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N.L.: 2021/2022 Covid cases
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Source: https://www.gov.nl.ca/releases/2022/health/0105n01/
Today (Wednesday, January 5), Newfoundland and Labrador has 479 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 since the last media update on January 4. Contact tracing by Public Health is underway and anyone considered a close contact has been advised regarding quarantine according to current guidelines.
In the Eastern Health region:
In the Central Health region:
In the Western Health region:
In the Labrador-Grenfell Health region:
There are also seven cases that are the result of testing completed by a private lab outside of a Regional Health Authority:
There have been 68 new recoveries – 6 in the Eastern Health region, 40 in the Central Health region, 21 in the Western Health region and 1 in the Labrador-Grenfell region, and 2,862 people have recovered. There are three people in hospital because of COVID-19.
There are currently 3,665 active cases of COVID-19 in the province. The regional breakdown of the active cases is as follows:
All of Newfoundland and Labrador is now in Alert Level 4. This Alert Level will be reassessed on January 17, 2022.
Under Level 4:
Effective immediately, anyone that is a close contact of a case and has symptoms of COVID-19, should consider themselves a positive case and follow public health direction. They do not need any testing to confirm. Employers are asked not to require a PCR test for this category of individuals. Public health direction for positive cases can be found here.
PCR tests are still recommended for anyone that is a close contact and does not have symptoms, and anyone that has symptoms but has not been identified as a close contact of someone that tested positive for COVID-19...
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Today (Wednesday, January 5), Newfoundland and Labrador has 479 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 since the last media update on January 4. Contact tracing by Public Health is underway and anyone considered a close contact has been advised regarding quarantine according to current guidelines.
In the Eastern Health region:
- Thirty-three under 20 years of age;
- One hundred and two between 20-39 years of age;
- Forty-one between 40-49 years of age;
- Forty-eight between 50-59 years of age;
- Thirty-nine between 60-69 years of age; and
- Twenty-five 70 years of age and above.
In the Central Health region:
- Four under 20 years of age;
- Six between 20-39 years of age;
- Four between 40-49 years of age;
- Six between 50-59 years of age;
- Three between 60-69 years of age; and
- Seven 70 years of age and above.
In the Western Health region:
- Seven under 20 years of age;
- Twenty-one between 20-39 years of age;
- Nine between 40-49 years of age;
- Seven between 50-59 years of age;
- Five between 60-69 years of age; and
- Eight 70 years of age and above.
In the Labrador-Grenfell Health region:
- Thirty-five under 20 years of age;
- Twenty-two between 20-39 years of age;
- Eight between 40-49 years of age;
- Eighteen between 50-59 years of age;
- Seven between 60-69 years of age; and
- Seven 70 years of age and above.
There are also seven cases that are the result of testing completed by a private lab outside of a Regional Health Authority:
- Three between 20-39 years of age;
- Two between 50-59 years of age; and
- Two 70 years of age and above.
There have been 68 new recoveries – 6 in the Eastern Health region, 40 in the Central Health region, 21 in the Western Health region and 1 in the Labrador-Grenfell region, and 2,862 people have recovered. There are three people in hospital because of COVID-19.
There are currently 3,665 active cases of COVID-19 in the province. The regional breakdown of the active cases is as follows:
- Eastern Health – 2,270
- Central Health – 335
- Labrador-Grenfell Health – 725
- Western Health – 312
- Unknown – 23
All of Newfoundland and Labrador is now in Alert Level 4. This Alert Level will be reassessed on January 17, 2022.
Under Level 4:
- Your household can interact with your Tight 10 – up to 10 close, consistent contacts from outside your household. Informal gatherings are limited to only those in your Tight 10.
- Gatherings at funerals, burials, weddings, and religious and cultural ceremonies are limited to no more than 50 people or 25 per cent capacity, whichever is less. Physical distancing must be maintained between bubbles.
- Dancing at formal gatherings is prohibited, except for ceremonial dances.
