COVID-19 has killed at least four more New Brunswickers aged 65 or older, and a child under four is among those hospitalized for or with the virus between Nov. 5 and Nov. 11, figures released by the province Tuesday show.
Comments closedTag: New Brunswick
Topic: New BrunswickView all posts for the topic: New Brunswick
Person 20 to 44 years old among N.B.’s latest COVID deaths, child under 4 hospitalized
At least two more New Brunswickers have died from COVID-19, including one aged 20 to 44, while a child under four is among the 52 people hospitalized for or with the virus, the latest weekly figures released by the province Wednesday show.
Comments closedTopic: New BrunswickView all posts for the topic: New Brunswick
Radio: Covid activity
Infectious disease researcher, Tara Moriarty, has an update on Covid activity in New Brunswick and beyond, and its implications this time of year.
Comments closedTopic: New BrunswickView all posts for the topic: New Brunswick
N.B. records 3 more COVID-19 deaths as virus activity remains ‘moderate’
New Brunswick reported three more deaths from COVID‑19 in its weekly update Tuesday, while hospitalizations, outbreaks and new cases all remained about the same.
Comments closedTopic: New BrunswickView all posts for the topic: New Brunswick
COVID-19 : le gouvernement Higgs poursuivi pour son manque de communication en français
A citizen who believes that his language rights were violated during the COVID-19 media availability takes legal action against the Province of New Brunswick, the…
Comments closedTopic: New BrunswickView all posts for the topic: New Brunswick
‘Political preferences’ played role in COVID-19 pandemic response, Russell reveals
Comments closedI think New Brunswickers were under the impression that government was looking for recommendations, for opinions from Public Health experts to make these decisions, and [it] feels like that … clearly wasn’t what was happening
Topic: New BrunswickView all posts for the topic: New Brunswick
Horizon tightens mask rules again, starting Monday
Horizon Health Network is tightening its masking rules again, requiring all health-care workers, patients, visitors and designated support persons to wear a medical-grade mask in all patient and clinical areas of its facilities, starting Monday.
Comments closedTopic: New BrunswickView all posts for the topic: New Brunswick
N.B.’s COVID-19 hazard index highest in Canada, says researcher, as virus kills 3 more
New Brunswick’s COVID-19 hazard index has more than doubled in a week and is now the highest in the country, according to an infectious diseases researcher and co-founder of COVID-19 Resources Canada.
Comments closedTopic: New BrunswickView all posts for the topic: New Brunswick
COVID-19 kills 2 more in N.B., hospitalizations up nearly 63%, 1 in 52 people may be infected
New Brunswick reported two more COVID-19 deaths and a nearly 63 per cent week-over-week jump in hospitalizations Tuesday, while an infectious diseases researcher says about one in 52 of us are currently infected with the virus.
Comments closedTopic: New BrunswickView all posts for the topic: New Brunswick
N.B. offers no new advice on COVID-19 as 2 new deaths, rise in hospitalizations reported
New Brunswick has no plans to change its advice about COVID-19, including returning to mandatory masking, the Department of Health said Wednesday.
Comments closedTopic: New BrunswickView all posts for the topic: New Brunswick
Horizon brings back mask rules for hospitals ahead of expected COVID increase
Horizon Health Network says it’s bringing back masking requirements in anticipation of an increase in COVID-19 cases and other respiratory viruses in its hospitals and wider community.
Comments closedTopic: New BrunswickView all posts for the topic: New Brunswick
La COVID-19 en augmentation au Nouveau-Brunswick
New Brunswick is facing a surge in COVID-19 infections.
Comments closedTopic: indoor air qualityView all posts for the topic: indoor air quality
Nearly 83% of tested N.B. schools exceeded peak CO2 limits, air quality results show
More than two weeks into the school year, New Brunswick has released the school air quality test results from 2022-23.
Twenty-nine of the 35 public schools tested last winter had peak carbon dioxide levels above the Department of Education’s threshold of 1,500 parts per million (ppm), shown in results posted online and included at the end of this story.
Continue readingNearly 83% of tested N.B. schools exceeded peak CO2 limits, air quality results show
Comments closed Topic: New BrunswickView all posts for the topic: New Brunswick
N.B. opposition slams changes in COVID‑19 reporting
New Brunswick opposition parties have accused the government of trying to downplay COVID-19 by changing the way it reports on the virus.
On Tuesday the province launched a new Respiratory Watch report, which provides updates on both COVID-19 and influenza. Among the changes is a new definition for COVID deaths that will see only deaths that occur in hospital counted.
Comments closedTopic: New BrunswickView all posts for the topic: New Brunswick
N.B. changes definitions of COVID deaths and hospitalizations, launches Respiratory Watch
New Brunswick has revamped the way it reports on COVID-19 again, including the launch of a new Respiratory Watch report that combines updates on both COVID-19 and influenza, and new definitions of COVID deaths and hospitalizations.
Comments closedTopic: cardiovascular diseaseView all posts for the topic: cardiovascular disease
A spike in N.B. heart and stroke deaths in 2021 cited as COVID’s handiwork
New figures show there was a surge in deaths from heart failure, lung disease and strokes in New Brunswick in 2021, as deaths from COVID-19 were also multiplying.
Comments closedTopic: New BrunswickView all posts for the topic: New Brunswick
N.B. nursing homes lacked infection-control measures during COVID: auditor general
New Brunswick nursing homes that reported high COVID-19 infection rates lacked infection prevention and control practices, and were not properly inspected, says a report by the auditor general.
Comments closedTopic: New BrunswickView all posts for the topic: New Brunswick
N.B.’s top doctor at bottom of COVID-19 decision-making hierarchy, auditor general finds
The Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health was at the bottom of New Brunswick’s COVID-19 pandemic decision-making hierarchy, a new report by the auditor general shows, while third from the top, after cabinet and the cabinet committee on COVID-19, was a group that several MLAs say they knew nothing about.
Comments closed