470 in hospital with COVID-19 as Alberta reports record 4,752 new cases

On Wednesday, Alberta reported 4,752 new COVID-19 cases and 470 people in hospital, including 72 in intensive care.

There are now 37,196 active COVID-19 cases in the province.

Positivity rate was nearly 37%, a new record high according to Alberta’s chief medical officer of health, Dr. Deena Hinshaw.

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The 470 Albertans in hospital is an increase of 34 from the 436 on January 4.

There have been 11 more deaths reported due to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing Alberta’s COVID-19 death toll to 3,333.

As of January 4, there have been 7,764,479 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine administered in the province. Of the province’s eligible population, 89.4% have had at least one shot, while 85.3% have had two.

Since the beginning of the pandemic, Alberta has seen a total of 384,126 confirmed cases of COVID-19, and 343,597 have since recovered.

On Wednesday the province also announced all students will be returning to in-person learning on January 10, as originally planned.