- Public visitations are permitted, with one household bubble visiting at a time. Wakes are prohibited.
- Gym and fitness facilities, yoga studios, swimming pools, tennis and squash facilities, arenas, and dance studios are permitted to open, with a maximum capacity of 50 people or 25 per cent capacity per room or ice surface, whichever is less. Physical distancing between households must be maintained.
- Group and team sport, arts and recreation activities are suspended.
- Retail stores, including those in shopping malls, can open at reduced capacity with physical distancing.
- Restaurants can open for in-person dining at 50 per cent capacity as long as physical distancing can be maintained between patrons seated at adjacent tables. There is a maximum of six people per table. Buffets are prohibited.
- Child care services, which can operate at full capacity;
- Personal service establishments, including spas, esthetic services, hair salons, body piercing, tattooing and tanning salons, which can remain open in accordance with guidelines; and
- Bars, lounges, performance spaces, cinemas, and bingo halls, which remain closed.
Effective immediately, anyone that is a close contact of a case and has symptoms of COVID-19, should consider themselves a positive case and follow public health direction. They do not need any testing to confirm. Employers are asked not to require a PCR test for this category of individuals. Public health direction for positive cases can be found here.
PCR tests are still recommended for anyone that is a close contact and does not have symptoms, and anyone that has symptoms but has not been identified as a close contact of someone that tested positive for COVID-19...
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Source: https://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/n-l-ext...rts-503-new-covid-19-cases-thursday-1.5730260
N.L. extends remote learning for schoolchildren, reports 503 new COVID-19 cases Thursday
The Canadian Press
Published Jan. 6, 2022 2:16 p.m. EST
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. -
Newfoundland and Labrador is extending online learning for schoolchildren until at least Jan. 14.
Officials said today they would update parents and children on the situation no later than next Thursday.
The Education Department says it is co-ordinating with school districts to deliver COVID-19 rapid tests to schools.
Health officials are also reporting 503 new cases of COVID-19 Thursday and say there are 4,059 active infections across the province...
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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newf...isolating-strained-health-system-nl-1.6305769
1 more person in hospital with COVID-19, about 1,000 public workers sick or isolating in N.L.
'The system is beyond strained,' says NAPE president Jerry Earle
CBC News · Posted: Jan 06, 2022 11:45 AM NT | Last Updated: 1 hour ago
The unions that represent health-care workers in Newfoundland and Labrador say the system is critically strained, with about 1,000 employees now in isolation or infected with COVID-19 as a result of the Omicron variant wave.
With the province's active caseload now in the thousands, union leaders say, health-care workers are feeling burnt out from having to pick up the slack from colleagues who are sick or in isolation.
"They're just physically exhausted.… Our members have been fighting the pandemic for the past two years," Sherry Hillier, president of the Newfoundland and Labrador branch of the Canadian Union of Public Employees, told CBC Radio's Newfoundland Morning on Thursday.
"But our members were burnt out even before the pandemic started, because there has been a shortage of licensed practical nurses and personal-care attendants for a number of years."
Newfoundland and Labrador reported 503 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, but the daily case count has become an increasingly flawed measurement as testing demands overwhelm the system's capacity...
...There are four people in hospital, up one from Wednesday. With 109 new recoveries, the province's known active caseload rises to 4,059, another new record...
N.L. extends remote learning for schoolchildren, reports 503 new COVID-19 cases Thursday
The Canadian Press
Published Jan. 6, 2022 2:16 p.m. EST
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. -
Newfoundland and Labrador is extending online learning for schoolchildren until at least Jan. 14.
Officials said today they would update parents and children on the situation no later than next Thursday.
The Education Department says it is co-ordinating with school districts to deliver COVID-19 rapid tests to schools.
Health officials are also reporting 503 new cases of COVID-19 Thursday and say there are 4,059 active infections across the province...
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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newf...isolating-strained-health-system-nl-1.6305769
1 more person in hospital with COVID-19, about 1,000 public workers sick or isolating in N.L.
