N.B. COVID-19 roundup: 115 in hospital, 4 deaths recorded Sunday
CBC
Four deaths were reported as COVID-19 hospitalizations in New Brunswick jumped to 115 on Sunday.
A person age 50 to 59 in the Saint John region, a person 60 to 69 in the Edmundston region and two people in the Bathurst region — one 60 to 69 and the other 70 to 79, died due to the virus, according to the province.
It brings the total number of COVID-19 deaths since the beginning of the pandemic to 187.
According to the online dashboard, there are 14 people in intensive care and four on ventilators.
Of those in hospital, 60 people were admitted for reasons other than COVID-19, according to a release.
"Seventy-one per cent of those in ICU are either unvaccinated, partially vaccinated, or it has been more than six months since their second dose," it said.
The majority of the people hospitalized, 92, are over the age of 60. One person is 19 or under.
There were 380 new cases confirmed through PCR testing reported, putting the active caseload at 5,265. That figure doesn't include people testing positive on rapid tests.
The origin of the majority are still under investigation. Twenty-seven are contacts of a previously confirmed case.
Most of the new PCR cases, 130, were confirmed in the Moncton area, followed by the Saint John area, where there were 71 cases reported.
An additional 615 people tested positive on rapid tests and registered their results online.
As of Sunday, 83 per cent of New Brunswickers were fully vaccinated and 30 per cent have received a booster shot.
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