Public Health is reporting 67 new cases of the COVID-19 virus in New Brunswick for Saturday.
Eighty-one people have recovered, and there are now 593 active cases.
Seventeen are in intensive care and another 13 in hospital for a total of 30 people hospitalized.
The provincial government is reminding New Brunswickers of the isolation requirements for households with positive cases of COVID-19.
Any household in New Brunswick with a positive case of COVID-19 must isolate for 14 days, regardless of vaccination status.
Household members who are fully vaccinated will be able to leave isolation with a day five negative PCR test. A day 10 PCR test must still be taken to confirm the negative result.
Those who violate the Public Health order to self-isolate face a fine of between $480 and $20,400.
Public Health reported today that 87.3 per cent of eligible New Brunswickers are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and 93.4 per cent have received their first dose of
On Friday, Health Canada approved the Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 for children between 5 and 11 years old. Public Health will begin offering those vaccines as soon as they
More details are expected next week.
Health-care personnel – including those working in long-term care facilities – and residents of First Nations communities can now book an appointment to receive an mRNA COVID-19 booster dose if six months have passed since their second dose of a vaccine.
Anyone 65 and older and school personnel are permitted to book an appointment to receive an mRNA COVID-19 booster dose if six months have passed since their second dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.
Regional breakdown of new cases
The 23 new cases in Zone 1 (Moncton region) are as follows:
- eight people 19 and under;
- two people 20-29;
- five people 30-39;
- one person 40-49;
- six people 50-59; and
- one person 60-69.
Eleven cases are contacts of previously confirmed cases and 12 cases are under investigation.
The eight new cases in Zone 2 (Saint John region) are as follows:
- one person 19 and under;
- three people 50-59;
- three people 60-69; and
- one person 70-79.
Three cases are contacts of previously confirmed cases and five cases are under investigation.
The 19 new cases in Zone 3 (Fredericton region) are as follows:
- four people 19 and under;
- four people 20-29;
- seven people 30-39;
- three people 40-49; and
- one person 50-59.
Five cases are contacts of previously confirmed cases and 14 cases are under investigation.
The two new cases in Zone 4 (Edmundston region) are as follows:
- two people 30-39.
Both cases are under investigation.
The three new cases in Zone 6 (Bathurst region) are as follows:
- one person 19 and under;
- one person 30-39; and
- one person 70-79.
One case is a contact of a previously confirmed case and two cases are under investigation.
The 12 new cases in Zone 7 (Miramichi region) are as follows:
- two people 19 and under;
- two people 20-29;
- one person 30-39;
- three people 40-49;
- three people 60-69; and
- one person 70-79
Six cases are contacts of previously confirmed cases and six cases are under investigation.
More details can be found on the New Brunswick COVID-19 dashboard.
More details on possible public exposures sites in New Brunswick can be found here.
