New Brunswick recorded 126 new cases of COVID-19 today along with 92 recoveries which pushed the active case count to 1,003.
Public Health has confirmed two deaths – someone in their 60s in the Fredericton region as a result of COVID-19 and someone in their 30s in the Moncton region who had COVID but died of non-COVID related reasons.
Regional breakdown
The 37 new cases in Zone 1 (Moncton region) are as follows:
- three people nine and under;
- a person 10-19;
- 12 people 20-29;
- nine people 30-39;
- nine people 40-49;
- two people 50-59; and
- a person 60-69.
Thirty-two cases are under investigation and five are contacts of previously confirmed cases.
The 20 new cases in Zone 2 (Saint John region) are as follows:
- a person nine and under;
- two people 10-19;
- three people 20-29;
- two people 30-39;
- three people 40-49;
- two people 50-59;
- four people 60-69;
- two people 70-79; and
- a person 80-89.
Fifteen cases are under investigation and five cases are contacts of previously confirmed cases.
The 38 new cases in Zone 3 (Fredericton region) are as follows:
- nine people nine and under;
- six people 10-19;
- five people 20-29;
- two people 30-39;
- six people 40-49;
- seven people 50-59;
- two people 60-69; and
- a person 70-79.
Twenty-seven cases are under investigation and 11 cases are contacts of previously confirmed cases.
The 11 new cases in Zone 4 (Edmundston region) are as follows:
- three people nine and under;
- two people 10-19;
- two people 20-29;
- two people 30-39;
- a person 40-49; and
- a person 60-69.
Ten cases are under investigation and one case is a contact of a previously confirmed case.
The four new case in Zone 6 (Bathurst region) are as follows:
- two people 40-49;
- a person 50-59; and
- a person 60-60.
Three cases are under investigation and one case is a contact of a previously confirmed case.
The 16 new cases in Zone 7 (Miramichi region) are as follows:
- two people nine and under;
- a person 10-19;
- two people 20-29;
- five people 30-39;
- two people 60-69; and
- four people 70-79.
Nine cases are contacts of previously confirmed cases and seven cases are under investigation.
Additional information is available on the COVID-19 dashboard.
In hospital
Public Health says hospitalizations due to COVID-19 have continued to trend downward in New Brunswick over the past seven days, while the number of cases in intensive care units remains stable.
There are 11 people in intensive care and another 21 are in hospital for a total of 32 people hospitalized.
Of those in hospital, 18 are over the age of 60, five people are on a ventilator and no one 19 and under is hospitalized.
Seven of the 32 people hospitalized were initially admitted for other reasons and contracted COVID-19 due to outbreaks at hospitals in Moncton, Saint John and Miramichi with most exhibiting mild to moderate symptoms.
Vaccinations
Public Health has reported 82.3 per cent of eligible New Brunswickers are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, 88.3 per cent have received their first dose, and 8.7 per cent have received a booster dose.
All New Brunswickers who are eligible for vaccination or a booster dose can schedule an appointment at a regional health authority clinic through the online booking system or at a participating pharmacy.
To support the demand for vaccination appointments, officials say work is underway to add more clinics to supply pediatric vaccinations and booster doses.
If you are 50 or older or in a current eligible group and due for a booster dose of an mRNA vaccine at any time in December, you can book an appointment now even though a full six months may not have passed.
In the coming weeks, eligibility for booster doses will be expanded to those in their 40s and then to all other New Brunswickers.
