New Brunswick health officials recorded five more deaths involving people who had COVID-19 on Tuesday.
The latest deaths involve two people in their 70s and two people in their 80s from the Saint John health zone, as well as one person in the 90 and over age group from the Moncton area.
Current hospitalizations related to COVID-19 rose by 10 on Tuesday to 162, according to the provincial COVID-19 dashboard. Of those in the hospital, 67 patients were admitted for COVID-19, while the remaining 95 patients were admitted for other reasons.
There are 17 patients who require ICU, and 16 of them were among those admitted for the virus. New Brunswick currently has seven patients that are on a ventilator.
The provincial healthcare system is currently without 385 workers who are isolating after testing positive for COVID-19.
Public Health identified 228 new cases on Tuesday, based on PCR testing data. Of these new cases, 74 are in the Moncton region, and 56 are in the Saint John region.
There are 4,408 known active cases in the province following 656 recoveries, though these figures only account for cases confirmed through PCR tests.
An additional 603 rapid test positives have also been reported to the Department of Health.
Vaccination statistics updated on Tuesday indicate 92.1 per cent of the eligible population has received their first dose, 84.5 per cent has received two doses, and 44.3 per cent has received a booster.
The rate of new PCR cases is 28.3 per 100,000 for those considered “protected” — having received their second dose within six months and/or having received their booster dose — and 33.8 per 100,000 for those with partial or no protection.
Of those currently in hospital, the rate is 35.1 per 100,000 for those considered protected and 101.8 per 100,000 for those with partial or no protection.
Among those in the ICU, the rates are 6.8 per 100,000 for those considered protected and 34.2 per 100,000 for those with partial or no protection.
