Covid-19 virus

By Dori Modney with files from Troy Gillard

Province reports 1,100 new COVID cases

Dec 25, 2020 | 1:00 PM

EDMONTON, AB. — Alberta reported an estimated 1,100 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday.

That’s out of about 15,600 test results over the past 24 hours for a positivity rate of seven per cent.

Updated death and active case numbers were not provided.

A full update was not shared on Thursday because of the Christmas holiday.

Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta’s chief medical officer of health, said on Twitter that hospitalizations are “increasing” while ICU admissions are “stable.”

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Hinshaw tweet

There is no provincial COVID-19 update for Christmas Day. Preliminary info will be shared again on Dec. 26 and 27 before Dr. Hinshaw gives her next live update on Monday, Dec. 28, at which time details of the previous four days’ numbers will be provided.

On Dec. 29 and 30 the website will be updated each day, followed by a break from Dec. 31 to Jan. 3. Again there will be website updates but preliminary data will be posted each day on Hinshaw’s Twitter account.