September 12, 2023
The Respiratory Watch report replaces COVIDWatch and includes updates on both COVID-19 and influenza. The province also updated definitions of COVID-19 deaths and hospitalizations. Only COVID-19 deaths that occur in hospital will be reported now. COVID hospitalizations, meanwhile, now include patients who are hospitalized both for and with COVID-19, rather than only those who are hospitalized because of complications from the disease. The respiratory report also includes seasonal vaccination data and has a section dedicated to nursing home outbreaks. The format reflects similar reporting approaches in other provinces.
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COVID-19 : le N.-B. change encore sa façon de compter les cas et les hospitalisations - Radio-Canada