N.B. COVID-19 roundup: 6 deaths reported Saturday, 125 people in hospital
CBC
New Brunswick reported six deaths related to COVID-19 on Saturday. There are 125 people in hospital with the virus.
Two people 90 and over in the Moncton region, a person 80 to 89 in the Saint John region, a person 70 to 79 and a person 90 and over in the Fredericton region and a person 80 to 89 in the Miramichi region, have died, according to a news release.
The COVID-19 death toll is the worst for a single day in the province since the start of the pandemic. New Brunswick now has 207 COVID-19 deaths.
Of those in hospital, 103 are 60 and over and two are 19 and under. There are 12 people in ICU, six on ventilators.
There are 74 people currently in hospital with COVID-19 who went to hospital for reasons other than the virus.
"We know that people who are fully vaccinated and have a booster dose have much better protection against serious illness or hospitalization from COVID-19," Dr. Jennifer Russell, chief medical officer of health, said in a news release.
"I urge everyone who is eligible, especially people 50 and older, to book an appointment for their booster right away if they have not yet done so."
So far, 61.5 per cent of those 50 and older have received a booster dose.
All those 18 and older who received their second dose five months ago are able to receive a third dose.
Children aged five to 11 who have already received their first dose are eligible to receive their second dose once eight weeks have passed.
P.E.I.'s Public Schools Branch is looking for 50 substitute bus drivers, and it'll be recruiting at three job fairs on Saturday, June 8. The job fairs are located at the Atlantic Superstore in Montague, Royalty Crossing in Charlottetown, and the bus parking lot of Three Oaks Senior High in Summerside. All three run from 9 a.m. until noon. Dave Gillis, the director of transportation and risk management for the Public Schools Branch, said the number of substitute drivers they're hiring isn't unusual. "We are always looking for more. Our drivers tend to have an older demographic," he said.