COVID-19: N.B. sets daily record with 174 new cases, 2 more deaths
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People under the age of 19 now make up nearly half of the new cases of COVID-19 in New Brunswick. The new deaths in the province are both people in their 50s.
New Brunswick is reporting 174 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, making it the highest daily case count since the pandemic began.
The province said people under the age of 19 now make up nearly half of the province’s new cases.
As well, two people in their 50s have died — one in Zone 5 (Campbellton region) and one in Zone 7 (Miramichi region).
The province said hospitalizations, however, continue to trend downward from a week ago.
There were also 61 recoveries reported, bringing the active case count to 892. There are 40 people in hospital, including one person under the age of 19. Of those in hospital, 16 are in intensive care.
In a news release, Health Minister Dorothy Shephard said the province is “continuing to see a high number of cases in people under the age of 19, especially in Zone 3, the Fredericton region.”
“Unlike older people and those who have underlying health conditions, the vast majority of young people who catch the virus experience relatively mild symptoms and do not require hospitalization. The increase in cases does not come as a surprise, as many of these children have only recently become eligible for vaccination.”
She said the situation did underscore the importance of children getting vaccinated, and for adults to get their boosters when eligible, to help reduce spread of the virus “and keep our number of hospitalizations manageable.”
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