N.B. COVID-19 roundup: Visits suspended on multipurpose unit at Grand Falls General Hospital
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Vitalité Health Network is halting all visits to patients on the multipurpose unit of Grand Falls General Hospital due to a possible COVID-19 exposure.
Visitation was already limited to fully vaccinated designated support people, but they're not able to visit now either.
In a press release on Sunday, the health network stated, "temporary measures are in place to protect the health and safety of our patients, health care workers and community."
The hospital serves a population of around 15,000 in the community.
The release also reiterates that people with any symptoms of COVID-19 must not go to the emergency department. These people must limit their contacts and immediately register online on the government's website or call Tele-Care 811 for a screening test.
The entire province will be moving to stricter level 2 restrictions at 11:59 p.m. on Monday.
On Tuesday afternoon, the province and public health outlined the following measures:
All rapid test pickup locations are closed on select days over the holidays as New Brunswick sees record-high numbers for COVID-19 infections.
Mobile and hub rapid test pickup locations will be closed Christmas Day through Tuesday and Jan. 1 to 3.
Numbers regarding new cases, hospitalizations and deaths won't be reported to the public by the province until Monday, before being paused again from Jan. 1 to 2 and resuming Jan. 3.
As reported on Friday, New Brunswick declared another record number of cases with 265, bringing the total number of active cases to 1,653.
One person between age 70 and 79 has died in the Saint John region after contracting the virus, New Brunswick Public Health said in its Christmas Eve update. That brings the death count in the province to 152.
Public Health reported 174 recoveries.
On Friday, 34 people were reported to be in hospital, including 15 in intensive care and 12 on ventilators. None of those admitted tested with the Omicron variant, Public Health said.
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