N.B. COVID-19 roundup

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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-...ick-deaths-hospitalizations-russell-1.6495757

No new COVID-19 deaths in N.B. for first time since November
Review of all deaths underway to ensure numbers are 'as accurate as they can be,' says chief medical officer
Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon · CBC News · Posted: Jun 21, 2022 2:58 PM AT | Last Updated: June 21

No New Brunswickers died from COVID-19 in the past week, marking the first time in more than seven months no new COVID deaths were recorded, according to figures released by the province Tuesday.

"I think it's significant and it's encouraging," said Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Jennifer Russell.

But the province has undertaken a review of all death certificates and the number of COVID-related deaths could change, she told CBC News...

...The number of hospital admissions and current hospitalizations have both also decreased in the past week, along with the number of new lab-confirmed cases, the COVIDWatch report shows.

There were 17 people newly admitted to hospital because of the virus between June 12 and June 18, compared to 23 the previous week.

A child under 10 is among those admitted to hospital. The others include one person in their 20s, two in their 50s, two in their 60s, 10 in their 70s, and one in their 80s.

Those in ICU include two people in their 60s and one in their 70s...

 

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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-...s-cases-pcr-tests-omicron-ba-4-ba-5-1.6503996

N.B. records 3 COVID-19 deaths, new cases increase after 2-month decline
Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 on the rise, hospitalizations decrease
Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon · CBC News · Posted: Jun 28, 2022 2:55 PM AT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago

COVID-19 claimed three more lives in New Brunswick in the past week, hospitalizations because of the virus continue to decrease, while the number of new lab-confirmed cases is on the rise after a two-month decline, according to Tuesday's COVIDWatch report, which includes data on the types of variants in the province for the first time.

A total of 1,025 new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in the past week, up from 828 in the previous report.

That includes 484 cases confirmed through PCR lab tests (up from 425) and 541 people who self-reported their positive rapid test results (up from 403).

The number of PCR tests conducted between June 19 and June 25, meanwhile, dropped to 3,755 from 4,004, Tuesday's report shows...

 

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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-...-brunswick-deaths-hospital-boosters-1.6510674

N.B. records 4 more COVID-19 deaths, while cases and hospitalizations rise
More increases likely, says chief medical officer of health
Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon · CBC News · Posted: Jul 05, 2022 3:40 PM AT | Last Updated: 10 minutes ago

Four more New Brunswickers have died from COVID-19 in the past week, hospitalizations because of the virus have increased, and the number of new positive cases has nearly doubled, figures released by the province Tuesday show.

More increases are likely, said Dr. Jennifer Russell, the province's chief medical officer of health.

"That's what it's looking like," she said, noting B.C. and Ottawa both announced Monday they're experiencing new waves.

"We're still analyzing the data," Russell said. "We'll know more over the course of the next week.

"In the meantime, the messaging really is about whatever dose you're eligible for, get it."

The latest deaths include four people in their 80s — two from the Moncton region, Zone 1, one from the Saint John region, Zone 2, and one from the Campbellton region, Zone 5, according to the COVIDWatch report...

 

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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/covid-19-new-brunswick-hazard-index-high-1.6516798

New Brunswick has 'high' COVID-19 hazard index, warns researcher
stimated minimum 1,700 people being infected with Omicron daily, says Tara Moriarty
Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon · CBC News · Posted: Jul 11, 2022 5:04 PM AT | Last Updated: 43 minutes ago

New Brunswick's COVID-19 hazard index score is "high" right now, with an estimated 1,700 people being infected with Omicron for the first time each day, according to COVID-19 Resources Canada, a research group funded by the Public Health Agency of Canada.

That's 213 infections per 100,000 New Brunswickers, as of July 9 — nearly two and half times the national average of 87, says Tara Moriarty, co-founder of the group.

The number of infections is likely even higher when reinfections are included, said Moriarty, an associate professor and infectious disease researcher at the University of Toronto.

The hazard index is calculated based on four equally weighted categories: vaccine protection, current infections and spread, health-care system impact and mortality.

New Brunswick's index is 2.95 — the second highest in the country after Newfoundland and Labrador at 2.98.

Canada's hazard level is listed as "elevated" at 2.04.

