Supplied: Alberta Health

By Abby Zieverink

COVID update March 11

Grande Prairie records seven new COVID-19 cases, four recoveries

Mar 11, 2022 | 4:08 PM

The City of Grande Prairie recorded seven new COVID-19 cases and four recoveries for March 10. There are 78 active cases in the city.

Meantime, the County of Grande Prairie recorded one new COVID-19 case and eight recoveries for Thursday. There are now 49 active cases in that region.

Alberta added 473 new cases from 2,519 tests, resulting in a test positivity rate of 18.77 per cent. There are currently 6,545 active cases in the province.

Provincial officials say with the rollout of rapid tests to most households, the actual number of new COVID-19 infections in the province is likely higher than what is being reported.

Active case totals, as of March 10 among Peace Region municipalities, are as follows:

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• City of Grande Prairie: 78 active (+3)
• County of Grande Prairie: 49 active (-7)
• MD of Greenview: 29 active (-1)
• Birch Hills County: one active (-)
• MD of Spirit River: 17 active (+7)
• Saddle Hills County: three active (+1)
• MD of Peace: 55 active (-18)
• MD of Fairview: 25 active (-4)
• MD of Smoky River: 11 active (-)
• Big Lakes County: 67 active (-2)
• Clear Hills County: five active (+1)
• County of Northern Lights: three active (-2)
• Northern Sunrise County: seven active (-1)
• Mackenzie County: 41 active (-3)

The province saw hospitalizations increase to 1,045 (down 22), with 74 of those patients in the ICU (down two).

In the North Zone, 130 people are in hospital (same), five of whom are in the ICU (down one).

So far, 90.1 per cent of eligible Albertans aged 12 and older have received at least one dose of the vaccine, while 86.6 per cent of those eligible have received at least two doses.