Alberta reported 165 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday and one more death, a day after the province launched a $3-million vaccine lottery to urge more residents to get the jab. Hospitalizations decreased slightly Sunday, as Alberta reported 272 people in hospital with the illness — down 18 from the previous day. Including the additional death, Alberta has now lost 2,270 people to COVID-19 since the pandemic began. Total active cases decreased slightly by 67, to 3,180. As for the coronavirus variants, 109 new variant cases were identified on Saturday, for a total of 2,417 active variant cases reported Sunday.

Source: CBC News June 13, 2021 23:03 UTC