That pushed New Brunswick's "excess death" rate during the final six months of 2021 to the highest among provinces in Canada, an issue that needs investigation and explaining according to an infectious disease specialist at the University of Toronto. Over the last 25 weeks of 2021, New Brunswick recorded 114 deaths from COVID-19. It is during this period Statistics Canada now says deaths in New Brunswick were also surging to record levels. She says the fact that COVID-19 infections and unexplained deaths rose at the same time in 2021 suggests they are connected. "A decision has been made that the Department of Health will complete an excess death analysis once all registered deaths for 2021 have been coded with Statistics Canada."

Source: CBC News June 10, 2022 23:29 UTC