Virus claims 10 more New Brunswickers, hospitalizations stable, include 4 children under 10
CBC
Ten more New Brunswickers who had COVID-19 have died, and the number of new hospital admissions because of the virus more than doubled in the past week, according to Tuesday's update from the government.
But active hospitalizations remain stable and the number of people requiring intensive care has dropped, the weekly COVIDWatch report shows.
Four children under age 10 are among those hospitalized.
The province no longer provides information about new COVID-related deaths, such as their age groups, or which health zones they lived in.
But a comparison of this week's report to last week's reveals the people who died between April 10 and April 16 include a person in their 50s, two in their 60s, two in their 70s, two in their 80s, and three in their 90s.
COVID-19 was "a primary or contributing factor to cause of death as per the attending physician," the website states.
The latest deaths raise the province's pandemic death toll to 378.
The number of new hospital admissions jumped to 102, from 41 the previous week, according to the province's web page.
As a result, the seven-day moving average of hospitalizations for COVID-19, including ICU admissions, now stands at 88, up from 78.
The number of people currently in hospital because of the virus, however, remains unchanged at 79, including six in ICU, a decrease of seven from the previous report.
Only people hospitalized for COVID are included on the government's replacement for the COVID-19 dashboard, not people who were initially admitted to hospital for another reason and later test positive for the virus.
Horizon Health Network's new weekly dashboard, which includes both types of patients, won't be updated until Wednesday, because of the holiday Monday, said spokesperson Kris McDavid.
Vitalité Health Network's new weekly dashboard won't be updated until Wednesday either.
"The highest portion of hospitalizations for COVID-19 is among individuals aged 60-79," a government summary states.
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