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New Brunswick Public Health reported 82 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday.
After 33 recoveries from the virus, the number of active cases across the province has risen to 565.
There are 30 New Brunswickers hospitalized with the virus, including 16 in an intensive care unit. Compared with statistics from Tuesday, the number of hospitalizations has increased by eight individuals.
Public Health has reported 87 per cent of eligible New Brunswickers are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, and 93.2 per cent have received their first dose of a vaccine.
In a provincial news release, Dr. Jennifer Russell, chief medical officer, addressed the case trends in certain areas.
“The number of new cases in Zone 1 are headed in the right direction, thanks to people in the Moncton region taking the steps necessary to keep themselves and their loved ones safe,”
“While we are seeing an increase in numbers in some areas, including Zone 2, the Saint John region, many of the cases are connected and already isolating.”
The 14 new cases in Zone 1 (Moncton region) are as follows:
- a person 19 and under;
- a person 20-29;
- two people 30-39;
- six people 40-49;
- two people 50-59; and
- two people 60-69.
Ten cases are under investigation and four are contacts of previously confirmed cases.
The 23 new cases in Zone 2 (Saint John region) are as follows:
- 13 people 19 and under;
- four people 30-39;
- two people 40-49;
- a person 50-59; and
- three people 70-79.
Fifteen cases are contacts of previously confirmed cases and eight cases are under investigation.
The 18 new cases in Zone 3 (Fredericton region) are as follows:
- four people 19 and under;
- a person 20-29;
- three people 30-39;
- five people 40-49; and
- five 50-59.
Ten cases are under investigation and eight are contacts of previously confirmed cases.
There is one case in Zone 4 (Edmundson region) of a person 19 and under. The case is a contact of a previously confirmed case.
There four cases in Zone 6 (Bathurst region) are as follows:
- two people 19 and under; and
- two people 30-39.
All four cases are contacts of a previously confirmed case.
The 22 new cases in Zone 7 (Miramichi region) are as follows:
- six people 19 and under;
- a person 20-29;
- two people 30-39;
- five people 40-49;
- a person 50-59;
- five people are 60-69; and
- two people 70-79.
Thirteen cases are under investigation and nine are contacts of previously confirmed cases.
