Two more N.B. COVID deaths, child hospitalized

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Two New Brunswickers died from COVID-19 between April 21-27, and a child aged 0-4 was hospitalized because of the virus, according to new data from the province.

One of the victims was aged 45-64, the other was 65 or older.

Fourteen people required hospital treatment for COVID between April 21-27, and one patient needed intensive care. There were four lab-confirmed COVID outbreaks, including one in a nursing home, and three in undisclosed facilities.

“COVID-19 activity remains moderate; most indicators remained stable during the current reporting period,” read a note accompanying the data.

There were no influenza deaths between April 21-27, but seven people – including a child aged 0-4 – needed hospital treatment. None needed intensive care.

Influenza activity “remained relatively stable” between April 21-27, according to the report.

COVID levels dropping in six of seven N.B. cities: data

Six of New Brunswick’s seven COVID waste water detection sites show levels of the virus are waning.

According to the latest data from the federal government, levels of “viral load” are dropping in Fredericton, Campbellton, Bathurst, Edmundston, Miramichi and Saint John. Moncton is listed as showing no change.

The data includes information up to April 29.

The waste water detection program, conducted at the Public Health Agency of Canada’s National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg, looks at the level of the virus present in sewage using a seven-day rolling average, according to the dashboard website. This provides a snapshot of the prevalence of COVID-19 in the tracked municipalities.