About 1 in 24 New Brunswickers infected with COVID-19, says researcher – CBC
Province has third highest COVID-19 hazard index in country, COVID Resources Canada finds
Apr 04, 2023
An estimated one in 24 New Brunswickers is currently infected with COVID-19, according to an infectious diseases researcher and co-founder of COVID-19 Resources Canada.
That’s up from one in 49 about a month ago.
New Brunswick has the third highest COVID hazard index in the country for the week ending April 8, at 11.1, or severe, says Tara Moriarty. The national average is 10.5.
The six-level hazard index is calculated based on several variables, such as COVID-19 wastewater data, test positivity rates, hospitalizations, intensive care unit admissions and deaths, Moriarty, an associate professor at the University of Toronto, has said.
“COVID is currently the #3 cause of hospitalizations and death” in New Brunswick, she posted on social media.
