COVID-19: New Brunswick Reports 53 New Cases, Active Case Count at 473 – New Brunswick | The Canadian News

New Brunswick reported 53 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, along with 56 recoveries.

That brings the province’s active case count to 473.

Of the new cases, 41 are not vaccinated and 12 are fully vaccinated.

The province now has nine people in an ICU, eight of whom are not vaccinated and one of whom is fully vaccinated.

In total, 15 people are hospitalized.

Currently, 85.9 percent of eligible New Brunswick residents, ages 12 and older, are fully vaccinated. Meanwhile, 92.9 percent of those eligible have received at least their first dose.

The province also noted that Monday marks the beginning of the reopening of the border between Canada and the United States, and that everyone entering New Brunswick from neighboring Maine, or any other US state or country, will be subject to federal and provincial guidelines.

Circuit breaker continues in some areas

Circuit breaker measures continue in certain areas of the province.

Are:

• Zone 1 (Moncton region) including Sainte-Anne-de-Kent
• A large section of Zone 2 (Saint John region), including New River Beach and Lepreau, north of the Clarendon and Welsford communities, east of the Head of Millstream community
• All communities in Saint John and Kings counties

Regional breakdown of new cases

The 30 new cases in Zone 1 (Moncton region) are as follows:

• 15 people 19 years or younger
• One person 20-29
• Three people 30-39
• Four people 40-49
• Three people 50-59
• Three people 60-69
• One person 80-89

Twenty-three cases are under investigation and seven cases are contacts of previously confirmed cases.

The four new cases in Zone 2 (Saint John region) are as follows:

• A person 19 years of age or younger
• A person from 30 to 39
• One person 40-49
• One person 50-59

All four cases are under investigation.

The four new cases in Zone 3 (Fredericton region) are as follows:

• Two people age 19 or younger
• One person 40-49
• One person 60-69

All four cases are under investigation.

The only new case in Zone 4 (Edmundston region) is a person 19 years of age or younger. The case is under investigation.

The 14 new cases in Zone 7 (Miramichi region) are as follows:

Six people under the age of 19;

• Two people 20-29
• Five people 30-39
• One person 50-59

All 14 cases are under investigation.