'The system is beyond strained,' says NAPE president Jerry Earle
CBC News · Posted: Jan 06, 2022 11:45 AM NT | Last Updated: 1 hour ago
The unions that represent health-care workers in Newfoundland and Labrador say the system is critically strained, with about 1,000 employees now in isolation or infected with COVID-19 as a result of the Omicron variant wave.
With the province's active caseload now in the thousands, union leaders say, health-care workers are feeling burnt out from having to pick up the slack from colleagues who are sick or in isolation.
"They're just physically exhausted.… Our members have been fighting the pandemic for the past two years," Sherry Hillier, president of the Newfoundland and Labrador branch of the Canadian Union of Public Employees, told CBC Radio's Newfoundland Morning on Thursday.
"But our members were burnt out even before the pandemic started, because there has been a shortage of licensed practical nurses and personal-care attendants for a number of years."
Newfoundland and Labrador reported 503 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, but the daily case count has become an increasingly flawed measurement as testing demands overwhelm the system's capacity...
...There are four people in hospital, up one from Wednesday. With 109 new recoveries, the province's known active caseload rises to 4,059, another new record...
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Source: https://www.gov.nl.ca/releases/2022/health/0107n04/
January 7, 2022
Today (Friday, January 7), Newfoundland and Labrador has 480 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 since the last media update on January 6. Contact tracing by Public Health is underway and anyone considered a close contact has been advised regarding quarantine according to current guidelines.
In the Eastern Health region:
In the Central Health region:
In the Western Health region:
In the Labrador-Grenfell Health region:
There are also six cases that are the result of testing completed by a private lab outside of a Regional Health Authority:
Newfoundland and Labrador is reporting its twenty-first death from COVID-19. The individual, a female from the Central Health region, was between 60-69 years of age. The department is sending its condolences to this individual’s family and asks everyone to respect the family’s privacy at this time.
There have been 168 new recoveries – 67 in the Eastern Health region, 56 in the Central Health region, 41 in the Western Health region and 4 in the Labrador-Grenfell region, and 3,139 people have recovered. There are four people in hospital because of COVID-19.
There are currently 4,370 active cases of COVID-19 in the province. The regional breakdown of the active cases is as follows:
All of Newfoundland and Labrador is now in Alert Level 4. This Alert Level will be reassessed on January 17, 2022. Information on Alert Level 4 can be found here.
Public Health is also revising isolation and testing requirements for people who have COVID-19 and their close contacts.
Effective midnight tonight...
January 7, 2022
Today (Friday, January 7), Newfoundland and Labrador has 480 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 since the last media update on January 6. Contact tracing by Public Health is underway and anyone considered a close contact has been advised regarding quarantine according to current guidelines.
In the Eastern Health region:
- Thirty-six under 20 years of age;
- Seventy-one between 20-39 years of age;
- Thirty-two between 40-49 years of age;
- Forty-seven between 50-59 years of age;
- Twelve between 60-69 years of age; and
- Eleven 70 years of age and above.
In the Central Health region:
- Eighteen under 20 years of age;
- Twenty between 20-39 years of age;
- Six between 40-49 years of age;
- Fourteen between 50-59 years of age;
- Thirteen between 60-69 years of age; and
- Ten 70 years of age and above.
In the Western Health region:
- Seven under 20 years of age;
- Twenty-four between 20-39 years of age;
- Eleven between 40-49 years of age;
- Seventeen between 50-59 years of age;
- Eleven between 60-69 years of age; and
- Twenty-nine 70 years of age and above.
In the Labrador-Grenfell Health region:
- Fourteen under 20 years of age;
- Thirty-five between 20-39 years of age;
- Fourteen between 40-49 years of age;
- Seventeen between 50-59 years of age;
- Three between 60-69 years of age; and
- Two 70 years of age and above.