Nova Scotia is the only other province with a "high" score at 2.71. All the other provinces are listed as "elevated," except Alberta, which is currently rated as "moderate," although Moriarty suspects that will soon change following the Stampede.

"I'm quite concerned that in Canada, including New Brunswick, we're sort of waiting to find out what's going to happen here until we're actually experiencing it instead of looking at other countries and saying, you know, we need to tell people, 'Get your additional shot, put on your mask, the hazard is high right now, if you're in New Brunswick," she said...

 

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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-...ew-wave-hospital-patients-outbreaks-1.6517809

N.B. lowers 4th dose eligibility as COVID claims 4 more lives, hospitalizations nearly double
95 people with COVID are in hospital, including seven in ICU, up from 50 and four, say Horizon and Vitalité
Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon · CBC News · Posted: Jul 12, 2022 12:53 PM AT | Last Updated: 3 hours ago

All New Brunswickers 18 or older can now get a second COVID-19 booster dose if at least five months have passed since their last dose, the government announced Tuesday.

It comes as New Brunswick recorded four more COVID deaths in the past week, the number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients has nearly doubled, and almost 2,500 new infections were reported, newly released figures show...

...Two people in their 70s and two in their 80s have died from COVID-19, the province's COVIDWatch report shows. Two of them lived in the Moncton region, Zone 1, and two in the Fredericton region, Zone 3.

Their deaths raise the pandemic death toll to 433.

Horizon and Vitalité health networks have 95 COVID patients as of Saturday, seven of whom require intensive care, their COVID dashboards show. That's up from 50 and four respectively a week earlier.

This includes patients who were admitted for COVID as well as those who were initially admitted for another reason and later test positive for the virus.

Meanwhile the province, which only counts those admitted for COVID, says the number of active hospitalizations and hospital admissions both decreased between July 3 and July 9.

There are 17 people in hospital, down from 19, including two in intensive care, an increase of one, according to the weekly COVIDWatch report.

The number of people newly admitted to hospital for COVID-19 decreased to 15 from 22, it states...

 

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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-...e-horizon-vitalite-dashboard-update-1.6524559

COVID-19 'increased activity' continues with 5 deaths, doubling of hospital admissions
Masking urged with 114 people now hospitalized with the virus, up from 95 a week ago
Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon · CBC News · Posted: Jul 19, 2022 3:06 PM AT | Last Updated: 4 hours ago

Five more New Brunswickers have died from COVID-19, the number of hospital admissions for COVID-19 has doubled in the past week, and the number of active hospitalizations has also increased as the Omicron subvariants BA.5 and BA.4 continue to take hold, figures released Tuesday show.

Hospital COVID outbreaks continue to rise, as does the number of health-care workers off the job because of the virus, the province's COVIDWatch report shows.

The latest deaths include three people in their 70s and two in their 80s. Their deaths raise the pandemic death toll to 438.

Thirty people were newly admitted to hospital because of the virus between July 10 and July 16, up from 15 the previous week.

The number of people currently hospitalized because of the virus also increased in the past week to 22, up from 17, including one who requires intensive care, according to the province...

 

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Source: https://globalnews.ca/news/9016612/nb-covid-19-july-26-2022/

COVID-19: N.B. sees rise in hospitalizations, begins booking vaccines for kids under 5
By Rebecca Lau Global News
Posted July 26, 2022 1:49 pm

New Brunswick’s weekly COVID-19 update has shown a slight decrease in the number of PCR-confirmed cases, but an increase in the number of hospital admissions and active hospitalizations.

According to the report, which covers July 17 to 23, there were 938 positive tests based on PCR testing — a drop from 1,004 from the week before.

But hospital admissions jumped from 40 to 30, compared to last week. And active hospitalizations also increased to 34, from 22 the previous week.

The majority of hospital admissions were among the elderly. Twenty-five of this reporting period’s admissions were among patients in their 70s and older.

The province recorded five deaths due to COVID-19, which is the same figure as the week before...

 

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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/some-covid-measurements-down-1.6539980

Several key COVID-19 measurements were down in N.B. last week
4 deaths, and ICU patients increased to 5 from 3 the previous week
Mia Urquhart · CBC News · Posted: Aug 03, 2022 2:52 PM AT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago

Several key measurements for COVID-19 were down in New Brunswick last week, according to the most recent weekly report released by the province.

