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By Shane Clausing

COVID update June 9

Grande Prairie remains at five active COVID-19 cases, Alberta adds 52

Jul 9, 2021 | 4:57 PM

COVID-19 cases in the City of Grande Prairie remained stable at five for July 8. No recoveries or new cases were reported.

In the County of Grande Prairie, there was one new case added and one recovery. The County remains at three active cases.

Alberta as a whole added 52 new cases of COVID-19 on 7,316 tests, resulting in a 0.7 per cent test positivity rate. There are currently 675 active cases in the province.

Updated case totals among Peace Region municipalities as of July 7 are as follows:

• City of Grande Prairie: 3,961 cases (five active, 3,927 recovered, 29 deaths)
• County of Grande Prairie: 1,416 cases (three active, 1,408 recovered, five deaths)
• M.D. of Greenview: 593 cases (589 recovered, four deaths)
• Birch Hills County: 33 cases (all recovered)
• M.D. of Spirit River: 82 cases (one active, 81 recovered)
• Saddle Hills County: 32 cases (all recovered)
• M.D. of Smoky River: 147 cases (137 recovered, 10 deaths)
• Big Lakes County: 727 cases (13 active, 701 recovered, 13 deaths)
• M.D. of Lesser Slave River: 379 cases (one active, 376 recovered, two deaths)
• M.D. of Peace: 702 cases (12 active, 690 recovered)
• M.D. of Fairview: 143 cases (12 active, 129 recovered, two deaths)
• Clear Hills County: 135 cases (134 recovered, one death)
• Northern Sunrise County: 311 cases (310 recovered, one death)
• County of Northern Lights: 136 cases (all recovered)
• Mackenzie County: 1,940 cases (13 active, 1,901 recovered, 26 deaths)

Hospitalizations

Across the province, hospitalizations declined by seven to 126, while the number of ICU patients grew by three to 35.

In the North Zone, 16 people are in hospital (down three) and two are in the ICU (same).

Fatalities

There were no deaths reported as a result of COVID-19 in Alberta for July 8. So far, 2,307 people have died as a result of COVID-19 in the province.

Vaccinations

In Grande Prairie, 34,087 people have been given at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine while 23,120 people, or 37.5 per cent of the population, are fully vaccinated.

Across Alberta, 2,778,675 people have received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine while 1,998,692 Albertans have been fully vaccinated.

This means 73.9 per cent of eligible Albertans have been given at least one dose of the vaccine, while 53.1 per cent of the eligible population has been fully vaccinated.