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Alberta reports 5,181 new cases of COVID-19 over past 3 days, 23 new deaths
CBC
Alberta reported 5,181 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, combining case numbers from three days over the weekend.
The province also reported 23 more deaths, bringing the total number of COVID-19 deaths to 2,645
The 5,181 new cases were detected from Friday to Monday:
As of the province's latest update, 1,063 people are in hospital with COVID-19, including 265 in intensive care. Of those in hospital, 804 were unvaccinated.
Active cases of COVID-19 are on the rise again after three days of slight declines last week. As of Monday's update there are 21,307 active cases in the province.
More than 70 per cent of active cases have not received any vaccine. Conversely, 70.6 per cent of Alberta's total population has received at least one dose of a vaccine.
Here's how cases break down regionally:
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