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Courtesy of Alberta Health
By Shaun Penner
COVID-19 UPDATE: June 10

29th COVID-19 death recorded in City of Grande Prairie

Jun 10, 2021 | 4:20 PM

Alberta Health is reporting the 29th death from COVID-19 in the City of Grande Prairie.

The death was one of six reported to AH over the last 24 hours, two of which were recorded in the North Zone. One of the North Zone fatalities was a man in his 40s with no known comorbidities, while the other was a man in his 70s and included comorbidities.

Across Alberta there have been 2,262 deaths from COVID-19 complications, 188 of which have occurred in the North Zone.

Meanwhile, the City of Grande Prairie added seven new cases of COVID-19 and nine recoveries on Wednesday, June 9, bringing the city’s active case total down to 50.

Three new cases and five recoveries were recorded in the County of Grande Prairie, where there are now 41 active cases.

The new cases come as Alberta Health reported 178 new cases province-wide following the completion of 5,501 tests on June 9. Those tests resulted in a positivity rate of 3.7 per cent.

Updated case totals among Peace Region municipalities as of June 9 are as follows:

  • City of Grande Prairie: 3,905 cases (50 active, 3,826 recovered, 29 deaths)
  • County of Grande Prairie: 1,397 cases (41 active, 1,351 recovered, five deaths)
  • M.D. of Greenview: 584 cases (three active, 577 recovered, four deaths)
  • Birch Hills County: 32 cases (two active, 30 recovered)
  • M.D. of Spirit River: 81 cases (all recovered)
  • Saddle Hills County: 31 cases (two active, 29 recovered)
  • M.D. of Smoky River: 147 cases (one active, 136 recovered, 10 deaths)
  • Big Lakes County: 715 cases (five active, 698 recovered, 12 deaths)
  • M.D. of Lesser Slave River: 369 cases (12 active, 356 recovered, one death)
  • M.D. of Peace: 688 cases (eight active, 680 recovered)
  • M.D. of Fairview: 131 cases (129 recovered, two deaths)
  • Clear Hills County: 135 cases (134 recovered, one death)
  • Northern Sunrise County: 310 cases (309 recovered, one death)
  • County of Northern Lights: 136 cases (one active, 135 recovered)
  • Mackenzie County: 1,905 cases (36 active, 1,843 recovered, 26 deaths)
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Hospitalizations

Hospitalizations for COVID-19 in Alberta decreased by 23 to 306 as of Wednesday night, while the number of ICU patients decreased by two to 81.

In the North Zone, 26 people are in hospital (down five), four of whom are in intensive care (down two).

Vaccinations

Across Alberta, 57,282 doses of vaccine were given out on Wednesday, bringing the total number of Albertans who have received at least one dose of vaccine to 2,580,370 while 634,774 Albertans have received two doses.

Those totals mean 57.7 per cent of Albertans are immunized with at least one dose, or 67.7 per cent of those aged 12+.

Alberta Health adds 14.2 per cent of the population (16.7 per cent of the 12+) have been fully vaccinated.

In Grande Prairie, 50.2 per cent of all eligible residents have their first shot, meaning 31,265 people have at least one dose. There are 5,708 people, or 9.2 per cent of those eligible, who have been fully vaccinated.

by Shaun Penner