Provincial health officials announced 69 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, along with 77 recoveries.
A significant amount of recoveries halts the case count from continuing to steadily increase and instead causes the provincial caseload to dip to 752.
The new cases include 12 in the Moncton region, 15 in the Saint John region, 27 in the Fredericton region, five in the Edmundston region, two in the Campbellton region eight in the Miramichi region.
There are currently 249 active cases in the Fredericton region, 180 in the Saint John health zone, 172 in the Moncton area, 115 in the Miramichi zone, 22 in the Campbellton region, 10 in the Edmundston health zone, and four in the Bathurst area.
Currently, 47 New Brunswickers in hospital are positive for COVID-19, including 18 people who are in an ICU.
Public Health reported today that 82 per cent of eligible New Brunswickers are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, and 87.6 per cent have received their first dose.
The rate of new cases is 6.2 per 100,000 for the fully vaccinated, 2.4 per 100,000 for the partially vaccinated, and 24.2 per 100,000 for the unvaccinated.
Of those currently in hospital, the rate is 3.1 per 100,000 for the fully vaccinated, 7.2 per 100,000 for the partially vaccinated, and 20.2 per 100,000 for the unvaccinated.
Among those in the ICU, the rates are 0.8 per 100,000 for the fully vaccinated, 2.4 per 100,000 for the partially vaccinated, and 9.7 per 100,000 for the unvaccinated.
School outbreaks
New Brunswick’s education minister said they are working with school districts and Public Health to manage school outbreaks.
Officials said Tuesday that there are more than 125 active COVID-19 cases across 53 schools and 24 early learning and child care centres.
“The majority of cases are impacting kindergarten-to-Grade 5 schools, with transmission often occurring outside of the school setting or in instances when Public Health measures are not followed,” the province said in a news release.
However, the Department of Education plans to contract private consultants to review ventilation in schools, given that ventilation and air exchange “also contribute to a healthy school environment,” said the release.
Details on the review is expected to be released in the new year.
More information is available here.
