It's been over two weeks since Thanksgiving with no major bumps in the number of active COVID cases in Alberta.
There are 836 people being treated for COVID in hospital including 183 in intensive care.
Over the previous day, another 12 people have died from COVID.
Dr. Deena Hinshaw says their deaths are a reminder of the dangerous outcomes the virus can cause for people of many different ages, backgrounds, and health conditions.
After a significant event like Thanksgiving there can be an immediate uptick in infections, which hasn't happened, and a secondary increase in numbers because it can cross into secondary networks.
That increase isn't happening.
"It's still really important to keep vigilant, to celebrate that we haven't seen a significant bump so far but ultimately we know there's still a lot of COVID out there, and we do need to maintain caution still," said Dr. Hinshaw.
She wants to remind Albertans of the importance of getting two shots.
"It is encouraging to see since launching the Provincial Restrictions Exemption Program in mid-September we have seen a significant increase in vaccinations, in fact more than 505,000 first and second doses have been administered over the last six weeks," said Dr. Hinshaw.
Local Update:
The City of Grande Prairie currently has 200 active cases of COVID-19, and the County of Grande Prairie has 108 active cases.
Information provided by OkotoksOnline/Government of Alberta