N.L.: 2021/2022 Covid cases

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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/fitzgerald-briefing-june-13-1.6518244

N.L. expands access to 2nd COVID-19 boosters to residents 50 and over
Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Janice Fitzgerald says hospitalizations expected to increase
CBC News · Posted: Jul 13, 2022 6:00 AM NT | Last Updated: 1 hour ago

Starting next Wednesday, anyone over 50 years old in Newfoundland and Labrador can get a second COVID-19 vaccine booster dose, as the province prepares to push back against the highly transmissible BA.5 variant.

In a briefing on Wednesday, her first since May, Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Janice Fitzgerald said the new mutation — a subvariant of Omicron — doesn't appear to cause more severe disease, but it can evade immunity a little better...

...Meanwhile, the province reported four new deaths in the week since the last pandemic update.

Two people were 80 or older and two were in their 60s. Three were in the Eastern Health region and one was in the Western Health region.

The province also reported 388 new cases in the last week: 77 on Thursday, 70 on Friday, 77 on Saturday, 24 on Sunday, 13 on Monday, 59 on Tuesday and 68 on Wednesday...

 

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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/covid-weekly-update-july-20-1.6526204

COVID-19 hospitalizations spike in N.L., with 4 new deaths
There are 14 people in hospital due to the coronavirus, up from 3 last week, in province's weekly update
CBC News · Posted: Jul 20, 2022 12:50 PM NT | Last Updated: 4 hours ago

Newfoundland and Labrador is reporting four new COVID-19 deaths and a spike in hospitalizations in the provincial Health Department's weekly update.

Hospitalizations have risen to 14, up 11 from last week, with three people in critical care. There are six hospitalizations each in the Eastern and Western Health regions and two in the Central Health area.

At a briefing last week, provincial Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Janice Fitzgerald said she expected an increase in hospitalizations as Omicron subvariant BA.5 variant circulates around the globe.

One of the deaths in the past week was in the Eastern Health region, two were in the Central Health region and one was in the Western Health area. Three of the people who died were 80 years old or older, while the other person was in their 60s. The deaths raise the province's total to 202 since March 2020, with eight reported so far in July...

 

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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/covid-nl-july-27-1.6533566

3 more dead of COVID-19 in N.L. as hospitalizations climb
17 people are in hospital due to the virus
Malone Mullin · CBC News · Posted: Jul 27, 2022 1:20 PM NT | Last Updated: 3 hours ago

Three more people have died of COVID-19 in Newfoundland and Labrador over the past week, according to the Health Department's latest update on Wednesday.

Seventeen people are currently in hospital, with one person in critical care. The majority of those patients are in the Eastern Health region, with one person in a Central Health hospital and three patients in the Western Health region.

Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Janice Fitzgerald said earlier this month she expected an increase in hospitalizations as Omicron subvariant BA.5 variant circulates around the globe.

The newest deaths raise the province's total to 205 since March 2020, with 11 reported so far in July.

The Health Department is also reporting 407 new cases since last Wednesday. The province's numbers don't represent the true spread of COVID-19 in Newfoundland and Labrador, however, since the Health Department restricts PCR testing done by health authorities and the daily case counts don't include people testing positive on rapid tests they perform themselves...

 

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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/covid-19-nl-august-3-1.6539005

4 more people die of COVID-19 in N.L., hospitalizations steady
16 people are in hospital, down 1 from last week, with 2 in critical care
Darrell Roberts · CBC News · Posted: Aug 03, 2022 1:50 PM NT | Last Updated: 4 hours ago

Four more people have died due to COVID-19 in Newfoundland and Labrador, according to the Health Department's weekly update on Wednesday.

Two of the deaths were in the Eastern Health region, one was in the Central Health region and one was in the Labrador-Grenfell Health region. One person was in their 40s, one was in their 60s, one was in their 70s and one was 80 or older.

According to the department, 16 people are in hospital, down from 17 last week, with two of them in critical care — down from one — because of the disease.

Six people are in hospital in the Eastern Health region, seven are in hospital in the Central Health region and three are in hospital in the Western Health region. No one is in hospital due to COVID-19 in the Labrador-Grenfell Health region...

