The COVID-19 numbers update for Friday, December 10 is as follows:

  • Four new cases of the Omicron variant have been identified bringing the total in the province to 23. 
  • Alberta reported a total of 287 new cases in the past 24 hours with a positivity rate of 3.1 per cent.
  • There are currently 367 people in hospital with 71 of those in ICU. 
  • Sadly, one death was reported bringing the total in the province to 3,272. 
  • To date, 89.2 per cent of the population have received one shot of the COVID vaccine while 84.7 per cent are fully immunized. 

Locally, Cochrane is reporting 35 active cases while Rocky View County has 56.

Cochrane school COVID status:

Elizabeth Barrett, Glenbow, and Westbrook schools are on alert status with 2-4 cases.