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N.B. hospitals facing COVID-19 strain, record-high hospitalizations in Alberta, Manitoba
Jan 26, 2022
Hospitals in New Brunswick are feeling the strain of the Omicron wave, with four hospitals at or near capacity.
“Our hospitals are caring for higher volumes of COVID-positive inpatients than at any other point in the pandemic,” a statement from the Horizon Health network said Tuesday.
The hospital network said that the number of people in hospital combined with staff shortages is having an impact on how it delivers care. The province shifted to emergency and urgent hospital care only at the end of 2021 as it faced a mounting Omicron wave.
According to the provincial update on Tuesday, a total of 138 people were hospitalized with COVID-19 — a pandemic high in the province — including 11 in intensive care. The province also reported three additional deaths and 350 additional lab-confirmed cases.
Dr. Jennifer Russell, chief medical officer of health, said in a statement Tuesday that while hospitalizations are rising, they are trending below the province’s projections.
Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/coronavirus-covid19-canada-world-jan26-2022-1.6327930