 

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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newf...-newfoundland-labrador-eight-deaths-1.6547045

8 people die of COVID-19 in N.L.'s deadliest update since April
6 deaths recorded in Central Health region
Matt McCann · CBC News · Posted: Aug 10, 2022 1:52 PM NT | Last Updated: 5 hours ago

Eight more people died from COVID-19 in Newfoundland and Labrador over the past week, according to data posted Wednesday on the provincial Health Department's website.

It's the most reported deaths in a week since April 20, when the province reported 10 people had died.

Six of those deaths were in the Central Health region, and the other two were in the Eastern Health region.

Two of the deceased were in their 60s, two were in their 70s, and four were 80 or older.

These latest deaths raise the provincial total to 217 since the pandemic's first cases were reported in March 2020.

The number of people hospitalized because of the virus dropped slightly, down two to 14 since the last update. on Aug. 3. Two of those people are in critical care...

 

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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/covid-nl-aug-17-2022-1.6553604

4 deaths and an increase in hospitalizations in N.L.'s weekly COVID-19 update
18 people are in hospital, including 1 person in critical care
CBC News · Posted: Aug 17, 2022 2:19 PM NT | Last Updated: August 17

Four more people are dead due to COVID-19 in Newfoundland and Labrador, raising the province's total number of deaths to 221 since the beginning of the pandemic in March 2020.

Two people were in their 70s, one was in their 60s, and one was in their 50s.

By health region, one was in Eastern Health, two were in Central Health and one was in Labrador-Grenfell Health.

Hospitalizations have also increased by four since last week's update. The total is now 18 — including one person in critical care, down from two since last week.

The province also confirmed 377 new cases over the past week: 62 on Thursday, 49 on Friday, 57 on Saturday, 30 on Sunday, 29 on Monday, 60 on Tuesday and 90 on Wednesday...

 

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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/covid-19-update-aug24-1.6560694

4 deaths — all seniors — in weekly N.L. COVID-19 report
Hospitalizations down by 4 since last week, with 1 person in critical care
CBC News · Posted: Aug 24, 2022 12:38 PM NT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago

Newfoundland and Labrador has marked four more deaths due to COVID-19 in the past seven days, according to the provincial Health Department's weekly COVID-19 update.

According to updated numbers provided by the department Wednesday, three of the deaths were in the Eastern Health region and the fourth was in Central Health.

By age, one of the deaths was a person in their 70s, while the rest were people 80 or older.

Since March 2020, when the pandemic began, 225 people have died of COVID-19 in Newfoundland and Labrador.

The province has reported 20 deaths so far in August, nearly double the 11 reported in July and 12 reported in June. Hospitalizations have dropped from by four since last week, from 18 to 14, with one person in critical care.

By region, there are six hospitalizations in Western Health, five in Central Health and three in Eastern Health...

 

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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/covid-nl-aug-31-2022-1.6567935

N.L. reports 4 more deaths, all seniors, due to COVID-19 in weekly update
3 of the province's deaths in the past month were 80 or older
CBC News · Posted: Aug 31, 2022 12:50 PM NT | Last Updated: 5 hours ago

Newfoundland and Labrador is reporting another four deaths, all seniors, due to COVID-19, for a total of 24 this month and 229 since the pandemic began.

According to the province's weekly Wednesday update, three of the people who died were 80 or older. The fourth person was in their 70s.

One was in the Eastern Health area, one was in the Central Health area and two were in the Western Health area.

Hospitalizations are down this week, from 14 on Aug. 24 to 11 on Wednesday.

Two people are in critical care.

The province also reported 265 cases of COVID-19 over the last week: 52 on Thursday, 53 on Friday, 36 on Saturday, 30 on Sunday, 11 on Monday, 43 on Tuesday and 40 on Wednesday...

 

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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/covid-nl-sept-7-2022-1.6574622

5 COVID-19 deaths in N.L., while hospitalizations plunge to 3, with no one in critical care
Fewest number of people in hospital since mid-July
CBC News · Posted: Sep 07, 2022 1:17 PM NT | Last Updated: 3 hours ago

Five more people in Newfoundland and Labrador have died due to COVID-19.

According to the provincial Health Department's weekly pandemic update, three of the deaths were people who were 80 years old or older, one was a person was in their 70s, and one was a person in their 50s.

Two were in the Eastern Health region, two were in the Central Health region and one was in the Western Health region. The province's total number of deaths since the pandemic hit in March 2020 is now 234.

