COVID-19 cases drop to 35 in GP, only five cases in County

The number of active COVID-19 cases has dropped to 35 in the city of Grande Prairie and is currently at five cases in the County (June 28, 2021 statistics from Alberta.ca).  

Here's a look at the latest provincial information:

• Over the last 24 hours, 61 new cases were identified.
• There are 170 people in hospital due to COVID-19, including 36 in intensive care.
• There are 1,132 active cases in the province.
• To date, 228,480 Albertans have recovered from COVID-19.
• In the last 24 hours, four deaths were reported: one on Nov. 18, 2020 and three on Nov. 19, 2020.
• The testing positivity rate was 1.6 per cent.
• There were 3,453 tests (4,685,899 total) completed in the last 24 hours and a total of 2,184,502 people tested overall.
• All zones across the province have cases:
  • Calgary Zone: 615 active cases and 93,131 recovered
  • South Zone: 34 active cases and 12,325 recovered
  • Edmonton Zone: 169 active cases and 76,422 recovered
  • North Zone: 185 active cases and 26,106 recovered
  • Central Zone: 126 active cases and 20,488 recovered
  • Three active cases and eight recovered cases in zones to be confirmed
  • Additional information, including case totals, is online.
• Alberta has identified 16 additional cases of variants of concern, bringing the provincial total to 49,127.
• Currently, 130 schools, about five per cent, are on alert or have outbreaks, with 1,051 cases in total.
  • 75 schools are on alert, with 195 total cases.
  • Outbreaks are declared in 55 schools, with a total of 856 cases.
  • In-school transmission has likely occurred in 904 schools since Jan. 11. Of these, 280 have had only one new case occur as a result.
• There are currently five active and 9,734 recovered cases at long-term care facilities and supportive/home living sites.
• To date, 1,259 of the 2,299 reported deaths (55 per cent) have been in long-term care facilities or supportive/home living sites.

COVID-19 vaccination program

• As of June 28, 4,226,408 doses have been administered in Alberta.
• 72.7 per cent of eligible Albertans aged 12-plus have now received at least one dose and 40.7 per cent are fully vaccinated with two doses.
• Effective June 29, Alberta is using the July 2020 population data provided by Statistics Canada to calculate the percentage of immunized Albertans.
• All Albertans aged 12 and up are able to book appointments for their second doses now.
• Legislation allows Albertans up to three hours of paid, job-protected leave to get a COVID-19 vaccine.
• Albertans are able to track vaccination rates in their local geographic area.

Open for Summer Plan

• Alberta has reached the 70 per cent threshold for Stage 3 of the Open for Summer Plan, which is slated to begin on July 1.
• Stage 2 of Alberta’s Open for Summer Plan is in effect until July 1.

Open for Summer Lottery

• Albertans can now win NHL and CFL prizes just for getting vaccinated.
• Alberta’s government will hold three draws for $1 million each and many other prizes through the Open for Summer Lottery to incentivize Albertans to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
• Albertans are encouraged to book their COVID-19 vaccine appointments as soon as possible.

Information courtesy Government of Alberta.