Walk-in appointments for the AstraZeneca-Oxford shot will no longer be available to most Albertans Monday, Alberta Health Services said, as active COVID-19 cases surged above 20,000 in the province. Alberta reported 1,437 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday and three more deaths. Alberta identified another 932 variant cases, making up 61 per cent of the province's 20,136 active cases. The last day there were more than 20,000 active cases was Dec. 15, 2020, when Alberta recorded 20,020 active cases, Alberta Health Services said. The regional breakdown of active cases on Sunday is:Calgary zone: 8,383Edmonton zone: 5,700North zone: 2,766Central zone: 2,165South zone: 966Unknown: 56On Sunday, Alberta reported 1,398,673 doses of COVID-19 vaccine were administered as of Saturday, an increase of 37,308 doses over the last 24 hours.

Source: CBC News April 25, 2021 22:55 UTC