Public Health announced New Brunswick’s 45th COVID-19 related death on Saturday.
An individual over the age of 90 in the Bathurst region has passed away.
Seven cases of COVID-19 were also discovered on Saturday.
Public Health reported seven new cases of COVID-19 today.
The four cases in Zone 3 (Fredericton region) are as follows:
• an individual 40-49;
• an individual 50-59; and
• two people 60-69.
The three cases in Zone 6 (Bathurst region) are as follows:
• an individual 40-49;
• an individual 60-69; and
• an individual 70-79.
All seven cases are contacts of previously confirmed cases.
Since Friday, 10 people have recovered from the virus as the province’s active caseload falls to 93. Three patients are hospitalized in New Brunswick, including one in an intensive care unit. One patient is hospitalized out of province in an intensive care unit.
The drive for 75 is within striking distance as 74.2% of eligible New Brunswickers have received at least one dose of a vaccine. Another 5,871 people must get their first shot for New Brunswick to enter the first phase on the path to reopening.
