Eight new cases of COVID-19 were diagnosed overnight in St. Albert and one more death was reported.
On Tuesday, the province released new data on COVID-19 showing a drop in active cases for St. Albert by 15, from 248 to 233.
A man in his 90s passed away on Dec. 27 and his death was associated with the outbreak at the Chartwell St. Albert seniors home. The case included comorbidities.
Chartwell confirmed on Tuesday morning that 12 of their residents in St. Albert have died so far in that outbreak.
Twenty-two St. Albertans have now died due to COVID-19. Since the pandemic began, 1,683 people have been infected by the virus.
In Morinville, there are currently 52 active cases with 269 people having recovered. Sturgeon County has 44 active cases with 482 people having recovered.
Across the province, 843 new cases of COVID-19 were diagnosed on Tuesday and 10,300 tests were run. The overall positivity rate in the province sits at 8.2 per cent.
"Our health care system remains under significant pressure," Alberta chief medical officer of health Deena Hinshaw said.
There are currently 919 people in hospital with 140 of those in the Intensive Care Unit.
There were 26 new deaths reported to Alberta Health in the last 24 hours, bringing the total deaths counted in Alberta so far up to 1,168.
"Over this last year, this virus has tested each and every one of us," Hinshaw said.
Hinshaw said while this is a new year, there is still a stretch of hard road before Albertans.
Overall new case numbers and hospitalizations and ICU admissions are high in the province.
"Please keep following the public health measures in place," Hinshaw said.
