Weekly COVID-19 cases rise in N.B. after 4-week decline – CBC

A person in their 30s is among the 6 new deaths in province

Aug 23, 2022

After a four-week downward trend, the number of PCR-confirmed cases is up, according to New Brunswick’s weekly COVID-19 report.

There were 797 confirmed cases of COVID between Aug. 14 and 20, compared to 675 cases the previous week — an increase of 18 per cent.

The number of deaths increased slightly — six compared with five the week before — and included a person in their 30s.

While age continues to be a signifcant risk factor, young people can still die from COVID-19, Dr. Yves Léger, the province’s acting deputy chief medical officer of health, said Tuesday after the weekly COVID statistics were released.

Léger said age has always been one of the most important risk factors for severe outcomes of COVID infections.

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