N.B. COVID-19 roundup

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Source: https://globalnews.ca/news/8478703/new-brunswick-covid-wednesday-dec-29/

COVID-19: N.B. reports 486 new cases, hospitals preparing for rise in infections
By Aya Al-Hakim Global News
Posted December 29, 2021 3:45 pm

New Brunswick reported 486 new cases of COVID-19, one death and more hospitalizations Wednesday.

Public Health has confirmed that one person 90 and over in Zone 4 has died as a result of the virus.

According to the province, there are 17 people in intensive care and another 26 are in hospital for a total of 43 people hospitalized. This is five more hospitalizations than reported Tuesday.

Of those in hospital, 28 are over the age of 60 and 10 people are on a ventilator.

The province said that hospitals are preparing for an influx of cases caused by the Omicron variant of COVID-19...

 

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Source: https://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/we-must...-urgent-and-emergency-services-only-1.5724429

'We must do things differently': New Brunswick hospitals move to urgent and emergency services only
Melanie Price
CTVNewsAtlantic.ca Digital Promotions Producer
Published Dec. 31, 2021 12:33 p.m. EST

New Brunswick is reporting 682 new cases of COVID-19 Friday, along with 190 recoveries.

Public health says there are 45 people hospitalized, with 21 people in intensive care. Of those in hospital, 29 are over the age of 60 and 11 people are on a ventilator. No one under 19 is currently hospitalized...

 

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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/covid-19-new-brunswick-isolation-1.6302640

N.B. COVID-19 roundup: 2,548 new cases, 2 deaths, 500 health-care workers isolating
Monday's case count reflects three consecutive days of record numbers
CBC News · Posted: Jan 03, 2022 2:24 PM AT | Last Updated: 15 minutes ago

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The province reported 2,548 new cases and two more deaths because of COVID-19 on Monday.

Two people in the Fredericton region, Zone 3, have died, one of them in their 60s and the other in their 70s, Public Health said in a news release late Monday.

The new case numbers, which encompass the weekend's case counts, reflect three consecutive days of record numbers, including 797 new cases on Saturday, 829 on Sunday and 922 today.

There are more than 500 regional health authority employees off work and isolating because of COVID-19, including 461 Horizon Health Network employees and 69 Vitalité Health Network employees.

Fifty-one people with the virus are in hospital. Of these, 33 are over the age of 60 and 12 people are on ventilators. No one under 19 is hospitalized...

 

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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-...gher-omicron-dorothy-shephard-tests-1.6303528

N.B. COVID-19 roundup: 3 deaths, 746 new cases
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COVID-19 has claimed the lives of three more New Brunswickers and infected 746 more people, Public Health reported Tuesday.

But the actual number of COVID-19 cases in the province is likely even higher, says Health Minister Dorothy Shephard.

"Really, we have to begin to consider that Omicron is everywhere because it transmits so quickly," she said. "We know that our cases double every two to three days."...

 

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Source: https://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/new-bru...sday-new-testing-measures-in-effect-1.5728943

New Brunswick reports 779 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday, new testing measures in effect
Melanie Price
CTVNewsAtlantic.ca Digital Promotions Producer
Updated Jan. 5, 2022 4:03 p.m. EST
Published Jan. 5, 2022 4:02 p.m. EST

New Brunswick is reporting 779 new COVID-19 cases and 65 recoveries on Wednesday, based upon information available from PCR tests.

The province says, effective Saturday, Jan. 8, PCR-confirmed test numbers and other data updates will be available only on the COVID-19 dashboard and will not be included in future news releases.

“We know that the PCR cases we will be reporting are not a true reflection of the severity of the situation,” said Dr. Jennifer Russell, chief medical officer of health...

Health officials say, as of Wednesday, there are 59 people hospitalized due to COVID-19, 16 of whom are in intensive care.

Of those in hospital:

41 are over the age of 60
10 people are on a ventilator
No one under the age of 19 is hospitalized

According to public health, three people have died as a result of COVID-19. One person in their 50s in Zone 2 (Saint John region) and a person in their 50s and another person in their 70s in Zone 3 (Fredericton region)...

 

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Source: https://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/n-b-rep...heir-30s-active-cases-rise-to-7-267-1.5730247

N.B. reports another COVID-19 related death involving person in their 30s; active cases rise to 7,267
Leigha Kaiser
CTVNewsAtlantic.ca writer
Published Jan. 6, 2022 2:25 p.m. EST

New Brunswick is reporting a person in their 30s has died from COVID-19 related complications, bringing the death toll from the virus to 169 people...

... As of Thursday, there are 63 people in hospital, 19 of whom are in intensive care.

Of those in hospital:

46 are over the age of 60
11 people are on ventilators
No one under the age of 19 is hospitalized

Based on information available from PCR tests, public health is reporting 672 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, along with 227 recoveries.

The province says, effective Saturday, Jan. 8, PCR-confirmed test numbers and other data updates will be available only on the COVID-19 dashboard and will not be included in future news releases...

