Deaths, hospitalizations up, COVID cases down in N.B. – CBC

Weekly report shows 6 more people have died, including a person in their 50s

Sep 07, 2022

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.

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