LAKELAND - The provincial map showing confirmed cases of COVID-19 is reflecting an increase in active cases in some regions of the Lakeland, and a decrease in others.
The Bonnyville region is up to 80 active cases and is also reporting one death due to COVID-19. The Cold Lake region is still showing 49 active cases, and zero deaths.
The St. Paul region is has seen a bit of an increase in its cases, when compared to the numbers shown between Christmas and New Year's. The area is now reporting 75 active cases of the virus, along with one death.
In Lac La Biche, the active case number sits at 26, which is up slightly from the holidays. That region is showing two deaths.
Just west of St. Paul, the Smoky Lake region is showing 47 active cases, which is slightly higher than the numbers shows between Christmas and New Years.
The Two Hills region is down to just eight active cases, but has reported two deaths since the pandemic began.
Tuesday update
Over the last 24 hours, 843 new cases were identified. There are now 13,411 active cases of COVID-19 in Alberta.
There are 919 people in hospital due to COVID-19, including 140 in intensive care. In the last 24 hours, there were 26 additional COVID-related deaths reported to the province.
As of Jan. 4, there have been 26,269 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine given to health-care workers and residents of continuing care facilities.
“We know that the more Albertans we can vaccinate, the better, but we must not lose sight of the importance of sequencing our efforts to ensure the most vulnerable among us are offered vaccine first. Until it’s our turn, we must remain vigilant and adhere to all public health measures," said Dr. Deena Hinshaw, chief medical officer of health, on Tuesday.
She noted during her update that it will still be months before the general population is able to receive the vaccine.
