The number of people infected with COVID-19 in Alberta hospitals continues to rise.
On August 8, he had 748 hospital admissions for COVID-19, compared with 702 a week earlier, according to new figures released by the Alberta government on Wednesday. Increased from people. Of these patients, 28 are being treated in the intensive care unit.
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announced that more than 21 COVID-19 deaths were recorded in Alberta, bringing the total number of confirmed coronavirus deaths in Alberta since the pandemic began to 4,694.
Between August 2 and August 8, 7,789 tests identified 1,808 of her COVID-19 cases. Due to the limited availability of PCR testing in Alberta, public health officials say the current number of cases and the number of new cases in the province are likely to be much higher than reported. increase.
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As of Monday , 9,039,069 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Alberta since it became available.
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