Alberta reports 369 new COVID-19 cases as active cases continue to rise

Alberta surpasses300 daily cases for a second day in a row, aspublic health officials report369 net new cases of COVID-19 Friday.

The number of known active cases rose by 193 since the last update to 2,719.

Here's how active cases break down across the province:

• Calgary zone: 1,414
• Edmonton zone: 527
• South zone: 309
• North zone: 305
• Central zone: 160
• Unknown: 4

Another 133 cases of coronavirus variants of concernhave beenidentified, bringing the total of known active variant cases to 1,956 or 72 per cent of all known active cases in Alberta.

Eleven more Albertanshave been admitted to hospital to be treatedfor COVID-19since the last update. There are now 113 hospitalizations, including 25 patients inintensive care units.

One additional death was reported, a man in his 80s linked to a COVID-19outbreak at the Lewis Estates Retirement Residence in Edmonton.

But five deaths previously tallied were found to not beCOVID-related, resulting in a decrease of four deaths from the total death count.

A total of 2,325Albertans have died due to COVID-19 since the pandemic began.

There were7,294 tests conducted Thursday. The province's test positivityrate is5.21 per cent.

Meanwhile,9,911 doses of vaccine were administered Thursday.

About 76 per cent of Albertans aged 12 and up have received at least one dose of a vaccine; 66.4 per cent have received two doses.