Coronavirus: Alberta on track to ease public health measures on Feb. 8 | FULL

Alberta’s chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw updated the COVID-19 situation in the province on Monday.

Dr. Deena Hinshaw said in her daily update that 355 new cases came from 7,294 tests, giving a provincial positivity rate of around 4.9 per cent.

"The steady decline we're seeing is encouraging, and a testament to the ongoing hard work of so many," Hinshaw said.

There are now 556 people in hospital, 102 of whom are in intensive care.

Hinshaw said that despite the posivite signs, she is cautioning that even as restrictions are set to lift Albertans should remain vigilant.

"While our cases and hospitalizations are trending down, we still have work to do," she said.

"We have reached a place where we should be able to further ease measures on Feb. 8. But we have seen cases fall and rise before.

"We all must remain vigilant and be extra careful to help keep schools, continuing care facilities and all other settings safe."

She noted that cases in school-aged Albertans are down -- now at an average of 71 new cases per week in that age group, compared to an average of 131 in the week before students returned to in-person learning.

"So far returning to school in-person has not caused increased spread in this age group," Hinshaw said.

A total of 1,649 Albertans have died from COVID-19 since the pandemic began. Details on the 10 people who were reported to have died Monday are located in the lower portion of this article.

The province has now administered 106,347 doses of COVID-19 vaccines.

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