Alberta reports 1,516 new COVID-19 cases as province expands AstraZeneca eligibility
Alberta reported 1,516 new COVID-19 cases and three more deaths Sunday, as the province continues to combat sluggish uptake of the AstraZeneca vaccine.
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Alberta reports 1,516 new COVID-19 cases Sunday. (The Canadian Press/NIAID-RML via AP)
Alberta will start offering the AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccine to people age 40 and over, Premier Jason Kenney announced Sunday, as the province reported 1,516 new COVID-19 cases and three more deaths.
The decision, following sluggish uptake of the AstraZeneca vaccine in the province s rapid vaccination clinics, is based on growing scientific knowledge about the vaccine and on advice from Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta s chief medical officer of health, Kenney said on Twitter.
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Outbreaks at seniors residences contributing to high COVID numbers
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Alberta Health has identified family gatherings as a significant factor in the high rate of COVID cases but it is not clear whether Christmas gatherings contributed to this.
In one week, between March 8 and March 14, the number of active cases in Lethbridge increased by more than 160. There have been outbreaks in seniors residences this year contributing to the overall numbers.
The View in Lethbridge had a total of 92 COVID cases and six deaths but no active cases there currently. Alpha House had a total of 80 cases, one death but only four currently active.