COVID-19: No new restrictions announced in Alberta amid record active case counts | FULL

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney said during a COVID-19 update on Tuesday that his government continues to monitor the spread of the Omicron variant, but that additional health restrictions are a "last and limited resort."

Alberta's chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw announced during the same update that the current COVID-19 active case count sits at a record of over 34,000.

Hinshaw also announced that 12 people had died from COVID-19 since Dec. 29, including a child in the age range of five to nine-years-old with a complex medical condition.

There are currently 436 patients in Alberta hospitals with COVID-19, 61 patients are in the ICU.

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