COVID-19: N.B. reports 1 new death, 61 new cases as state of emergency goes into effect
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One more person has been hospitalized with COVID-19 in New Brunswick since Friday's count, for a total of 32 people. Of those, 13 are in ICU.
New Brunswick is reporting one new death and 61 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday as the province re-enters its pandemic state of emergency.
It’s the first time in weeks the province has issued a COVID-19 update on a weekend.
The person who died was in their 70s in Zone 3, the Fredericton region, the province said in a release. That death marks the 53rd COVID-related fatality in New Brunswick.
“Our thoughts are with this person’s family and friends and with everyone who has lost a loved one or has gotten sick due to COVID-19,” said Premier Blaine Higgs.
“We all owe it to them to do our part to protect each other by please, if you can, getting vaccinated.”
One more person has been hospitalized since Friday’s count, for a total of 32 people. Of those, 13 are in ICU. Nobody under the age of 19 is hospitalized.
The province announced Friday that it would reinstate its state of emergency due to the rising number of hospitalizations. Higgs said 25 people in hospital was the “trigger” for calling a state of emergency, and it will remain until hospitalizations across the province are 10 or less.
As of 11:59 p.m. Friday, the following restrictions are in place:
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