Active COVID-19 cases continue to drop and as predicted hospitalizations up

Since Friday, January 28, 6,537 new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Alberta. 

However, the provincial active case count has dropped to 37,468.

Hospitalizations increased to a record high of 1,516 while ICU admissions dropped slightly to 99. 

Sadly, another 35 deaths have been reported over the weekend bringing the total in the province to 3,566. 

To date, over 8.3 million doses of the COVID vaccine have been administered to Albertans. 

Cochrane's active case count is following the downward trend reporting 283 cases and Rocky View County has 408 active COVID-19 cases.