COVID-19: N.B. reporting 3 more deaths, including person in their 40s
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New Brunswick is reporting three COVID-related deaths on Monday, bringing the province’s total number of deaths to 111. According to Public Health, a person in their 40s in Zone 1 (Moncton region) and two people in their 80s — one in Zone 4 (Edmundston region) and one in Zone 5 (Campbellton region) — have died....
New Brunswick is reporting three COVID-related deaths on Monday, bringing the province’s total number of deaths to 111.
According to Public Health, a person in their 40s in Zone 1 (Moncton region) and two people in their 80s — one in Zone 4 (Edmundston region) and one in Zone 5 (Campbellton region) — have died.
With 22 new cases and 57 recoveries, the province now has 589 active cases.
Of the new cases, 10 are unvaccinated, one is partially vaccinated and 11 are fully vaccinated.
Meanwhile, 83.9 per cent of eligible New Brunswickers are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and 92.2 per cent have received their first dose of a vaccine.
Of the 39 people hospitalized due to the virus, 20 are unvaccinated, three are partially vaccinated and 16 are fully vaccinated.
There is currently no one aged 19 and under in the hospital.
There are 14 people in an intensive care unit, 11 of whom are unvaccinated, two of whom are partially vaccinated and one is fully vaccinated.
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