On the eve of the expected announcement of Pfizer vaccine approval for children aged five to 11, COVID vaccinations continue to slowly increase with 88.2 per cent of the province now having received one shot of the COVID vaccine. Likewise, 82.7 per cent of the province is now fully immunized.

Vaccination numbers will rise with the impending approval of vaccine availability to approximately 390,000 soon-to-be eligible recipients. 

Alberta is reporting 383 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours. 

The province now has 5,384 active COVID-19 cases and a positivity rate of 4.3 per cent. 

Hospitalizations continue to decrease now under the 500 mark at 498. 

ICU admissions have decreased to below 100 at 94. 

Sadly, there were five additional deaths reported in the past 24 hours bringing the total in the province to 3,209. 

 

Cochrane is reporting 50 active COVID-19 cases and Rocky View County has 63 cases. 

Cochrane schools status:

Elizabeth Barrett, Glenbow, and Fireside schools are on active alert with 2-4 cases.