The provincial government is reporting four deaths due to COVID-19 in the last two weeks of December.

There are 35 new hospitalizations, five of whom are in critical care.

Lab-confirmed cases over the holidays remained steady, with most days reporting 25 cases or less, with the exception of December 29—which saw 30 cases.

As well, government is now reporting that just over 24 per cent of the total eligible population is up to date on their COVID vaccines. In this case, up-to-date means the percent of the total population who have either received a booster or completed a primary series within the last 6 months.

The information being reported is for the period of December 18-31, a slight change to the way numbers were previously reported. That means some of what is being reported may have already been covered in the update given on December 21.