Newfoundland and Labrador has recorded four more deaths from COVID-19 in the past seven days, according to the provincial Department of Health’s weekly COVID-19 update.
According to updated figures provided by the department on Wednesday, three of the deaths occurred in the Eastern Health Region and the fourth in the Central Health Region.
By age, one of the dead was a person in their 70s, while the rest were people in their 80s or older.
Since March 2020, when the pandemic began, 225 people have died from COVID-19 in Newfoundland and Labrador.
The province has reported 20 deaths so far in August, nearly double the 11 reported in July and 12 reported in June. Hospitalizations have dropped by four since last week, from 18 to 14, with one person in critical care.
By region, there are six hospitalizations in Western Health, five in Central Health and three in Eastern Health.
There are no hospitalizations at Labrador-Grenfell Health.
The province also reports 329 new cases since last week, but these numbers do not represent the true spread of COVID-19, as the Department of Health restricts PCR testing and only counts positives found by tests administered by regional health authorities and not the rapid tests. people take it home.
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