COVID-19. (Dreamstime)

By David Opinko

2,100 COVID cases in Alberta Dec 24 & 25

Dec 26, 2020 | 3:22 PM

LETHBRIDGE, AB – Alberta Health Services (AHS) has provided some updates on COVID-19 statistics over Christmas Eve and Christmas day.

Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw provided a “modified update” for the Christmas break, providing a general overview of statistics.

On December 24, 1,200 cases were confirmed across the province among 17,800 tests. That gives a positivity rate of seven per cent for Thursday.

On the 25th, Another 900 infections were identified through 14,200 tests, confirming a positivity rate of six per cent.

For both days, the brief update only mentions “small increases” for both hospitalization and ICU admissions.

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Another preliminary update will be shared Sunday.

The normal, more thorough updates will resume next week.