COVID-19 UPDATE – June 9, 2021 -

As of June 9, 2021 Alberta Health confirmed 452 new cases since June 7.

There are 66 new cases in the North Zone since June 7.

There has been 2 deaths recorded in the North Zone since June 7.

25,252 cases have recovered in the North Zone.

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Regional vaccination rates

3,157,862 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Alberta
67.2 percent of 12+ population has received at least one dose (57.3% total population)
15.7 percent of 12+ population fully vaccinated (13.4% total population)

494 adverse events following immunization (AEFI) have been reported to Alberta Health. This represents 487 people, and 524 symptoms.
- 313 related to Pfizer
- 109 related to Moderna
- 72 related to AstraZeneca
There have been 3,162 vaccine refusals and 929 contraindications to receiving the vaccine

Albertans are now able to track vaccination rates in their local geographic area.

Percent of people immunized at least one dose (more can be found on the map):

FORT MCMURRAY
All ages: 49.4%, (39458 people)

FALHER
All ages: 45%, (2015 people)

PEACE RIVER
All ages: 41.5%, (7744 people)

CITY OF GRANDE PRAIRIE
All ages: 41.4%, (31076 people)

SLAVE LAKE
All ages: 40.5%, (4775 people)

SPIRIT RIVER
All ages: 39.6%, (2425 people)

VALLEYVIEW
All ages: 36.9%, (2675 people)

HIGH PRAIRIE
All ages: 32.8%, (3837 people)

HIGH LEVEL
All ages: 13.5%, (3412 people)

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Variant Cases in Alberta

Variants of concern COVID-19 cases identified in Alberta and by Zone

Zone	B.1.1.7 UK Variant	B.1.351 South African Variant	B.1.617 India Variant	P.1 Brazilian Variant	Total
Calgary Zone	19,443	78	176	736	20,433
Central Zone	5,202	2	3	137	5,344
Edmonton Zone	11,164	65	18	982	12,229
North Zone	5,854	4	2	701	6,561
South Zone	2,585	0	9	94	2,688
Unknown	1	0	0	0	1
Alberta	44,249	149	208	2,650	47,256

NOTE: People are identified as COVID-19 cases prior to variant of concern identification. As such, variant of concern reporting is delayed compared to date the case was reported to Alberta Health. Due to the large number of positive COVID-19 cases, starting May 1, the lab is only screening a sample of positive cases.

Due to the large number of positive COVID-19 cases, between May 1, 2021 and May 31, 2021, the lab screened a sample of positive cases.

*Active and recovered cases are currently based on information on a sample of positive cases only and should be interpreted with caution.

77,582 specimens screened
- Percent of total positive cases screened for variants: 96.4 percent (based on weekly average, excluding most recent two days)
47,256 variants of concern identified
- 225 died

Variants of concern COVID-19 cases identified who are active, recovered, or died in Alberta and by Zone

Zone	Active	Died	Recovered	Total
Calgary Zone	1,158	60	19,215	20,433
Central Zone	453	27	4,864	5,344
Edmonton Zone	872	94	11,263	12,229
North Zone	446	28	6,087	6,561
South Zone	144	16	2,528	2,688
Unknown	0	0	1	1
Alberta	3,073	225	43,958	47,256

Note: Active and recovered cases are currently based on information on a sample of positive cases only and should be interpreted with caution.

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Acute care and continuing care facilities (including group homes) are reported publicly when there are 2 or more cases, indicating that a transmission within the facility has occurred.Outbreak control measures are put in place at continuing care facilities and group homes with a single confirmed case, as a precaution.
AHS Acute Care Outbreaks in Alberta provides more information on outbreaks in hospitals.
Prisons, correctional facilities, shelters and child care settings are listed when there are 5 or more cases.
All other non-healthcare workplaces, events, public settings (restaurants, salons and gyms) and sports activities are listed when there are 10 or more cases.
Outbreaks are declared over when 4 weeks have passed since the last case was identified, so not all outbreaks listed below have current transmission happening.
This list is for general information purposes and should not be used to guide public health decision-making.
Outbreak locations by zone
Outbreak information is updated on Tuesdays and Fridays each week.
Case numbers for outbreaks at specific sites are not provided online because they change rapidly and often.

