The number of COVID-19 patients in Alberta hospitals fell below 600 for the first time since early September on Wednesday.
There are now 582 people in hospital with COVID-19, including 123 patients in intensive care units.
The province also reported 484 new cases as well as five more deaths.
The deaths are spread across several days and bring the number of Albertans to have died due to COVID-19 up to 3,164.
Alberta is averaging about four deaths from COVID-19 a day over the past week.
Unvaccinated Albertans remain significantly more likely to suffer a severe outcome after contracting COVID-19, including hospitalization or death.
Alberta Health will not update the province’s COVID-19 data on Thursday due to Remembrance Day. Numbers for Wednesday and Thursday will be provided on Friday afternoon.
