BA.5 Variant

• COVID-19: N.B. reports Omicron BA.5 subvariant makes up 86% of new cases

  New Brunswick public health recorded 675 new PCR-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the seven-day period ending Aug. 13, in a decrease from the previous week.

  Canada

  Aug 16, 2022
  
• COVID-19: N.B. reports 4 deaths, decrease in hospital admissions in weekly update

  The province saw a decrease in new hospital admissions for complications with the virus, with 20 new admissions reported in the period between July 31 and Aug. 6.

  Canada

  Aug 9, 2022
  
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• Ongoing worker shortage means long wait times for service at Hamilton hospitals, say officials

  As of mid-June, service impacts and increasingly high wait times are the norm for Hamilton’s hospitals as record-high health-care worker and physician shortages persist.

  Health

  Jul 21, 2022
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• Global COVID-19 cases have doubled in last six weeks, WHO says

  Reported cases of COVID-19 have doubled around the world in the last six weeks, the World Health Organization said Wednesday.

  Health

  Jul 20, 2022
• Top doc says Hamiltonians still need to ‘pay attention’ to COVID amid new wave

  Getting up to date with COVID vaccines and wearing masks in some indoor settings are things Hamilton's medical officer says residents should continue to 'pay attention to.'

  Health

  Jul 12, 2022
• Ontario likely in new COVID wave driven by BA.5 subvariant, science table says

  Dr. Fahad Razak, scientific director of the group, says the highly infectious BA.5 variant also appears to be more immune evasive.

  Health

  Jul 6, 2022