N.B. COVID-19 roundup: Single-day high with 140 new cases, 4 deaths

Public Health is reporting four deaths due to COVID-19 in New Brunswick on Saturday, the highest number for a single day.

There are also 140 new cases, also a single-day record.

"Marcia joins with me in expressing our sympathies to the families and friends of these four people," Premier Blaine Higgs said in a media release.

"This virus is affecting New Brunswickers of all ages. Healthy younger people are getting sick as well as older individuals. Of the 140 cases announced, 88 are under 40. Those in that age bracket are less likely to end up in hospital but they still carry and can transmit the virus."

There are new cases in every region of the province, the most located in the Moncton region (52) and the Edmundston region (41).

As of Saturday's report, there were 764 active cases in the province. The province reported 49 recoveries.

There have been 4,412 confirmed cases of COVID-19 during the pandemic, with 3,583 recoveries and 64 deaths.