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N.B. COVID-19 roundup: 3 more deaths, province to review mandatory vaccine policy for employees
Review will begin 'in the coming weeks,' confirms Treasury Board spokesperson, as hospitalizations drop to 89
Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon · CBC News · Posted: Feb 16, 2022 12:07 PM AT | Last Updated: 3 hours ago
Three more New Brunswickers with COVID-19 have died, hospitalizations have dropped to 89, and the province plans to review its mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy for government employees.
"It will be reviewed in the coming weeks," Treasury Board spokesperson Erika Jutras confirmed Wednesday.
She could not immediately explain what prompted the review.
But it comes as the province prepares to enter Level 1 of the COVID-19 winter plan, the least restrictive level, on Friday at 11:59 p.m.
Premier Blaine Higgs has also said he hopes to lift all COVID restrictions in March.
Jutras could not immediately say what the review will entail or what a decision will be based upon...
...The deaths reported Wednesday include a person in their 70s in the Moncton region, Zone 1, a person in their 80s in the Saint John region, Zone 2, and a person in their 60s in the Fredericton region, Zone 3, according to the COVID-19 dashboard.
Sixty-eight people have died in the 19 days since the province moved to Level 2 of the COVID-19 winter plan from the most restrictive Level 3.
Of the 89 people in hospital, 44 were admitted for COVID-19, and 45 were admitted for something else when they tested positive for the virus.
Nine people are in intensive care, down two, and five of them are on ventilators, also down two.
Eighteen of the people hospitalized are under 60, including six people in their 20s. In ICU, there are three people in their 40s, one in their 50s, one in their 60s and four in their 70s.
The seven-day average of COVID-related hospitalizations also continues to decrease steadily, now at 116, down from 124. The seven-day average of people requiring intensive care dropped to 13 from 14...Comment
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One new COVID-19 related death reported in N.B. Thursday; hospitalizations decrease
Leigha Kaiser
CTVNewsAtlantic.ca writer
Published Feb. 17, 2022 12:22 p.m. EST
New Brunswick reported one new death related to COVID-19 on Thursday and another drop in hospitalizations.
According to the province's online dashboard, the death involves:
a person in their 70s in the Miramichi region (Zone 7)
To date, New Brunswick has announced 297 deaths related to COVID-19.
The province also reported 79 people in hospital with COVID-19 on Thursday – a decrease of 10 people since Wednesday.
Of those in hospital, 39 were admitted due to COVID-19, while 40 were admitted for other reasons, but either tested positive on admission, or tested positive while in hospital.
On Thursday, five people were on ventilators in New Brunswick and nine people were in intensive care.
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The province reported 321 new positive cases from PCR tests on Thursday...Comment
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N.B. COVID-19 roundup: 1 death, less than half of eligible population boosted on eve of Level 1
Hospitals 'stabilizing enough' to loosen measures and prepare to 'ease out' of restrictions, says Higgs
Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon · CBC News · Posted: Feb 18, 2022 12:21 PM AT | Last Updated: 3 hours ago
On the eve of New Brunswick's transition to eased COVID-19 restrictions, the province recorded another COVID-related death, hospitalizations decreased by one, to 78, and less than half of the eligible population has received their booster dose of a vaccine against the virus.
Premier Blaine Higgs said hospitals are "stabilizing enough," with the number of hospitalizations continuing to trend downward, and more health-care workers able to return to work after testing positive, to move to Level 1 of the COVID-19 winter plan, the least restrictive level, at 11:59 p.m...
...The new death recorded Friday is a person in their 90s in the Moncton region, Zone 1, according to the dashboard.
Of the 78 people in hospital, 43 were admitted for COVID-19, while 35 were admitted for something else when they tested positive for the virus.
Eight people are in intensive care, a decrease of one, and eight of them are on ventilators, an increase of three.
Hospital occupancy remains at 88 per cent, while ICU occupancy decreased one per cent to 72 per cent.
The seven-day average of COVID-related hospitalizations continues to steadily decline and now stands at 100, down from 108 on Thursday. The seven-day average of people requiring intensive care also dropped to 11 from 12.
There are 364 health-care workers off the job after testing positive for COVID, an increase of two. That includes 176 from the Horizon Health Network, 133 from the Vitalité Health Network and 55 from Extra-Mural/Ambulance New Brunswick...Comment
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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-b...alth-1.6360128
N.B. COVID-19 roundup: With 2 latest deaths, provincial total reaches 300
Today's update on COVID-19 numbers is first one provided since Friday
CBC News · Posted: Feb 22, 2022 1:21 PM AT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago
Two people died of COVID-19 and hospitalizations related to the disease held steady in New Brunswick over the Family Day long weekend.
An update to the government of New Brunswick's COVID-19 dashboard shows a total of 300 people have now died from the disease in the province since the start of the pandemic.
