N.B. COVID-19 roundup: 118 new cases across province; 1 death in Saint John region
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New Brunswick reported 118 new cases of COVID-19 and one death in Sunday's update.
A person between the ages of 80 to 89 died in the Saint John region, the province said in a media release. It is the province's 133rd death related to COVID-19.
New Brunswick has 752 total active cases.
New restrictions are in place under the province's winter action plan.
The measures under Level 1 began at 11:59 p.m. Saturday.
They include masking outdoors when physical distancing cannot be maintained and physical distancing in indoor public spaces that do not require proof of vaccination. Limits are also being placed on how many people can attend indoor and outdoor gatherings.
Malls and businesses including grocery stores, salons and spas, are also now required to enforce physical distancing. As an alternative, they can ask for proof of vaccination, the province said Friday.
CBC News has asked for clarification about whether grocery stores, which are generally considered essential services, would be allowed to impose a proof-of-vaccination policy. But the province has not responded.
There has been 87 recoveries since the last update by Public Health.
Forty-six people are in hospital, including 16 in intensive care.
Twenty-two people currently in hospital are over the age of 60 and one is under 19. Nine people are also on a ventilator.
"Fourteen of the 46 people hospitalized were initially admitted for other reasons and contracted COVID-19 due to outbreaks at hospitals in Moncton, Saint John and Miramichi," Public Health said Sunday.
"Most of those people infected are currently exhibiting mild to moderate symptoms of COVID-19."
As of Friday, 55 New Brunswick travellers returning from one of the 10 countries affected by restrictions due to the omicron variant are in isolation to reduce possible spread of the virus.
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