COVID-19 cases in Edmonton.Corbould said active cases of COVID-19 have dropped from over 6,000 in early May to about 350 cases over the weekend — which is the lowest active case count the city has seen since last June.As of Tuesday afternoon, there were 219 active cases in Edmonton specifically.Corbould also cited the city’s R value, which has dropped to 0.57, and decreasing hospitalizations and ICU admissions.
There are currently 53 people in hospital with COVID-19 in Edmonton, 18 of whom are being treated in ICU, Corbould presented.The city manager also said vaccination rates are increasing in the city, with nearly 73 per cent of eligible Edmontonians having received one dose of COVID-19 vaccine and nearly 30 per cent fully immunized.