The number of people in hospital both for and with COVID-19 hasn't changed, at 78. Of those, 32 are in hospital with COVID-19 while 46 are in hospital for COVID-19, according to the dashboard.
The number of people in intensive care has stayed the same, at eight, while three people are on ventilators, which is five fewer than what was reported Friday.
The province hadn't released any COVID-19 statistics since Friday, following a reporting change announced last week that updates won't be provided on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays...
...Since Friday, 1,148 people have tested positive through PCR testing, while 2,572 have tested positive using at-home rapid tests, which they self-reported...Comment
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N.B. COVID-19 roundup: No new deaths, hospitalizations drop to 74
Number of health-care workers isolating increased from 364 to 404
CBC News · Posted: Feb 23, 2022 12:51 PM AT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago
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Hospitalizations connected to COVID-19 continue to drop, and the Department of Health reports no new deaths attributed to the disease on Wednesday.
An update to the government of New Brunswick's COVID-19 dashboard shows the number of deaths attributed to COVID-19 hasn't increased since the province reached 300 for the entire pandemic as of Tuesday.
The number of people now in hospital either with COVID-19 or because of COVID-19 dropped from 78 to 74.
Of those, 45 are in hospital for COVID-19, while 29 are in hospital with COVID-19.
The number of people in intensive care has also dropped from eight to six people. One of them is in ICU with COVID-19, while the five others are in ICU for COVID-19.
Three people are on ventilators, a number unchanged from Tuesday.
The continued downward trend of hospitalizations comes on the fifth day since New Brunswick moved back to Level 1 of its COVID-19 winter plan, which removed the need for residents to keep a steady set of close contacts, as well as capacity limits on restaurants and gyms...Comment
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N.B. COVID-19 roundup: All restrictions to be lifted by March 14
People who feel vulnerable should still wear masks and take other precautions, government says
CBC News · Posted: Feb 24, 2022 1:03 PM AT | Last Updated: 18 minutes ago
Premier Blaine Higgs says all COVID-19 restrictions in New Brunswick will be gone by March 14.
The first to go will be the need to show proof of vaccination at places such as restaurants, theatres and gyms, which will be dropped at 12:01 a.m. on Feb. 28, Higgs announced Thursday.
All remaining requirements — about limits on gatherings, isolation requirements and indoor and outdoor masking — will come to an end with the end of the mandatory order at 12:01 a.m. on March 14, he told reporters at a briefing...
...An update to the New Brunswick COVID-19 dashboard on Thursday shows there have been no new deaths attributed to COVID-19 for a second day in a row, leaving the total death toll at 300.
Hospitalizations have increased by three, bringing the total number to 77 across the province. Of those, 36 are in hospital with COVID-19 and 41 are in hospital for COVID-19.
Five people are in intensive care, one fewer than the day before, while two people are on ventilator, which is one fewer than yesterday...
...Public Health reported 365 new cases confirmed using lab-based PCR testing, and another 819 cases confirmed using at-home rapid tests, which are self-reported...
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COVID-19: 3 deaths, jump in hospitalizations as N.B. scraps proof of vaccination
By Alex Cooke Global News
Posted February 28, 2022 2:04 pm
Three people have died and 17 more have been hospitalized over the weekend in New Brunswick with COVID-19.
Although hospitalizations have been in decline over the last few weeks, the number of people in hospital has jumped to 89 — up from 72, since the last report on Friday.
They include 47 hospitalized due to COVID-19 and another 42 who were admitted for another reason but tested positive for the virus.
Three people are in ICU and two people on a ventilator. Hospitals are now at 90 per cent capacity while ICU beds are at 72 per cent capacity.
The three new deaths involve a person in their 70s in the Moncton region, a person in their 70s in the Edmundston region, and a person in their 90s in the Bathurst region...
...Since Friday’s update, the province reported another 1,065 positive PCR tests and 1,382 rapid tests...Comment
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Two more COVID-19 related deaths reported in N.B. Tuesday
Leigha Kaiser
CTVNewsAtlantic.ca writer
Published March 1, 2022 12:21 p.m. EST
Health officials in New Brunswick reported two more deaths related to COVID-19 on Tuesday.
According to the province’s COVID-19 dashboard, the deaths involve:
a person in their 60s in the Moncton region (Zone 1)
a person in their 80s in the Fredericton region (Zone 3)
New Brunswick has reported 306 COVID-19-related deaths since the start of the pandemic.
On Tuesday, the province also reported 86 people in hospital with COVID-19 – a decrease of three since Monday.
Of those in hospital, 41 were admitted for COVID, while 45 were admitted for other reasons, but tested positive on admission, or while at the hospital.
There are currently three people being treated in intensive care and one person is on a ventilator.
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