One person in their 70s in the Campbellton region has died because of COVID-19.
It brings the total number of COVID-19-related deaths in New Brunswick to 91.
Public Health also reported 53 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday.
Twenty new cases were reported in the Moncton region, four in the Saint John area and six cases in the Fredericton zone.
Sixty-two per cent of the new cases involve unvaccinated people, 13 per cent involve patients that are partially vaccinated, and 25 per cent involve people who are fully vaccinated.
With 138 recoveries since Sunday, the number of active cases has slipped to 849.
There are 61 people in the hospital, including 20 people in an intensive care unit.
Of those in the hospital, 31 are unvaccinated, five are partially vaccinated, and 25 are fully vaccinated. No one in the ICU is fully vaccinated, according to health officials.
Public Health says 82.5 per cent of eligible residents are fully vaccinated while 91.5 per cent have received their first dose of a vaccine.
Provincial Case Breakdown:
The 20 new cases in Zone 1 (Moncton region) are as follows:
- six people 19 and under;
- two people 20-29;
- 10 people 30-39; and
- two people 40-49.
All 20 cases are under investigation.
The four new cases in Zone 2 (Saint John region) as follows:
- two people 50-59;
- a person 60-69; and
- a person 70-79.
All four cases under investigation
The six new cases in Zone 3 (Fredericton region) are as follows:
- a person 50-59;
- three people 60-69; and
- two people in 70-79.
All six cases are under investigation
The 10 new cases in Zone 4 (Edmundston region) are as follows:
- a person 19 and under;
- a person 30-39;
- two people 40-49;
- three people 50-59;
- two people 70-79; and
- a person 90 and over
All 10 cases are under investigation.
The 11 new cases in Zone 5 (Campbellton region) are as follows:
- two people 19 and under;
- a person 20-29;
- three people 30-39;
- three people 50-59; and
- two people 60-69.
All 11 cases are under investigation
The one new case in Zone 6 (Bathurst region) is a person 80-89. This case is a contact of a previously confirmed case.
The one new case in Zone 7 (Miramichi region) is a person 19 and under. This case is a contact of a previously confirmed case.
Rapid test kits now available
Rapid COVID-19 tests that people can administer at home are now available for free to anyone who has not tested positive for COVID-19.
The tests are designed for people two years old and older and most have five tests to be used over a 10-day period.
Anyone 16 and younger must be accompanied by an adult to get a kit.
The locations will be open during their scheduled hours or until the daily supply runs out.
New supplies of test kits will continue to be delivered to the pick-up locations during the week.
Dr. Jennifer Russell, New Brunswick’s chief medical officer of health, has asked the public to be patient with staff who are distributing rapid test kits.
“Please be patient with the staff who are diligently working to get rapid test kits into the hands of New Brunswickers. We appreciate that so many people want to do their part to slow the spread of COVID-19. If you do get a positive result on a rapid test kit, it is important that you register for a COVID-19 lab test,” Dr. Russell said.
If you were told to isolate by Public Health, you can’t leave isolation if you get a negative result from a rapid test kit.
One death reported / provincewide rapid testing program launched / number of active cases drops.https://t.co/3pt2srPPiA
A map of potential public exposures can also be found on our dashboard at https://t.co/oIqIZSv1av pic.twitter.com/uLK1iO190h
— Government of NB (@Gov_NB) October 18, 2021
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