Hospitalizations have dropped steeply to three, down from 11 a week ago and the lowest total since mid-July. There is no one in critical care.

The province also reported 154 new cases over the last week: 38 on Thursday, 20 on Friday, 36 on Saturday, 16 on Sunday, eight on Monday, 26 on Tuesday and 10 on Wednesday.

However, that data does not represent the true spread of COVID-19 since the province has restricted PCR testing and reports only positive tests that were administered by the regional health authorities.

With school restarted in the K-12 system and at the post-secondary levels this week, officials have warned there may be another spike in COVID-19 cases as the weather cools off, and people move indoors and congregate in large settings such as schools and classrooms...

 

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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/covid-nl-sept-14-2022-1.6582494

N.L. expands COVID-19 booster eligibility, adds bivalent vaccine for groups at increased risk
Province expects to receive 63,000 doses of vaccine tailored to Omicron strain this month
CBC News · Posted: Sep 14, 2022 1:06 PM NT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago

Newfoundland and Labrador Public Health has expanded eligibility for another COVID-19 booster to anyone five years old and up who hasn't had a dose in the last 20 weeks, regardless of how many previous doses they've had.

In a news conference Wednesday afternoon, provincial chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Janice Fitzgerald said anyone who fits the new criteria should get a booster.

"The evidence shows that a longer interval of 20 weeks between doses provides more long-lasting protection against severe disease than a shorter interval," Fitzgerald said...


...Meanwhile, two more people have died in the last week due to COVID-19 in Newfoundland and Labrador.

Both people were 80 years old or older and living in the Eastern Health region.

N.L.'s total number of deaths since the pandemic hit in March 2020 is now 236.

Hospitalizations have risen slightly from three to four since last week's update. There is no one in critical care.

The province also reported 116 more cases of COVID-19 in the last week: 22 on Thursday, 21 on Friday, 14 on Saturday, 13 on Sunday, eight on Monday, 14 on Tuesday and 24 on Wednesday...

 

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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/covid-sept-21-1.6589981

Nfld. & Labrador
1 dead of COVID-19 as N.L. tipping into high-risk season
Data suggests more risk of contracting flu and COVID as weather cools
CBC News · Posted: Sep 21, 2022 1:31 PM NT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago

Another person has died of COVID-19 in Newfoundland and Labrador as the province moves into what one expert is calling a high-risk season for the province.

Tara Moriarty, who runs the province's COVID-19 Hazard Index, said Wednesday the province's indicators — such as hospitalizations and wastewater testing — have plateaued. Recently, though, she's seen an increase in test positivity.

As many as one in 100 people in Newfoundland and Labrador are currently infected, by her calculations.

"People need to understand that the risk of picking up COVID is really high," Moriarty said.

A return to school and in-person work, plus colder weather forcing people indoors, has significantly increased the chances of transmission, she said, urging people over 40 — who are among those least likely to have contracted COVID-19 so far, and who appear to be the group more likely to fall ill now — to get a fourth dose of vaccine as soon as possible.

"Protection from third doses has well worn off," Moriarty warned...

...The latest death, announced in the Health Department's weekly update, was a person in their 70s in the Eastern Health region. follows two last week. The province's total number of deaths since the pandemic hit in March 2020 is now 237. There are two people in hospital — the fewest since Jan. 4 — with no one in critical care.

The Health Department also announced 144 new cases in the past week, but those cases don't represent the actual spread of the disease, as the department restricts PCR testing and counts only positive cases found in tests done by the province's regional health authorities.

Two people are in hospital with the virus.

 

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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newf...eaths-in-n-l-hospitalizations-spike-1.6600146

4 more COVID-19 deaths in N.L., hospitalizations spike
13 people in hospital because of the virus, up 11 from last week
Matt McCann · CBC News · Posted: Sep 29, 2022 11:09 AM NT | Last Updated: 3 hours ago

Four people have died of COVID-19 in Newfoundland and Labrador over the past week, and the province is dealing with a spike in the number of people hospitalized because of the virus.

Two of those people were in the Eastern Health area, one was in Western Health, and one was in the Labrador-Grenfell Health area — the first COVID-19 death in the region since mid-August, raising the total number of COVID-19 deaths there to five.

One of the people was in their 60s, one was in their 70s, and two were 80 or older.

