New Brunswick added 118 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday.
Following 107 recoveries, there are 1269 active cases in the province.
There are 14 new cases in the Moncton region, 24 cases in the Saint John area and 53 in the Fredericton health zone.
Forty-two people are in the hospital, 17 of them are in intensive care.
Of those patients, 26 are over the age of 60 and seven people are on a ventilator.
Since Omicron became a variant of concern on November 26th, 568 samples have been sequenced.
31 cases have been confirmed as the Omicron variant.
“Though the number of confirmed Omicron cases have so far been relatively low in our province, given what we are seeing in neighbouring provinces, it is important we remain vigilant and do whatever we can to slow the spread of this variant,” said Dr. Jennifer Russell, chief medical officer of health. “Understanding that Omicron is highly transmissible, Public Health focused on case investigations so that possible cases could be isolated quickly. I encourage everyone to do their part by following all Public Health measures and booking an appointment for a booster dose as soon as you are eligible.”
There are now 373 active cases in Saint John, the Moncton zone has 231 active cases and there are 402 active cases in the Fredericton zone.
82.6 per cent of eligible New Brunswickers are fully vaccinated, 89.5 per cent have had the first dose, and 14 per cent have received a booster dose.
More booster clinics can be accessed through vaccination clinics offered by the regional health authorities and at participating pharmacies.
On Monday, the province announced over one million rapid tests were distributed to students in New Brunswick.
It’s thought the move will allow students to attend classes in person as much as possible when classes resume in the new year.
Rapid tests were handed out for students to use over the holidays and before they came back to classes in January.
107 recoveries and 118 new cases of COVID-19.https://t.co/tQpN9jUsRq
A map of potential public exposures can also be found on our dashboard at https://t.co/oIqIZSv1av pic.twitter.com/MwDRgoXvfQ
— Government of NB (@Gov_NB) December 20, 2021
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