New Brunswick Public Health reported 60 new cases of COVID-19 and one virus related death on Wednesday.
An individual in their 50s from the Moncton region passed away due to COVID-19.
Since the pandemic started, the virus has taken the lives of 118 New Brunswickers.
After 71 recoveries, the active case count across the province drops to 458.
There are 13 people in an intensive care unit; 10 are unvaccinated and three are fully vaccinated.
There are 19 people in hospital, including 13 who are unvaccinated and six who are fully vaccinated.
The 27 new cases in Zone 1 (Moncton region) are as follows:
· 16 people 19 and under;
· two people 20-29;
· four people 30-39;
· two people 40-49;
· a person 50-59; and
· two people 60-69.
Twenty cases are under investigation and seven are contacts of previously confirmed cases.
The 10 new cases in Zone 2 (Saint John region) are as follows:
· four people 19 and under;
· a person 20-29;
· a person 30-39;
· two people 40-49; and
· two people 50-59.
Six cases are under investigation and four are contacts of previously confirmed cases.
The six new cases in Zone 3 (Fredericton region) are as follows:
· a person 19 and under;
· a person 20-29;
· two people 30-39;
· a person 50-59; and
· a person 80-89.
Four cases are contacts of previously confirmed cases and two are under investigation.
The five new cases in Zone 4 (Edmundston region) are as follows:
· two people 19 and under; and
· three people 40-49.
Four cases are contacts of previously confirmed cases and the other is under investigation.
The two new cases in Zone 5 (Campbellton region) are as follows:
· a person 20-29; and
· a person 60-69.
Both cases are under investigation.
The 10 new cases in Zone 7 (Miramichi region) are as follows:
· a person 19 and under;
· a person 20-29;
· a person 30-39;
· four people 40-49;
· a person 50-59; and
· two people 60-69.
Eight cases are contacts of previously confirmed cases and two are under investigation.
