New Brunswick reports 90 new cases of COVID-19, as the province prepares to release more information on vaccines for children ages five to 11.
Health Canada approved pediatric doses of the Pfizer vaccine on Friday. The province says it will expand its vaccination eligibility to include that age group “as soon as the children’s vaccinations are received.”
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“The community clinics of the regional health authorities and participating pharmacies will have a role to play in the administration of the vaccine. Details will be released next week, ”the province wrote in a press release.
Meanwhile, the province also reported 43 recoveries on Sunday, bringing the active case count to 640.
There are now 32 people in the hospital, including 18 in the ICU. No one under the age of 19 is hospitalized.
Insulation changes
As of this weekend, the isolation rules in New Brunswick have changed.
Any household with a positive case of COVID-19 must isolate for 14 days, regardless of vaccination status.
Household members who are fully vaccinated can come out of isolation with a day 5 PCR test. A day 10 PCR test must still be performed to confirm the negative result.
“Those who violate the Public Health order to self-isolate face a fine of between $ 480 and $ 20,400,” said the province.
Breakdown of new cases
The 22 new cases in Zone 1 (Moncton region) are as follows:
- four people age 19 or younger
- four people 20-29
- five people 30-39
- two people 40-49
- three people 50-59
- two people 60-69
- a person 70-79
- a person 80-89
Eighteen cases are under investigation and four cases are contacts of previously confirmed cases.
The 13 new cases in Zone 2 (Saint John region) are as follows:
- four people age 19 or younger
- two people 20-29
- two people 30-39
- two people 40-49
- a person 50-59
- two people 70-79
Ten cases are under investigation and three cases are contacts of previously confirmed cases.
The 23 new cases in Zone 3 (Fredericton region) are as follows:
- two people age 19 or younger
- one person 20-29
- six people 30-39
- six people 40-49
- four people 50-59
- two people 60-69
- two people 70-79
Eighteen cases are under investigation and five cases are contacts of previously confirmed cases.
The two new cases in Zone 4 (Edmundston region) are as follows:
- one person 20-29
- a person 30-39
Both cases are under investigation.
The only new case in Zone 6 (Bathurst region) is a 40-49 individual. This case is a contact from a previously confirmed case.
The 29 new cases in Zone 7 (Miramichi region) are as follows:
- four people age 19 or younger
- 10 people 20-29
- six people 30-39
- two people 40-49
- a person 50-59
- three people 60-69
- three people 70-79
Twenty cases are under investigation and nine cases are contacts of previously confirmed cases.
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