There are also six cases that are the result of testing completed by a private lab outside of a Regional Health Authority:
- One between 20-39 years of age;
- One between 40-49 years of age;
- One between 60-69 years of age; and
- Three 70 years of age and above
Newfoundland and Labrador is reporting its twenty-first death from COVID-19. The individual, a female from the Central Health region, was between 60-69 years of age. The department is sending its condolences to this individual’s family and asks everyone to respect the family’s privacy at this time.
There have been 168 new recoveries – 67 in the Eastern Health region, 56 in the Central Health region, 41 in the Western Health region and 4 in the Labrador-Grenfell region, and 3,139 people have recovered. There are four people in hospital because of COVID-19.
There are currently 4,370 active cases of COVID-19 in the province. The regional breakdown of the active cases is as follows:
- Eastern Health – 2,640
- Central Health – 447
- Labrador-Grenfell Health – 866
- Western Health – 388
- Unknown RHA – 29
All of Newfoundland and Labrador is now in Alert Level 4. This Alert Level will be reassessed on January 17, 2022. Information on Alert Level 4 can be found here.
Public Health is also revising isolation and testing requirements for people who have COVID-19 and their close contacts.
Effective midnight tonight...
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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/nl-covid-testing-delays-1.6309316
2 new COVID-19 deaths in N.L. while testing demand overwhelms capacity
Province reports 1,135 new cases, including 680 from swabs that were sent out of province for testing
CBC News · Posted: Jan 10, 2022 12:02 PM NT | Last Updated: 25 minutes ago
Two people have died from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours in Newfoundland and Labrador.
The deaths are the 22nd and 23rd since the pandemic hit the province. Both deaths are men age 70 or older in the Eastern Health region.
Health Minister John Haggie said Monday the men died while being treated at a health-care facility, but wouldn't elaborate further due to privacy concerns.
The province also reported 1,135 new cases Monday, including 680 cases reported from test samples that were sent out of province as the demand for testing in Newfoundland and Labrador has outstripped capacity, according to a media release from Public Health. Tests between Dec. 29 and Jan. 6 were sent out of province for testing.
Haggie, speaking at a media briefing about the testing, said the province has sent 6,635 swabs out of province. A total of 2,930 are still yet to be counted, with results expected to return within the next two days.
"The important thing is to realize that this sudden spike in numbers today is historical, and it represents events that have been and gone," he said. As our documentation processes ramp back up to normal, you'll see some adjustment in figures over the course of the next few days."
Swabs were sent to two locations, according to Haggie: the National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg and another lab in Toronto...
...The province also reported 122 recoveries Monday, and the known active caseload rises to 5,955. Four people are in hospital due to the virus...
2 new COVID-19 deaths in N.L. while testing demand overwhelms capacity
Province reports 1,135 new cases, including 680 from swabs that were sent out of province for testing
CBC News · Posted: Jan 10, 2022 12:02 PM NT | Last Updated: 25 minutes ago
Two people have died from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours in Newfoundland and Labrador.
The deaths are the 22nd and 23rd since the pandemic hit the province. Both deaths are men age 70 or older in the Eastern Health region.
Health Minister John Haggie said Monday the men died while being treated at a health-care facility, but wouldn't elaborate further due to privacy concerns.
The province also reported 1,135 new cases Monday, including 680 cases reported from test samples that were sent out of province as the demand for testing in Newfoundland and Labrador has outstripped capacity, according to a media release from Public Health. Tests between Dec. 29 and Jan. 6 were sent out of province for testing.
Haggie, speaking at a media briefing about the testing, said the province has sent 6,635 swabs out of province. A total of 2,930 are still yet to be counted, with results expected to return within the next two days.
"The important thing is to realize that this sudden spike in numbers today is historical, and it represents events that have been and gone," he said. As our documentation processes ramp back up to normal, you'll see some adjustment in figures over the course of the next few days."
Swabs were sent to two locations, according to Haggie: the National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg and another lab in Toronto...
...The province also reported 122 recoveries Monday, and the known active caseload rises to 5,955. Four people are in hospital due to the virus...
