Coronavirus (COVID-19) - St. Albert News and Information

Significant drop in active St. Albert COVID cases since last week

St. Albert COVID-19 cases have fallen by 379 since last week. Provincial data shows 679 active COVID cases in the city, current from Jan. 24. One more St. Albertan has died from the virus.

Jan 25, 2022 4:44 PM Read more >

'Good news but also a word of caution,' says Kenney as COVID cases continue to drop

The province may have hit and surpassed peak infection, according to Kenney, but hospitalizations have continued to climb.

Jan 20, 2022 5:35 PM Read more >

Nose or throat? Experts say to use rapid test swabs as directed

Recent social media posts have fed into the notion that swabbing the throat with a COVID-19 rapid antigen test kit might yield more accurate results against the Omicron variant than only testing for virus in the nostrils.

Jan 13, 2022 9:15 AM Read more >

Winter break extended for K-12 students

Classes are set to resume on Jan. 10, a week later than originally planned.

Dec 30, 2021 5:52 PM Read more >

More restrictions, more boosters in provinces today as Omicron threat looms

Canada reported thousands of new cases of COVID-19 over the weekend as the Omicron variant continued its rapid spread.

Dec 20, 2021 10:02 AM Read more >

Province makes slight changes to COVID restrictions for Christmas

Omicron remains a potential threat to the health-care system.

Dec 15, 2021 2:48 PM Read more >

St. Albert COVID-19 cases have doubled since last week

COVID-19 cases have more than doubled this week.

Dec 7, 2021 4:19 PM Read more >

Province closely monitoring new COVID Omicron variant

The new COVID-19 variant was first detected in South Africa and has been declared a "variant of concern" by the World Health Organization.

Nov 30, 2021 9:37 AM Read more >

Children aged 5-11 now eligible for COVID-19 vaccine

Children now eligible for COVID-19 vaccine.

Nov 22, 2021 12:15 PM Read more >

Janssen COVID-19 vaccine now available in Alberta

Another option for COVID-19 vaccine now available in Alberta.

Nov 18, 2021 12:15 PM Read more >