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Alberta Reports 1,364 New Cases Of Covid-19

Sign Covid-19 Vaccine Available seen outside a pharmacy in Edmonton downtown. Alberta today has 1,346 new cases, the highest daily total of Covid-19 since October 2021. 326 people are treated in hospital, 65 of which are in the intensive care unit. As per Alberta's Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw, the new variant is dominant in Alberta and everyone who tests positive now should assume they have Omicron. On Wednesday, December 22, 2021, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto)

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Date Taken	22 December 2021
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Photographer	Artur Widak/NurPhoto
Category	Health
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