The province announced 90 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday.
It marks the second time in three days that New Brunswick reported a spike in cases after 90 infections were discovered on Friday.
With 43 recoveries since Saturday, the provincial caseload rises to 640.
Currently, 32 New Brunswickers are in the hospital with COVID-19, 18 of whom require intensive care treatment.
The province says 87.4 per cent of the eligible population is fully vaccinated against COVID-19, and 93.4 per cent have received their first shot.
Regional breakdown of new cases
The 22 new cases in Zone 1 (Moncton region) are as follows:
- four people 19 and under;
- four people 20-29;
- five people 30-39;
- two people 40-49;
- three people 50-59;
- two people 60-69;
- a person 70-79; and
- a person 80-89.
Eighteen cases are under investigation and four cases are contacts of previously confirmed cases.
The 13 new cases in Zone 2 (Saint John region) are as follows:
- four people 19 and under;
- two people 20-29;
- two people 30-39;
- two people 40-49;
- a person 50-59; and
- two people 70-79.
Ten cases are under investigation and three cases are contacts of previously confirmed cases.
The 23 new cases in Zone 3 (Fredericton region) are as follows:
- two people 19 and under;
- a person 20-29;
- six people 30-39;
- six people 40-49;
- four people 50-59;
- two people 60-69; and
- two people 70-79.
Eighteen cases are under investigation and five cases are contacts of previously confirmed cases.
The two new cases in Zone 4 (Edmundston region) are as follows:
- a person 20-29; and
- a person 30-39.
Both cases are under investigation.
The one new case in Zone 6 (Bathurst region) is an individual 40-49. This case is a contact of a previously confirmed case.
The 29 new cases in Zone 7 (Miramichi region) are as follows:
- four people 19 and under;
- 10 people 20-29;
- six people 30-39;
- two people 40-49;
- a person 50-59;
- three people 60-69; and
- three people 70-79.
Twenty cases are under investigation and nine cases are contact of previously confirmed cases.
Active case breakdown:
Zone 1: 234 cases
Zone 2: 129 cases
Zone 3: 147 cases
Zone 4: 8 cases
Zone 5: 3 cases
Zone 6: 10 cases
Zone 7: 109 cases
Additional information from today’s news release is available here.
