Posted: Apr 12, 2021 10:42 AM AT | Last Updated: April 12
Dr. Jennifer Russell, the chief medical officer of health, said New Brunswickers need to remain vigilant until everyone receives their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at the end of June.(Government of New Brunswick)
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Dr. Jennifer Russell updates the COVID-19 situation in New Brunswick, Photo courtesy: CPAC.
New Brunswick Public Health announced seven new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday.
Six of the cases were in the Edmundston Zone 4 region while the other was in the Fredericton Zone 3 region.
The province is reporting record numbers of hospitalizations in Zone 4 as the region struggles with the variant strain first identified in the U.K.
According to Vitalité Health Network, there are now 13 COVID-19 patients receiving care at the Edmundston Regional Hospital, seven of whom are in the intensive care unit and six are on respirators.
Two patients have been transferred to the Dr. Everett Chalmers Regional Hospital in Fredericton.
FREDERICTON - The steady rise in the number of COVID-19 patients in the greater Edmundston area, in northwestern New Brunswick, is forcing health officials to divert patients to other hospitals.
This 2020 electron microscope image made available by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows the spherical particles of the new coronavirus, colorized blue, from the first U.S. case of COVID-19. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Hannah A. Bullock, Azaibi Tamin/CDC via AP
FREDERICTON - The steady rise in the number of COVID-19 patients in the greater Edmundston area, in northwestern New Brunswick, is forcing health officials to divert patients to other hospitals.
New admissions to the Edmundston Regional Hospital are being diverted until at least Thursday.
It comes amid a growing number of COVID-19 patients in the local health zone requiring admission to hospital.
The Vitalité Health Network says it has “no choice” but to limit new admissions as much as possible.
“The Intensive Care Unit of the Edmundston Regional Hospital is at capacity in its ability to provide safe care to patients on respirators,” Dr. France Desrosiers, president and CEO of Vitalité Health Network, said in a statement.
“The UK variant of COVID-19 is hitting the Edmundston area with unprecedented strength. Many patients with this variant must be admitted due to the seriousness of their symptoms requiring acute care.”