No new COVID-19 deaths in N.B. for first time since November – CBC
Review of all deaths underway to ensure numbers are ‘as accurate as they can be,’ says chief medical officer
Jun 21, 2022
No New Brunswickers died from COVID-19 in the past week, marking the first time in more than seven months no new COVID deaths were recorded, according to figures released by the province Tuesday.
“I think it’s significant and it’s encouraging,” said Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Jennifer Russell.
But the province has undertaken a review of all death certificates and the number of COVID-related deaths could change, she told CBC News.
“I know that there has been discussion around the analysis of, and reporting on deaths, and how that compares to other jurisdictions, et cetera, and why our reporting sometimes seems different,” Russell said.
The review is “really just looking at comparing, you know, what people are saying were the reasons for death and what’s on the death certificate in terms of co-morbidities versus the cause of death.”
