The New Brunswick government has updated its Respiratory Watch with data recorded from July 28 to Aug. 24, with numbers suggesting the virus is back on the rise.
Over the four-week stretch, the province recorded 287 confirmed COVID-19 cases, with 94 of those cases coming in the final week. Over that same time, positivity rates for the virus rose from nine to 14 per cent.
There were also 145 hospitalizations and four people were admitted to the intensive care unit during those weeks. The province reported 14 deaths during that time period as well.
Outbreaks are also trending upwards. Twelve of 28 outbreaks (eight in nursing homes and 20 in other facilities) happened during the final week of data.
More than 50 percent of cases are within those aged 65 or older.
The Respiratory Watch also highlighted influenza rates during that same four-week period. There were no hospitalizations, deaths, or outbreaks during that time.
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