COVID-19 and the flu kill 6 more New Brunswickers
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COVID-19 and the flu have killed six more New Brunswickers, all aged 65 or older, and hospitalized 48 people, according to the latest figures from the province.
COVID activity remains "moderate," while flu activity continues to decrease, Tuesday's Respiratory Watch report says.
Four people died from COVID during the reporting period, Jan. 21 to Jan. 27.
Their deaths raise the pandemic death toll to at least 1,007. The total is likely higher since the province has counted only people who die in hospital as COVID deaths since September.
Thirty-six people were hospitalized for or with the virus, up from 31 the previous week. One of them was admitted to intensive care, down from three.
Among those in hospital is a child under four. The others include four people aged 20 to 44, seven aged 45 to 64, and 24 aged 65 or older.
Ten lab-confirmed COVID outbreaks have been reported, including two in nursing homes and eight in "other facilities." That's up from three outbreaks in the previous report.
There have been 298 outbreaks since the start of the respiratory season Aug. 27.
A total of 83 new cases of COVID have been confirmed through PCR (polymerase chain reaction) lab tests, compared to 82 a week prior.
The actual number of COVID cases is likely higher. The province has restricted PCR tests since April to people with symptoms who have a referral from a primary health-care provider, and for whom the result will directly influence their treatment or care.
The province stopped reporting in September on positive rapid test results submitted by citizens.
The positivity rate — the percentage of PCR lab tests performed that produced a positive result — remains unchanged at seven per cent.
The regional distribution of the new COVID cases:
About 1,600 more New Brunswickers rolled up their sleeves for the latest COVID vaccine in the past week, according to figures from the Department of Health. A total of 140,267 COVID XBB.1.5 vaccines have been administered since Oct. 4.
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