NL reported 9 deaths in weekly COVID-19 update yesterday, and said this is the highest total in 7 months since April.
The deaths raise the province total to 267 since the pandemic started in March 2020.
Seven of those people was 80 years or older and two was 70 years.
Six was from the Western Health region and the rest was from Eastern Health region.
18 people – double last week’s number are in hospital due to the virus and 4 in critical care. Chief Medical Health Officer, Dr. Janice Fitzgerald said the province should expect increase in cases and hospitalizations as the weather cools and people spend more time indoors.
The province also reported 181 more cases of the virus over the 7 day period: 31 0n Thursday, 13 on Friday, 41 on Saturday, 8 on Sunday, 16 on Monday, 26 on Tuesday, and 40 on Wednesday.