New Brunswick recorded its highest one-day total with 174 new cases on Thursday.
There are also two deaths involving people in their 50s in the Campbellton and Miramichi regions.
With 61 recoveries reported, the number of active cases is 892.
Forty people are in the hospital and 16 of them are in intensive care.
Of the patients in the hospital, 24 are 60-years-old or older and eight people are on a ventilator.
No one under the age of 19 is in the hospital.
There are 25 new cases in the Moncton, 32 in the Saint John area and 94 in the Fredericton health zone.
Public Health reported 82.2 per cent are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 while 87.9 per cent have had their first dose.
New Cases By Region:
The 25 new cases in Zone 1 (Moncton region) are as follows:
• five people nine and under;
• seven people 10-19;
• eight people 30-39;
• a person 40-49;
• two people 50-59; and
• two people 70-79.
Fifteen cases are under investigation and 10 are contacts of previously known cases.
The 32 new cases in Zone 2 (Saint John region) are as follows:
• seven people nine and under;
• three people 10-19;
• two people 20-29;
• seven people 30-39;
• four people 40-49;
• four people 50-59;
• four people 60-69; and
• a person 70-79.
Seventeen cases are under investigation and 15 are contacts of previously known cases.
The 94 new cases in Zone 3 (Fredericton region) are as follows:
• 26 people nine and under;
• 27 people 10-19;
• nine people 20-29;
• 12 people 30-39;
• four people 40-49;
• six people 50-59;
• seven people 60-69; and
• three people 70-79.
Sixty-six cases are under investigation and 28 are contacts of previously known cases.
The four new cases in Zone 4 (Edmundston region) are as follows:
• three people nine and under; and
• a person 60-69.
Three cases are under investigation and one is a contact of a previously known case.
The five new cases in Zone 5 (Campbellton region) are as follows:
• two people nine and under;
• a person 10-19;
• a person 40-49; and
• a person 60-69.
Three cases are contacts of previously known cases and two are under investigation.
The four new cases in Zone 6 (Bathurst region) are as follows:
• two people 20-29;
• a person 50-59; and
• a person 60-69.
All four cases are under investigation.
The 10 new cases in Zone 7 (Miramichi region) are as follows:
• a person nine and under;
• two people 20-29;
• three people 40-49;
• two people 50-59;
• a person 60-69; and;
• a person 70-79.
Eight cases are contacts of previously known cases and two are under investigation.
Rapid testing encouraged for children who are identified as close contacts at schools with confirmed cases of COVID-19https://t.co/hLOe5pPE92
A map of potential public exposures can also be found on the COVID-19 dashboard https://t.co/oIqIZSv1av pic.twitter.com/OXdUs9WZ5e
— Government of NB (@Gov_NB) December 9, 2021
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