Number of COVID-19 deaths rises in P.E.I.
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CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. — P.E.I.’s Chief Public Well being Workplace is reporting seven deaths associated to COVID-19 in its newest reporting interval.
The CPHO says that the reporting interval is April 23-29.
It signifies there have been three deaths between these dates and 4 the week previous to that.
It doesn’t imply there have been seven deaths in whole between April 23 and 29, simply that these deaths had been reported to CPHO between these dates.
SaltWire requested an interview with Dr. Heather Morrison, chief public well being officer, on Could 3. Nevertheless, Morrison’s senior communications officer, Morgan Martin, replied by e mail as a substitute.
Martin mentioned deaths because of COVID-19 are reported to CPHO by long-term care and neighborhood care services, in addition to acute care services.
CPHO additionally receives dying certificates from the very important statistics workplace that checklist COVID-19 as an underlying or contributing explanation for dying.
This implies there could be a delay between the time a dying happens and when it seems on the CPHO’s COVID-19 weekly numbers update.
Martin mentioned the seven deaths reported April 23-29 all occurred between late December 2022 and mid-April 2023. A type of deaths occurred in a long-term care facility.
As for the age breakdown, three of the individuals had been aged between 60 and 79 years of age whereas 4 of the deaths had been individuals aged 80 years of age or older.
Hospitalizations had been additionally up between April 23 and 29, from two the earlier week to 6 individuals. Nevertheless, there have been no ICU admissions in that interval or the week earlier than that.
Dave Stewart is a well being reporter with SaltWire in Prince Edward Island. He may be reached by e mail at [email protected] and adopted on Twitter @DveStewart.