The deaths raise the province's COVID-19 total to 241 since the beginning of the pandemic in March 2020.

Hospitalizations up

The news came in the Health Department's weekly update on Wednesday, which also showed a rise in the number of people in hospital because of the virus.

There are now 13 people in hospital — a spike of 11 since last week. Two of those people are in critical care...

 

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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/covid-19-oct5-1.6606827

4 new COVID-19 deaths and a drop in hospitalizations in N.L.'s weekly update
8 people are in hospital, including 1 person in critical care
CBC News · Posted: Oct 05, 2022 12:55 PM NT | Last Updated: October 5

Four more people have died due to COVID-19 over the past week in Newfoundland and Labrador, raising the province's total number of deaths to 245 since the beginning of the pandemic in March 2020.

Of the four, three people were in their 70s and one was 80 or older. Three of the deaths were in the Eastern Health region and the fourth was in Western Health.

Hospitalizations have dropped from 13 last week to eight this week, including one person in critical care, down from two last week...

 

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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/covid-nl-oct-12-2022-1.6613691

N.L. reports 3 more deaths due to COVID-19, hospitalizations increase
10 people are in hospital, up 2 from last week, with 1 person in intensive care
CBC News · Posted: Oct 12, 2022 12:40 PM NT | Last Updated: October 12

There were three more deaths due to COVID-19 over the last week in Newfoundland and Labrador, according to the provincial government's weekly update.

One person was 80 years old or older, one person was in their 70s and one person was in their 60s.

All three were living in the Eastern Health region.

Ten people are in hospital, two more than in last week's update. One of the 10 is in intensive care...

 

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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/covid-19-update-1.6621896

5 more COVID-19 deaths in N.L.'s weekly update
9 people in hospital because of the virus, 1 in critical care
Matt McCann · CBC News · Posted: Oct 19, 2022 2:49 PM NT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago

There are five more people dead from COVID-19 in Newfoundland and Labrador, according to the latest numbers from the province's Health Department.

They raise the provincial death toll to 253 people since the beginning of the pandemic in March 2020.

According to Wednesday afternoon's weekly update, four of the deaths were in the Eastern Health region, and the fifth was in the Central Health region. One person was in their 60s, one was in their 70s, and the other three were 80 or over.

The number of people in hospital because of the virus dropped by one since last week, down to nine, with one person in critical care...

 

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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/covid-nl-oct-26-2022-1.6629993

N.L. reports 3 more COVID-19 deaths, hospitalizations hold steady at 9
9 people in hospital, none in critical care
CBC News · Posted: Oct 26, 2022 12:26 PM NT | Last Updated: 6 hours ago

Newfoundland and Labrador is reporting three more deaths due to COVID-19 over the last week.

Two of those people were 80 years old or older. The other was in their 70s.

All three were in the Eastern Health region. The three deaths raise the province's total to 256 since the beginning of the pandemic.

Nine people are in hospital due to COVID-19, the same number as in last week's update, with no one in critical care...

 

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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/nl-covid-19-nov-2-2022-1.6637902


2 more deaths, hospitalizations hold at 9 in N.L.'s weekly COVID-19 update
2 people are in critical care
CBC News · Posted: Nov 02, 2022 1:22 PM NT | Last Updated: 5 hours ago

Two more people have died due to COVID-19 in Newfoundland and Labrador in the last week, according to the provincial government.

One person was 80 years old or older, while the other was in their 70s.

One was living in the Eastern Health region and the other in the Western Health region.

The total deaths in the province due to the virus since the pandemic began in March 2020 is now 258.

Nine people are in hospital due to COVID-19, the same as last week and the week before, two of them in critical care...

 

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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/covid-nl-nov-23-2022-1.6661419

3 deaths due to COVID-19 reported in N.L.'s weekly update
17 people are in the hospital, including 5 in critical care
CBC News · Posted: Nov 23, 2022 12:59 PM NT | Last Updated: 5 hours ago

Three people have died due to COVID-19 in Newfoundland and Labrador over the last week, raising the total to 273 since the pandemic began in March 2020.

Two people were 80 years old or older and one was in their 60s.

One person was in the Eastern Health area, one was in Western Health and one was in Central Health.

As of Wednesday's update, 17 people are in hospital — up from 13 last Wednesday — including five in critical care, up from three last week...