COVID-19: New Brunswick reporting 98 new cases as active case count reaches 1,037 – New Brunswick
New Brunswick is reporting 98 new COVID-19 circumstances and one dying on Monday.
As nicely, an individual underneath the age of 19 is now in hospital as a result of virus.
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Public Well being says the one that died is of their 70s and from Zone 2 (Saint John area). This brings the entire variety of COVID-19-related deaths within the province to 75.
At present, there are 56 individuals in hospital — 20 of them in an ICU. Of these hospitalized, 44 are unvaccinated, three are partially vaccinated and 9 are absolutely vaccinated.
Of the brand new circumstances, 47 — or 48 per cent — are unvaccinated. 9 of the circumstances are partially vaccinated and 42 are absolutely vaccinated.
“I do know the variety of breakthrough circumstances in vaccinated individuals appear alarming however it’s to be anticipated because the virus strikes. As way more individuals are vaccinated than not vaccinated, we might even see an increase in circumstances in vaccinated individuals however the threat to these vaccinated individuals stays far decrease with fewer vaccinated individuals getting hospitalized or severely in poor health,” stated Dr. Jennifer Russell, chief medical officer of well being, in a information launch.
“Our ICU numbers are exhibiting that distinction in severity of sickness as nicely with roughly 90 per cent of the circumstances unvaccinated.”
There have been additionally 22 recoveries since Sunday, bringing the variety of lively circumstances to 1,037.
Earlier than the fourth wave of COVID-19 hit, the very best variety of lively circumstances reported in New Brunswick was 348, on Jan. 25.
Circuit breaker and Thanksgiving restrictions
Sizzling spots within the province are at the moment underneath a two-week circuit breaker.
The areas impacted are Zone 1 (Moncton area) as far north as and together with Sainte-Anne-de-Kent and together with Havelock in Zone 2; the northern portion of Zone 3 from and together with Deerville and Florenceville-Bristol; and all of Zone 4 (Edmundston area), together with Menneval in Zone 5.
In the meantime, your complete province is underneath Thanksgiving weekend restrictions.
New Brunswickers should not have gatherings wherever aside from a spot the place the legislation requires proof of vaccination with anybody they don’t at the moment reside with.
The restriction lasts till tonight at 11:59 p.m.
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