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By Tiffany Goodwein

COVID-19 Update : 750 new cases confirmed province-wide

Jan 17, 2021 | 5:56 PM

EDMONTON,AB- There are 750 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed across the province today, bringing the total number of active cases to 12,234,

The province also confirmed 19 additional deaths. In total 1,436 people have died from COVID-19 in Alberta.

There are 738 people in hospital and 123 individuals in ICU.

11,488 tests were completed over a 24 hour period. The provincial positivity rate stands at 6.5 per cent.

Regional numbers were not made available.

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An update is expected to be provided on Monday.