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Source: https://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/five-n-...s-sent-to-outside-labs-for-analysis-1.5735956
Five N.L. COVID-19 patients in hospital, more swabs sent to outside labs for analysis
The Canadian Press
Published Jan. 11, 2022 3:55 p.m. EST
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. -
Public health officials in Newfoundland and Labrador say there are now five people in hospital due to COVID-19 as the province has logged another 750 cases.
The government said in a news release today 427 of the new infections were diagnosed in the previous 24 hours...
...Of the 6,211 known active infections in the province, 1,168 are in the Labrador-Grenfell Health area, which means about three per cent of the region's population is currently infected with the disease...
Five N.L. COVID-19 patients in hospital, more swabs sent to outside labs for analysis
The Canadian Press
Published Jan. 11, 2022 3:55 p.m. EST
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. -
Public health officials in Newfoundland and Labrador say there are now five people in hospital due to COVID-19 as the province has logged another 750 cases.
The government said in a news release today 427 of the new infections were diagnosed in the previous 24 hours...
...Of the 6,211 known active infections in the province, 1,168 are in the Labrador-Grenfell Health area, which means about three per cent of the region's population is currently infected with the disease...
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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/covid-nl-jan-12-2022-1.6311956
N.L. health officials expect COVID-19 hospitalizations to spike in coming weeks
Dr. Proton Rahman says the province could see 20-30 people in hospital
CBC News · Posted: Jan 12, 2022 12:45 PM NT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago
Health officials in Newfoundland and Labrador expect the number of COVID-19 hospitalizations to spike in the coming weeks, topping last fall's peak of 16 people.
Dr. Proton Rahman, head of the province's pandemic data analysis group, shared on Wednesday the province's forecasting data, which suggests the province could see a peak of 20 to 30 people in hospital as the Omicron variant continues to spread.
As of Wednesday, seven people in Newfoundland and Labrador are in hospital as a result of COVID-19. Three of them are in intensive care, according to Health Minister John Haggie...
...The province also reported 731 new cases on Wednesday, including 229 in a backlog of tests that were sent out of province for confirmation.
By region, there are 517 new cases in the Eastern Health region, 85 in the Labrador-Grenfell region, 64 in the Western Health region, 44 in the Central Health region and 21 found outside of a regional testing clinic...
N.L. health officials expect COVID-19 hospitalizations to spike in coming weeks
Dr. Proton Rahman says the province could see 20-30 people in hospital
CBC News · Posted: Jan 12, 2022 12:45 PM NT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago
Health officials in Newfoundland and Labrador expect the number of COVID-19 hospitalizations to spike in the coming weeks, topping last fall's peak of 16 people.
Dr. Proton Rahman, head of the province's pandemic data analysis group, shared on Wednesday the province's forecasting data, which suggests the province could see a peak of 20 to 30 people in hospital as the Omicron variant continues to spread.
As of Wednesday, seven people in Newfoundland and Labrador are in hospital as a result of COVID-19. Three of them are in intensive care, according to Health Minister John Haggie...
...The province also reported 731 new cases on Wednesday, including 229 in a backlog of tests that were sent out of province for confirmation.
By region, there are 517 new cases in the Eastern Health region, 85 in the Labrador-Grenfell region, 64 in the Western Health region, 44 in the Central Health region and 21 found outside of a regional testing clinic...
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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/covid-nl-jan-13-2022-1.6313768
N.L. marks nearly 1,000 new COVID-19 recoveries, while hospitalizations rise to 8
N.L. reports more recoveries than new cases for first time in more than a month
CBC News · Posted: Jan 13, 2022 3:09 PM NT | Last Updated: 37 minutes ago
Newfoundland and Labrador reported nearly 1,000 COVID-19 recoveries on Thursday, a new record and the first time the province has reported more recoveries than new cases in more than a month.
But hospitalizations due to COVID-19 have risen, to eight — up one since Wednesday. Three people are in critical care...
...But Newfoundland and Labrador also reported 686 new cases Thursday, including 166 positives that were sent out of province for confirmation as the province struggles with testing capacity in the Omicron variant wave...
