Key Takeaways:
- According to Tuesday’s dashboard update, three more COVID-related deaths were reported in New Brunswick on Saturday.
- COVID data will be shared weekly in the Public Health website’s infectious disease section after the dashboard is decommissioned in April.
According to Tuesday’s dashboard update, three more COVID-related deaths were reported in New Brunswick on Saturday, and while hospitalizations and ICU cases reduced slightly, the seven-day average for both increased.
Because a full week hasn’t passed since the switch to the new system, the data for Sunday through Tuesday has yet to be released.
The dashboard will be updated weekly for the rest of the month rather than daily.
“The weekly report will be printed on Tuesday with data up until, and also including, the previous Saturday,” the government said during a news release last Friday.
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“Future weekly updates will include data from Sunday to Saturday,” it said on Twitter on Tuesday.
The dashboard will be decommissioned in April, and COVID data will be shared weekly in the Public Health website’s infectious disease section.
The changes follow the province’s decision on Monday to remove all COVID restrictions.
A person in their 60s as well as the other in their 90s from the Moncton region, Zone 1, and also one in their 70s from the Saint John region, Zone 2, are among the most recent deaths, according to the dashboard.
There are 99 people in hospital as of Saturday, down from 103 on Friday, and three are under the age of 19.
Thirteen people need intensive care, down from 14, and seven are on ventilators, the same as before.
46 people were admitted to the hospital for COVID-19, and 53 were admitted for something else before testing positive for the virus. 11 of the 13 ICU beds are designated for COVID patients.
COVID-related hospitalizations increased to 98 on Saturday, up from 96 the day before, while COVID-related ICU bed occupancies increased to 13, up from 12.
On Saturday, 513 healthcare workers were off isolated, down from 577 the day before. There are 300 Horizon employees, 154 Vitalité employees, and 59 Extra-Mural and Ambulance New Brunswick employees.
Hospital capacity in the province is at 90%, up from 89 percent on Friday, while ICU occupancy has dropped to 71% from 77%.
Through lab-based PCR tests on Saturday, Public Health confirmed 808 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of active cases to 4,190.
A total of 807 people said they tested positive on rapid tests.
Source: CBC News
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