Acute care facilities

Athabasca Healthcare Centre
Bonnyville Health Centre
Queen Elizabeth II Regional Hospital

Supportive living/home living sites

Dr. W.R. Keir Continuing Care Centre, Barrhead
Hillcrest Lodge, Barrhead
Spruce View Lodge, Whitecourt

Other facilities and settings

4 Wing Military Family Resource Centre Childcare, Cold Lake
BPC Cascade Power Project, Edson
Building Blocks Daycare, Grande Prairie
Centre of Hope, Fort McMurray
Cenovus Christina Lake, Lac La Biche
Cenovus Sunrise Lodge, Fort Mckay
Chez Madamme Piccolo/ École Boréal, Fort McMurray
Civeo Athabasca, Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo
Civeo Lynx Lodge, Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo
Civeo McClelland Lake Lodge, Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo
CNOOC Long Lake, Anzac
CNRL Albian, Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo
CNRL Horizon, Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo
CNRL Primrose and Wolf Lake, Lakeland County
Costco, Grande Prairie
Imperial Oil, Cold Lake
International Paper, Grande Prairie
Kearl Lake work site, Fort Mckay
MEG Energy, Conklin
Mercer Peace River
Oilsands Industrial Lodge, Fort Mackay
Private dayhome, High Level
RCCC West Kakwa Lodge, Grande Prairie
Salvation Army Shelter, Fort McMurray
Suncor base plant, Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo
Suncor Firebag, Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo
Suncor Fort Hills, Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo
Suncor Mackay River, Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo
Syncrude Aurora, Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo
Syncrude Mildred Lake site, Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo
Tolko Industries, High Level
Walmart, Fort McMurray
Walmart, Grande Prairie
Walmart, Whitecourt
Wapasu Creek Lodge, Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo
West Fraser Blue Ridge Lumber Manufacturing, Blue Ridge

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School status classification

Updated reporting took effect January 18, 2021 on the School Status Map.

June 9, 2021

There are 7 OUTBREAKS (10+) for the North Zone.

There are 9 OUTBREAKS (5-9 cases) for the North Zone.

There are 9 ALERTS (2-4 cases) for the North Zone.

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There are 229,771 reported cases in Alberta, and 2,256 deaths in Alberta (1,097 in Edmonton Zone, 683 in Calgary Zone, 186 in North Zone, 160 in Central Zone, 130 in South Zone). Of the active cases, 329 are in the hospital including 83 in ICU (Intensive Care). 223,311 cases have recovered. The Positivity Rate is 3.8%.

There are 4,204 active cases in Alberta. Calgary:1,691, Edmonton:1,114, North:624, Central:574, South:200, Unknown:1.

There has been 8 deaths recorded for Alberta since June 7. Of the 8 deaths: 1 in the Central Zone, 2 in the North Zone, 2 in the Calgary Zone, and 3 in the Edmonton Zone.

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As of June 9, Canada has 1,396,015 confirmed cases. There have been 25,832 deaths recorded. There have been 27,158,426 doses of vaccines administered in Canada.

As of June 8 there were 21,539 active cases in Canada. Alberta has the second highest amount of active cases(<) behind Ontario (7,378 – 1st<), followed by Manitoba (3,836 – 3rd<), Quebec (2,400 – 4th<), British Columbia (2,094 – 5th<), and Saskatchewan (1,053 – 6th). All other provinces and territories are below 175 active cases. [<drop in cases / >increase in cases]

The USA has 34,260,144 confirmed cases. There are 613,393 deaths recorded. 304,394,068 vaccine doses have been administered.

There are 174,140,310 cases worldwide. There are a total of 3,750,518 deaths recorded worldwide. A total of 2,207,745,868 vaccine doses have been administered.

The top 5 highest ranked country of reported cases are (From highest to lowest): USA, India (29,089,069), Brazil (17,037,129), France (5,787,113), and Turkey (5,306,690). No other country has reached the 5,200,000 mark. Canada holds at 23rd.

The highest death toll, after the US, Brazil (476,792), India (353,528), Mexico (229,100), and the UK (128,124). No other country has reached the 127,000 mark.

The top 5 highest countries in the world of administered vaccine doses (from highest to lowest): China (808,962,000), USA (304,394,068), India (239,058,360), UK (68,838,075) and Brazil (69,406,631). All other countries are below 60,000,000 doses. Canada holds at 14th.

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Video update for June 8 by Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Chief Medical Officer.