N.L. marks nearly 1,000 new COVID-19 recoveries, while hospitalizations rise to 8
N.L. reports more recoveries than new cases for first time in more than a month
CBC News · Posted: Jan 13, 2022 3:09 PM NT | Last Updated: 37 minutes ago
Newfoundland and Labrador reported nearly 1,000 COVID-19 recoveries on Thursday, a new record and the first time the province has reported more recoveries than new cases in more than a month.
But hospitalizations due to COVID-19 have risen, to eight — up one since Wednesday. Three people are in critical care...
...But Newfoundland and Labrador also reported 686 new cases Thursday, including 166 positives that were sent out of province for confirmation as the province struggles with testing capacity in the Omicron variant wave...
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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/nl-covid-19-jan-14-22-1.6315358
N.L. reports 24th death due to COVID-19
Province announces 475 new cases, with 8 people in hospital
CBC News · Posted: Jan 14, 2022 3:21 PM NT | Last Updated: 20 minutes ago
Newfoundland and Labrador is reporting its 24th death related to COVID-19.
A woman older than 70 in the province's Western Health region has died, the Department of Health said Friday afternoon in a media release.
Eight people are in hospital due to COVID-19, with three people in critical care, according to the department.
The province reported 475 new cases Friday, including 71 through testing that was completed out of province...
N.L. reports 24th death due to COVID-19
Province announces 475 new cases, with 8 people in hospital
CBC News · Posted: Jan 14, 2022 3:21 PM NT | Last Updated: 20 minutes ago
Newfoundland and Labrador is reporting its 24th death related to COVID-19.
A woman older than 70 in the province's Western Health region has died, the Department of Health said Friday afternoon in a media release.
Eight people are in hospital due to COVID-19, with three people in critical care, according to the department.
The province reported 475 new cases Friday, including 71 through testing that was completed out of province...
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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/covid-19-update-nl-jan-15-1.6316524
25th COVID-19 related death reported in N.L., 9 people in hospital
Another person in hospital with COVID, raising total to 9
CBC News · Posted: Jan 15, 2022 2:35 PM NT | Last Updated: 4 hours ago
Newfoundland and Labrador's Department of Health and Community Services says one more person is in hospital with COVID-19, and a man over 70 in the Eastern Health region has died from COVID-19.
The department made the announcement in a tweet Saturday. The man's death is the 25th related to COVID in the province since the pandemic began.
It's the second day in a row with a COVID-related death, as the death of a woman in the province's Western Health region was reported Friday.
Nine people are in hospital due to the virus, up one from Friday. The update from the health department Saturday didn't disclose how many people are in intensive care.
According to numbers released Saturday, 2,738 tests were completed in the past day, producing a total of 314 positive results within the province's regional health authorities. Three more positive cases were found from out of province testing in the province...
25th COVID-19 related death reported in N.L., 9 people in hospital
Another person in hospital with COVID, raising total to 9
CBC News · Posted: Jan 15, 2022 2:35 PM NT | Last Updated: 4 hours ago
Newfoundland and Labrador's Department of Health and Community Services says one more person is in hospital with COVID-19, and a man over 70 in the Eastern Health region has died from COVID-19.
The department made the announcement in a tweet Saturday. The man's death is the 25th related to COVID in the province since the pandemic began.
It's the second day in a row with a COVID-related death, as the death of a woman in the province's Western Health region was reported Friday.
Nine people are in hospital due to the virus, up one from Friday. The update from the health department Saturday didn't disclose how many people are in intensive care.
According to numbers released Saturday, 2,738 tests were completed in the past day, producing a total of 314 positive results within the province's regional health authorities. Three more positive cases were found from out of province testing in the province...
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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newf...-labrador-hospital-death-statistics-1.6316945
Another COVID-related death, 3 more hospitalizations in N.L.
