New Brunswick reported five new cases of COVID-19 today and issued an update on the surge of cases in the Moncton region.
The five new cases were discovered over three regions.
The two new cases in Zone 1 (Moncton region) are two people 20-29.
The two cases in Zone 2 (Saint John region) are as follows:
- an individual 19 and under; and
- an individual 40-49.
One case is a contact of a previously confirmed case, and the other is under investigation.
The one case in Zone 7 (Miramichi region) is an individual 30-39 who is a contact of a previously confirmed case.
The province has updated its list of potential public exposure sites which can be found HERE.
New Brunswick has 66 active cases of COVID-19 after 14 new recoveries since Friday. There are no New Brunswickers hospitalized with the virus.
According to Public Health, of the 48 active cases in Zone 1, 46 are individuals that are not fully immunized, and 90% are under the age of 40.
The province has connected 41 of the cases to previously identified sources, while the remaining seven are under investigation.
“The cluster of cases we are seeing is what we would expect among people who are not vaccinated and associating closely together,” Dr. Jennifer Russell, chief medical officer of health, said in a news release issued by New Brunswick.
“While you can still catch COVID-19 when you are fully vaccinated, symptoms, if any, tend to be mild, thereby not increasing stress on the health-care system. The recent cases we have seen are largely amongst our younger people who have not been fully vaccinated. I am appealing directly to them today to book an appointment, if they have not already done so, and to encourage their friends to do the same.”
The province has updated the vaccine rollout statistics for the first time since Friday. As of today, 69.8% of New Brunswickers aged 12 and older are fully vaccinated, and 82.8 percent have received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.
