COVID-19, plus 31 additional fatalities related to the disease.There was an increase in active case numbers provincially, with Alberta now sitting at 14,437 currently active cases.
Saturday’s numbers show there have been just 149 additional recoveries over the last 24 hour period.The additional 989 cases come from 13,540 tests performed on Jan.
8, equaling a provincial positivity rate of just over seven per cent.There are now 827 people in hospital, 132 of whom are in intensive care.A total of 1,272 Albertans have now died from COVID-19.We have seen encouraging signs but the spread is still high.
Let’s keep the momentum going by continuing to follow the current measures in place, as well as all other public health guidance. (3/3)— Dr.