Total number of deaths reaches 26, while hospitalizations climb to 12
CBC News · Posted: Jan 16, 2022 2:42 PM NT | Last Updated: 4 hours ago
...In a tweet Sunday, the department said a woman over the age of 70 in the Eastern Health region had died.
The death is the fifth in just the last week, and the 26th COVID-related death since the pandemic began.
A total of 12 people in the province are currently hospitalized with COVID-19 — the most since Oct. 12. The department's update Sunday did not disclose how many people are in intensive care...
Another COVID-related death, 3 more hospitalizations in N.L.
Total number of deaths reaches 26, while hospitalizations climb to 12
CBC News · Posted: Jan 16, 2022 2:42 PM NT | Last Updated: 4 hours ago
...In a tweet Sunday, the department said a woman over the age of 70 in the Eastern Health region had died.
The death is the fifth in just the last week, and the 26th COVID-related death since the pandemic began.
A total of 12 people in the province are currently hospitalized with COVID-19 — the most since Oct. 12. The department's update Sunday did not disclose how many people are in intensive care...
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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/nl-covid-jan-17-2022-1.6317492
3 more people in hospital due to COVID-19, N.L. to stay in Alert Level 4 at least another week
The province's level of COVID-19 restrictions will be reassessed Jan. 24, says Health Department
CBC News · Posted: Jan 17, 2022 11:15 AM NT | Last Updated: 22 minutes ago
Three more people in Newfoundland and Labrador are in hospital due to COVID-19, raising the current number of hospitalizations to 15 — one short of the provincial record of 16, set Oct. 7.
The hospitalizations were announced Monday, the same day the Health Department announced the province will stay in Alert Level 4 for at least another week.
Health Minister John Haggie said the decision to remain in Alert Level 4 was based on the current epidemiology of the province. Another reassessment and update is scheduled for Jan. 24.
At a briefing after the announcement, Haggie noted the province has the lowest COVID-19 hospitalization rate in Canada, thanks in large part to a successful vaccination campaign.
"This has literally changed the face of the risk of hospitalization from Omicron, said Haggie. "That number is as low as it is thanks to everybody's hard work."
Many people who test positive for the virus are able to recover at home because of the vaccine's protection from severe illness, said the health minister. A small group of people in hospital are vaccinated, but Haggie said he couldn't give a breakdown because of privacy concerns.
Haggie added there are 826 health-care workers in isolation.
The government reported 239 new cases of COVID-19 Monday, but Public Health has restricted who gets tested for the virus and is struggling to keep up with processing the tests it does administer, making the daily case count less reliable as an indicator of COVID-19's spread...
3 more people in hospital due to COVID-19, N.L. to stay in Alert Level 4 at least another week
The province's level of COVID-19 restrictions will be reassessed Jan. 24, says Health Department
CBC News · Posted: Jan 17, 2022 11:15 AM NT | Last Updated: 22 minutes ago
Three more people in Newfoundland and Labrador are in hospital due to COVID-19, raising the current number of hospitalizations to 15 — one short of the provincial record of 16, set Oct. 7.
The hospitalizations were announced Monday, the same day the Health Department announced the province will stay in Alert Level 4 for at least another week.
Health Minister John Haggie said the decision to remain in Alert Level 4 was based on the current epidemiology of the province. Another reassessment and update is scheduled for Jan. 24.
At a briefing after the announcement, Haggie noted the province has the lowest COVID-19 hospitalization rate in Canada, thanks in large part to a successful vaccination campaign.
"This has literally changed the face of the risk of hospitalization from Omicron, said Haggie. "That number is as low as it is thanks to everybody's hard work."
Many people who test positive for the virus are able to recover at home because of the vaccine's protection from severe illness, said the health minister. A small group of people in hospital are vaccinated, but Haggie said he couldn't give a breakdown because of privacy concerns.
Haggie added there are 826 health-care workers in isolation.
The government reported 239 new cases of COVID-19 Monday, but Public Health has restricted who gets tested for the virus and is struggling to keep up with processing the tests it does administer, making the daily case count less reliable as an indicator of COVID-19's spread...