Hinshaw urges continued caution as Alberta yet to report COVID-19 spike after Thanksgiving

The province reported 442 new cases on Tuesday as active infections dropped to 9,267 — continuing the steady decline in active cases over the past several weeks.

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“What happens in a secondary way is that if there are significant spreading events on that particular date or on that weekend, it could potentially cross into multiple networks,” said Hinshaw.

Hinshaw said Alberta’s vaccination campaign has received a boost since the province implemented the Restrictions Exemption Program that allowed businesses to open to people who can prove they are vaccinated or have tested negative in the previous 72 hours.

Alberta Health Services spokesman Kerry Williamson said there are 275 patients in total in Alberta ICU spaces, accounting for 83 per cent of total ICU capacity.

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