COVID-19: New Brunswick reports 5 deaths, steady hospitalizations
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The province also reported 596 new PCR-confirmed cases of COVID-19, for an estimated 826 cases remaining active Tuesday.
New Brunswick reported five additional COVID-19 deaths in its latest weekly report, the same amount as reported last week.
In the seven-day period ending Oct. 1, the province also recorded a stable number of new hospital admissions compared to last week. This period saw 19 new admissions, up by one, and the number of active hospitalizations on Tuesday remains 19.
One individual is currently in ICU for COVID-19 complications.
The highest portion of hospitalizations is among individuals aged 70 to 89, the province reported.
“Individuals that are unprotected by vaccine continue to have the highest rate of COVID-19 ICU admissions,” the province said in its report.
The province also reported 596 new PCR-confirmed cases of COVID-19, for an estimated 826 cases remaining active Tuesday.
According to the report, the most recent random sample sequenced for the virus in the province showed that 94 per cent of cases are the BA.5 subvariant of Omicron.
In the vaccination campaign against COVID-19, another 376 people received a third shot, or first booster, of the vaccine, for a total of 53.7 per cent. About 85.4 per cent of eligible New Brunswickers have received at least two doses of the vaccine.
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