N.B. COVID-19 roundup: 1 death, 61 new cases as province re-enters state of emergency
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Public Health is reporting another death due to COVID-19 in the province on Saturday, the fourth in two days.
The death was an individual in their 70s in the Fredericton region.
"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," Premier Blaine Higgs said in a statement posted to the province's website.
"We all owe it to them to do our part to protect each other by please, if you can, getting vaccinated."
Public Health is reporting 61 new cases of COVID-19 in the province on Saturday.
There are new cases in every region of the province, the most located in the Edmundston region (18) and the Fredericton region (16).
As of Saturday's report, there were 580 active cases in the province. There are 184 in the Fredericton region.
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