 

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Source: https://globalnews.ca/news/8496130/covid-19-new-brunswick-jan-7-2021/


Known active COVID-19 case count exceeds 7,500 in N.B., hospitalizations rise to 69
By Karla Renic Global News
Posted January 7, 2022 3:11 pm

New Brunswick reported 840 new PCR-confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Friday as the active case count reaches 7,558.

One additional person, aged 90 or over in the Moncton region, has died due to the virus.

There are currently 69 people hospitalized with the virus – up six in the past 24 hours – including 17 people in intensive care. Of those patients, 50 are over the age of 60 while two patients are 19 and under.

Read more: New Brunswick hospitals struggling to provide timely care amid COVID-19 surge

There are 14 COVID-19 patients on a ventilator in the province.

“The rate of people hospitalized and in ICU continues to most greatly impact people who are unvaccinated,” read the release...

 

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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/record-high-hospitalizations-covid-1.6308555

N.B. COVID-19 roundup: New Brunswick tops record for hospitalizations
1 new death reported in Saturday update
Nojoud Al Mallees · CBC News · Posted: Jan 08, 2022 1:56 PM AT | Last Updated: 5 hours ago

Public Health says there are 80 people in hospital with COVID-19 as of Saturday, up by 11 from Friday. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Hospitalizations due to COVID-19 in New Brunswick have set a new record for two days in a row.

Public Health is reporting 80 people in hospital as of Saturday, up by 11 from Friday.

Seventeen people are in intensive care and 11 are on ventilators.

One new death has been reported.

There are 421 new COVID-19 cases based on PCR lab tests, which are reserved for vulnerable populations. With over 2,300 tests conducted, the positivity rate is 17.9 per cent.

Starting Saturday, new PCR-confirmed cases and "other data updates" will be available only on the province's COVID-19 dashboard and will not be included in future news releases, Public Health announced earlier this week...

 

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Source: https://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/this-pr...italizations-case-counts-for-future-1.5735771

'This provides a stark picture': N.B. projects COVID-19 hospitalizations, case counts for future
Leigha Kaiser
CTVNewsAtlantic.ca writer
Published Jan. 11, 2022 2:36 p.m. EST

An epidemiologist in New Brunswick says, at the peak of the Omicron wave, over 5,000 new cases will be reported daily if further precautions aren’t taken.

The New Brunswick government provided a graph showing the projected number of COVID-19 cases expected in the province over the coming weeks, along with the corresponding increase in hospitalizations.

As of Tuesday, Chalifoux says there are 88 people in hospital due to COVID-19, a new high for the province.

Of those in hospital, 24 per cent have received their COVID-19 booster dose...

 

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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-...ld-symptoms-caring-for-transmission-1.6312076

N.B. COVID-19 roundup: Record-high of 94 in hospital nears Level 3 consideration
Number of patients in intensive care and on ventilators both dropped
Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon · CBC News · Posted: Jan 12, 2022 1:33 PM AT | Last Updated: 1 hour ago

New Brunswick set a record high for COVID-19 hospitalizations Wednesday, barrelling toward the province's threshold to consider changing to a more restrictive alert level.

Ninety-four people are now in hospital because of the virus, up six from Tuesday, including 10 in intensive care, down four.

Among the criteria for the province to consider moving from the current Level 2 of the COVID-19 winter plan to Level 3 is 100 active COVID-19 hospitalizations provincially or 50 COVID patients in intensive care.

The province is monitoring the situation "hour by hour," but hopes to avoid a lockdown, Dr. Jennifer Russell, chief medical officer of health, said earlier this week.

Instead, the province is urging everyone to limit their contacts as much as possible over the next couple of weeks, with hospitalizations and new cases projected to peak by the end of the month.

The virus has claimed the life of another New Brunswicker — a person in their 80s in the Saint John region, Zone 2, Public Health said in a news release. This raises the pandemic death toll to 174.

The number of people on ventilators has dropped to four from 11.

Of those hospitalized, 74 are over 60 and one is under 19...

 

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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-...vel-3-restrictions-hospitalizations-1.6312937

N.B. COVID-19 roundup: Province moves to Level 3 Friday at 11:59 p.m.
Record-high 104 hospitalizations reached
Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon · CBC News · Posted: Jan 13, 2022 11:01 AM AT | Last Updated: 18 minutes ago

New Brusnwick is moving to Level 3 of the COVID-19 winter plan, the most restrictive level, effective Friday at 11:59 p.m.

Premier Blaine Higgs made the announcement at a COVID briefing Thursday afternoon, citing a record-high 104 hospitalizations and rising cases.

The lockdown will last until Jan. 30 at 11:59 p.m...

...Public Health reported 369 PCR (polymerase chain reaction) test-confirmed new cases of COVID-19 Wednesday, putting the active caseload at 7,058, but that doesn't include the people testing positive on rapid tests.

An additional 688 people aged two to 49 with symptoms tested positive on rapid tests and registered their results online...