New COVID cases, weekly deaths, active cases, and hospitalizations were all down last week compared to the previous week.

The number of people in ICU, however, increased to five from three the previous week.

Although the numbers have stabilized in terms of hospital admissions, deaths and ICU admissions, Chief Medical Officer of Health Jennifer Russell said the message remains the same — get vaccinated...

 

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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/nb-weekly-covid-report-1.6545757

New Brunswick's COVID-19 numbers continue downward trend
4 deaths in last week, and ICU patients and hospitalizations down from previous week
Mia Urquhart · CBC News · Posted: Aug 09, 2022 2:51 PM AT | Last Updated: 1 minute ago

Most key measurements for COVID-19 in New Brunswick continued a downward trend again last week, according to the most recent weekly report released by the province.

While the number of deaths reported between July 31 and Aug. 6 was the same as the week before, most other categories were down, including the number of confirmed PCR-confirmed tests, active cases, hospitalizations, and ICU patients.

The most significant drop is in the number of hospital admissions for COVID-19 — they dropped by almost half, with 20 reported last week compared to 39 the week before.

According to the report released Tuesday, 742 new cases were reported between July 31 and Aug. 6. That was down from 747 the previous week, and 938 the week before that.

Also down were the seven-day moving averages for hospitalizations and for PCR-confirmed cases.

The report notes that those who are unprotected by vaccine continue to have the highest rate of hospitalization for COVID-19 and ICU admissions...

 

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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/covid-weekly-report-1.6552644

COVID-19 deaths, hospital admissions are up, N.B. report says
5 new deaths reported by province for last week
Hannah Rudderham · CBC News · Posted: Aug 16, 2022 2:52 PM AT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago

New Brunswick recorded five more deaths last week related to COVID-19, an increase of one from the previous week, according to the weekly report released Tuesday.

Public Health also recorded 675 PCR confirmed COVID-19 cases last week, with 403 of them belonging to the 50-and-up age category that started getting second booster shots in April.

Public Health does not provide the age groups attached to the deaths.

The number of active COVID cases in the province is 993...

...COVID-19 hospital admissions also increased this week, to 22, with the most admissions being for people in their 70s. There were two ICU admissions...

 

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Source: https://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/n-b-rep...id-19-including-person-in-their-30s-1.6038766


N.B. reports six new deaths related to COVID-19, including person in their 30s
Leigha Kaiser
CTVNewsAtlantic.ca writer
Published Aug. 23, 2022 1:06 p.m. EDT

New Brunswick is reporting six more deaths related to COVID-19 in its weekly update, including an individual in their 30s.

The province's update says the other deaths involve:

an individual in their 80s
four people aged 90 and over

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, 462 people in New Brunswick have died from the virus.

The data in Tuesday's report covers the time between August 14 and 20.
HOSPITALIZATIONS

The number of new hospital admissions stabilized in New Brunswick, with 22 new admissions between the seven-day period.

As of Tuesday, 21 people were hospitalized due to the virus, six fewer than what was reported in the province's previous weekly update.

There is one person being treated in intensive care, down three from last week.

Most people who are hospitalized for COVID-19 in the province are in their 70s and 80s.

The province says people who are not vaccinated against COVID-19 have the highest rate of hospitalization for COVID-19 and ICU admissions...

 

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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-...w-brunswick-hospitalizations-deaths-1.6566503

N.B. reports 4 more COVID-19 deaths, rise in hospital admissions and active hospitalizations
33 people hospitalized for COVID, according to province, Horizon and Vitalité report 99 people in hospital
Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon · CBC News · Posted: Aug 30, 2022 12:18 PM AT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago

COVID-19 has claimed four more New Brunswickers in the past week, and hospital admissions for COVID-19 and active hospitalizations because of the virus have both increased, the province's latest figures show.

The latest deaths include a person in their 60s, a person in their 70s, a person in their 80s and a person 90 or older, according to Tuesday's COVIDWatch report.

Their deaths raise the province's pandemic death toll to 466.

Thirty-one people were admitted to hospital for COVID-19 between Aug. 21 and Aug. 27. That's up from 22 in the previous week's report.

There are 33 people currently hospitalized because of the virus, up from 21, according to the province. Four people require intensive care, up from one.

