The website, COVIDWATCH, will be updated with COVID-19 data every Tuesday. The website contains data until last Saturday. “A high-end infographic will contain information such as intensive care unit (ICU) admissions, hospitalization, deaths, rapid CTR and vaccination rates and vaccination rates,” the province said in a press release. A more detailed report is also available. It includes an average of seven days of confirmed COVID-19 cases and the number of cases with analyzes by zone and age. Moving forward, the New Brunswick government says the number of treatments will only include people who have been treated for COVID-19, to align with reference practices in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador. The province no longer reports the number of ventilator patients and the number of health workers due to COVID-19. However, these numbers will still be available from the regional health authorities. “These changes better reflect the routine monitoring and reporting of communicable diseases,” the provincial government said. “As the province continues to transition to life with COVID-19, ongoing reports will aim to report the risk of serious illness.”
NINE MORE DEATHS ARE REPORTED
New Brunswick health officials reported an increase in PCR-confirmed cases and hospitalizations but a reduction in COVID-19-related deaths on Tuesday. The county confirmed nine more COVID-19-related deaths in the weekly update. This is a reduction of four deaths from last week’s report 13. Tuesday’s figures cover case data between March 27 and April 2. According to the county COVIDWATCH, 358 people in New Brunswick have died from the virus since the pandemic began. The county says 78 people have been admitted to hospital because of COVID-19, an increase of 31 hospitalizations from 47 reported last week. Nine people are currently in the intensive care unit, an increase of four compared to the last weekly report. The county says most people in the hospital for COVID-19 are in their 60s and 70s.
NEW CASES
New Brunswick reports 3,888 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed by PCR. There are currently 6,134 active cases in New Brunswick. The New Brunswick also reports 4,782 new positive cases detected by rapid tests.
VACCINE UPDATE
According to the county’s COVIDWATCH, 93 percent of New Brunswicker eligible residents have received one dose of vaccine, 87.7 percent have taken two doses and 51.4 percent have taken a booster dose.
