COVID-19: N.B. reports 5 more deaths, 82 new cases
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Another five people have died as a result of COVID-19 in New Brunswick, bringing the number of deaths in the province to 80. In a release, the province said a person in their 60s in the Saint John region, a person in their 50s and a person in their 80s in the Fredericton region, a...
Another five people have died as a result of COVID-19 in New Brunswick, bringing the number of deaths in the province to 80.
In a release, the province said a person in their 60s in the Saint John region, a person in their 50s and a person in their 80s in the Fredericton region, a person in their 80s in the Campbellton region and a person in their 80s in the Bathurst region have died.
“It is important to remember that the numbers we report every day are people,” said Dr. Jennifer Russell, chief medical officer of health, in the release.
“The Delta variant has hit us harder than any other wave and I encourage everyone to take the steps available to protect themselves and the people they love. Follow the rules in effect where you live and get fully vaccinated as soon as possible.”
There are now 68 people in hospital due to the virus, with 27 in an intensive care unit. Of those in hospital, 44 per cent are unvaccinated, four are partially vaccinated and 20 are fully vaccinated. Of those in ICU, 21 are unvaccinated, three are partially vaccinated and three are fully vaccinated.
The province also reported 82 new cases of COVID-19 and 85 recoveries, leaving 1,074 active cases. Of the new cases, 43 per cent are unvaccinated, six per cent are partially vaccinated and 51 per cent are fully vaccinated.
“As a higher percentage of the population gets vaccinated, and as the virus moves across the province, it is expected that we will see more cases in vaccinated people,” said Russell.
“However, as a whole, there will be fewer cases among the vaccinated population in comparison to those that are unvaccinated, with fewer vaccinated people getting hospitalized and seriously ill compared to those who catch COVID-19 and are unvaccinated.”
