COVID Hospitalizations

• Updated COVID-19 vaccine and flu shot free for all Quebecers this fall

  Quebec is launching its latest COVID-19 vaccination campaign, making the updated shot available in seniors homes and long-term care facilities as of Oct. 2. 

  Health

  Sep 28, 2023
  
• Paxlovid slashed severe outcomes for at-risk patients after Omicron surge, study finds

  Canadians at risk of severe illness from COVID-19 who took Paxlovid had a significantly lower risk of being hospitalized or dying as a result of the virus, a new study shows.

  Health

  Feb 13, 2023
  
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• COVID hospitalizations in Alberta ebb to levels not seen since July

  COVID hospitalizations in Alberta have been coming down through early 2023, to levels not seen since late July 2022.

  Canada

  Feb 1, 2023
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• COVID misinformation led to at least 2,800 deaths in Canada, $300M in costs: report

  Misinformation related to COVID-19 caused at least 2,800 deaths, led to 13,000 additional hospitalizations and cost hospitals $300 million in expenses, according to a new report.

  Health

  Jan 26, 2023
• COVID-19 cases in B.C. hospitals hit highest point since August last week

  According to the B.C. Ministry of Health, cases in hospitals jumped to 399 on Dec. 28 before falling to 386 on Friday, and officials are preparing for higher numbers yet.

  Health

  Jan 2, 2023
• COVID cases are rising across Canada. Where are the country’s top doctors?

  A seventh wave of COVID-19 is sweeping across Canada, but unlike during previous outbreaks, many of the country's top doctors have been largely absent from the public eye.

  Health

  Jul 22, 2022
• N.B. reports 4 deaths in new COVID-19 update as hospitalizations, cases rise

  According to the Tuesday report, the highest portion of hospitalizations for COVID-19 in New Brunswick involves individuals aged 60 to 79. 

  Canada

  Jul 5, 2022
• Higher air pollution linked to more severe cases of COVID-19, study suggests

  The research found a link between chronic exposure to air pollution and hospitalization, ICU admission and death among COVID-19 cases.

  Health

  May 24, 2022
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• 11% of hospitalized COVID-19 patients get readmitted or die, study shows

  Researchers have found that for people who were hospitalized with COVID-19, death or readmission was common, with about 11 per cent being readmitted or dying within 30 days.

  Health

  May 16, 2022
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• Nova Scotia reports 18 COVID-19 deaths in latest weekly update

  In the seven-day period ending May 9, there were 65 new hospitalizations and 18 deaths linked to COVID-19 in Nova Scotia.

  Canada

  May 12, 2022