Following is an update for active COVID-19 cases in the Okotoks area as of 4 p.m. on May 31 according to Alberta government statistics.
Town of Okotoks — 65
Foothills County — 31
High River — 10
There were a total of 263 new cases identified in the province over the past 24 hours bringing the total of active cases in Alberta to 7,646.
Currently, there are 439 patients hospitalized with COVID, 133 of whom are in ICU.
Province-wide restrictions were put in place earlier in the month to stop the spike and combat the rising active case count and hospitalization numbers.
Premier Jason Kenney announced his reopening plan during a May 26 press conference, introducing a three step province-wide plan towards eased restrictions based on hospitalizations numbers and the percentage of vaccinations among the eligible population. Step 1 of Alberta's Open for Summer Plan is set to begin on June 1.
More information on the current public health measures can be found at https://www.alberta.ca/enhanced-public-health-measures.aspx
Vaccine rollout
The Province announced 2,781,430 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered as of May 30. To date, 391,175 Albertans have been fully immunized with two doses, representing 10.3 per cent of the eligible population. Thus far, 62.8 per cent of eligible Albertans have received at least one dose as well as 53.5 per cent of the population.
