The interactive data is down on the Alberta website, so I can't confirm how many new cases are delta variants, but overall, labs confirmed an additional 513 variant cases.
- 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)
Kenney says Hinshaw's team had been working on the changes over some time, presented it to COVID cabinet committee on July 8th.
Says they accepted the submissions without changes, adding that they were driven by science and vaccine uptake.
Kenney says the province has spared no expense to battle to defense Alberta's health through COVID crisis, citing $1.5B above health budget for COVID, with $1.25B contingency in this year's budget.
Would spend more if needed, never a question of financial resources.