Meanwhile the regional health authorities, which include in their weekly reports people admitted to hospital because of COVID-19, as well as those initially admitted for another reason and later test positive for the virus, say there are 99 New Brunswickers hospitalized either for or with COVID-19, five of whom require intensive care, a slight decrease from last week...

 

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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/weekly-covid-report-stats-1.6574717

Deaths, hospitalizations up, COVID cases down in N.B.
Weekly report shows 6 more people have died, including a person in their 50s
Mia Urquhart · CBC News · Posted: Sep 07, 2022 2:03 PM AT | Last Updated: 1 hour ago

Hospital admissions and deaths rose while the number of COVID-19 cases went down last week compared to the previous week, according to the province's latest weekly report.

There were six new deaths — one person in their 50s, four in their 80s and one over 90 — compared to four the previous week. That brings the total number of deaths in New Brunswick to 472 as of Saturday. The vast majority — 81 per cent — are people over the age of 70.

There were 589 new cases last week compared to 712 the week before.

"I think the fact that we're in a stable period is a good thing," said Dr. Jennifer Russell, New Brunswick's chief medical officer of health.

She pointed out that deaths have gone up by two, ICU admissions have gone down by two and hospitalizations up by four. Those categories have all been fairly stable over the summer months.

"One thing we noticed is that our peak never ended up being as high as we thought it was going to be and that's a good thing," said Russell.

The highest proportion of hospitalizations for COVID-19 continues to be among individuals aged 70 to 89. Twenty-five per cent of all admissions are for those in their 70s, even though that age group represents only 10 per cent of New Brunswick's population...

 

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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-...lizations-cases-decrease-covidwatch-1.6581128

COVID-related deaths, hospitalizations and cases down in N.B.
Virus claims 4 more lives, 35 people in hospital because of virus, province says
Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon · CBC News · Posted: Sep 13, 2022 2:01 PM AT | Last Updated: 24 minutes ago

The number of COVID-related deaths, hospitalizations and new cases have all decreased slightly in the past week, according to the province's latest figures.

COVID-19 claimed four more New Brunswickers between Sept. 4 and Sept. 10, down from six the previous week, the COVIDWatch report shows.

The latest deaths include a person in their 50s, one person in their 70s, one person in their 80s, and one 90 or older. Their deaths raise New Brunswick's pandemic death toll to 476.

Twenty-three people were admitted to hospital because of the virus last week, compared to 35 the week before.

The number of active hospitalizations has also decreased to 35, from 37, according to the province. Four people required intensive care last week, up from two the previous week...

 

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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-...eaths-hospitalizations-cases-school-1.6588741

N.B. expands access to COVID-19 rapid tests, as virus claims 4 more lives
Province reports decrease in hospitalizations, Horizon and Vitalité report increase
Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon · CBC News · Posted: Sep 21, 2022 2:37 PM AT | Last Updated: 1 hour ago

New Brunswick is making it easier for people to obtain COVID-19 rapid tests, the Department of Health announced on Wednesday, after the province recorded four more COVID-related deaths in the past week.

People no longer need to have COVID symptoms to qualify for a rapid test kit, and the kits will be available for pickup at more locations, particularly in rural areas, including libraries or municipal offices...

...The announcement comes as the virus claimed the lives of four more people, all 90 or older, the province's COVIDWatch report for Sept. 11 to Sept. 17 shows. Their deaths raise New Brunswick's pandemic death toll to 480.

Hospitalizations decreased to 21 from 35, including two people who require intensive care, down from four, according to Public Health.

The province's two regional health authorities, meanwhile, say there are 96 New Brunswickers hospitalized either for or with COVID-19 as of Saturday, up from 81 a week ago.

Unlike Public Health, which only reports people hospitalized because of COVID-19, Horizon and Vitalité also include in their weekly reports those initially admitted for another reason who later test positive for the virus.

Eight people are in intensive care, down from 12, the Horizon and Vitalité COVID-19 dashboards show.

The number of people newly admitted to hospital for COVID-19 also decreased this week to 21, compared to 23 last week, according to the province.

Among the new admissions is one person in their 50s, two in their 60s, 10 in their 70s, six in their 80s and two 90 or older.

The highest portion of hospitalizations for COVID-19 is among people aged 70 to 89, the COVIDWatch report indicates...