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NEW:

- 398 new COVID cases on Friday (5.1%+)
- 375 new COVID cases on Saturday (4.9%+)
- 244 new COVID cases on Sunday (5.5%+)
- 3 new deaths
- 129 in hospital (+16), incl 26 in ICU (+1)
- 3380 active cases (+661)

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Calgary now at 1239 active cases (+111 since Friday)

Edmonton at 536 active cases (+140)

Medicine Hat at 242 (+73)

Grande Prairie at 193 (+46)

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Over the past three days, Alberta identified 908 new delta variant cases.

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4298 more vaccines administered on Sunday in Alberta, incl 1097 first doses.

first doses for 12+ now at 76.4% (+0.2% in three days)

Second doses now at 66.9% (+0.5 in three days)

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Of the 129 patients in Alberta hospitals with COVID issues, 100 are unvaccinated.

12 were already 14 days past their second vaccine dose.

Of the 26 in ICU, 23 were unvaccinated.

2 were already 14 days past their second vaccine dose.

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The new COVID cases in Alberta are being largely driven by those aged 20-39.

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So, where are Alberta's new hospitalizations?

Since August 2nd:

Calgary hospitalizations +13, ICU -1

Edmonton hospitalizations +4, ICU the same

The rest of the province +22 hospitalizations, +4 ICU.

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Alberta's R-value for the past week is 1.25

Calgary's is at 1.09, much lower than the 1.41 for Edmonton and the rest of the province.

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