Newfoundland and Labrador is reporting seven new deaths and 19 new hospitalizations due to COVID-19. The curre...
and 19 new hospitalizations due to COVID-19.Of those in hospital, four are in critical care.This comes as the province marks a significant milestone in life with COVID.It was March 14, 2020 that Public Health announced its first presumptive positive case, which was detected in a patient that had recently returned from a Caribbean cruise.
The number of lab confirmed cases of influenza in Newfoundland and Labrador bottomed out by the end of February. The provincial government’s weekly influenza report shows no new lab-confirmed cases of the flu in the two weeks leading up to February 25. Much like what was seen in Australia over the summer, Newfoundland and Labrador saw an early peak in flu cases followed by a steep drop.
Up to February 25, there had been a total 906 lab-confirmed flu cases reported in the province so far this flu season, with 20 deaths, 225 hospitalizations, and 28 ICU admissions.Meanwhile, other respiratory illnesses are continuing to circulate in community, including RSV, entero and rhinovirus and adenovirus.
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