Following is an update for active COVID-19 cases in the Okotoks area as of 4 p.m. on April 14 according to Alberta government statistics.
Town of Okotoks — 183
Foothills County — 58
High River — 64
There were a total of 1,412 new cases identified in the province over the past 24 hours bringing the total of active cases in Alberta to 15,569, 52.6 per cent of which are variants of concern.
Currently, there are 420 patients hospitalized with COVID, 92 of whom are in ICU.
The Province announced 1,004,123 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered as of April 13. To date, 194,012 Albertans have been fully immunized with two doses.
Albertans 75 or older, as well as those not yet that age but born on any date in 1946, can book their vaccine appointments online as of Feb. 24 at the following link https://www.alberta.ca/covid19-vaccine.aspx.
Phase 2A of the vaccine rollout opened on March 15 for Albertans born 1956 or before as well as First Nations, Métis and Inuit individuals born 1971 or before.
The Province announced Phase 2B of the rollout started March 30 for Albertans 16 to 64 with high-risk underlying health conditions. Additionally, Albertans aged 55-to 64 are eligible for the AstraZeneca vaccine.
Phase 2C opened on April 12 for physicians, nurses, pharmacists, dentists and all other health care professionals and their office or support staff who provide in-person, direct patient care as well as individuals working in patient care facilities or providing services directly to clients in the community for Alberta Health Services, Covenant Health, Alberta Precision Labs, DynaLife, and students undertaking placement practicums in clinical areas and healthcare workers on First Nation reserves and Metis Settlements.
The list of who's eligible can be found at: https://www.alberta.ca/covid19-vaccine.aspx
More information on vaccine appointments is available at https://www.albertahealthservices.ca/topics/Page17295.aspx
Premier Jason Kenney introduced the step-by-step Path Forward for restrictions to ease as hospitalizations drop below a specific threshold.
Step one of the easing of restrictions, which met the criteria of less than 600 hospitalizations, started on Feb. 8 with the easing of restrictions on dine-in at restaurants, cafes and pubs as well as on personal training. Step two, with lessened restrictions on gyms and libraries, began on March 1. A further easing of step two restrictions, for places such as retail, conference centres, community halls and banquets, was announced on March 8.
Alberta has since moved back to step one with indoor dining at restaurants and bars closed as of April 9, capacity limits at retail locations lowered from 25 to 15 per cent and further limitations on indoor fitness, the Premier announced at an April 6 press conference.
Click here for more information on the Path Forward.
