
As of Tuesday, more than 970,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine had been administered in Alberta. Hinshaw said more appointments are being added as the province receives more vaccine.
Over the last 24 hours, Alberta Health identified 705 additional cases of variants of concern.
The province also reported 1,081 new COVID-19 cases from about 12,000 tests. The province’s positivity rate sits at 8.9 per cent Tuesday.
Three additional deaths were confirmed to Alberta Health over the past 24 hours, Hinshaw said.
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“If we don’t see growth slowing soon, further measures may be required,” Hinshaw said on Tuesday.
During her COVID-19 update, Hinshaw said there were 402 Albertans currently in hospital due to COVID-19. Of those, 88 people are receiving treatment in the ICU.
One of the best defences against those numbers continuing to rise, and therefore leading to more restrictions, is vaccinations, Hinshaw said.
“Vaccines are our best defence and once we have been able to offer them to all in the province, the current wall of protection created by public health measures can be replaced with this wall of protection that the vaccines give us.”
As of Tuesday, more than 970,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine had been administered in Alberta. Hinshaw said more appointments are being added as the province receives more vaccine.
Over the last 24 hours, Alberta Health identified 705 additional cases of variants of concern.
The province also reported 1,081 new COVID-19 cases from about 12,000 tests. The province’s positivity rate sits at 8.9 per cent Tuesday.
Three additional deaths were confirmed to Alberta Health over the past 24 hours, Hinshaw said.
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