N.B. COVID-19 roundup: 5 new deaths, 164 in hospital
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New Brunswick Public Health reported five deaths related to COVID-19 on Sunday while hospitalizations increased to 164.
There are five more people in hospital than Saturday's total.
There are 13 are in intensive care, down one from Saturday. Five are on a ventilator.
A total of 89 of the current patients with COVID-19 were admitted for a reason other than the virus.
The province's death toll related to COVID-19 is 233.
Public Health did not release any further details about the deaths in Sunday's report.
The province announced 274 PCR-confirmed cases and 375 positive rapid tests.
New Brunswick now has an estimated 5,460 active cases. Since Jan. 5, there have been 18,839 positive rapid test results.
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