New Brunswick identified one new case of COVID-19 on Monday.
The case is an individual 30-39 in Zone 7 (Miramichi region).
Three people have recovered, which brings the number of active cases to 36.
Five of those active cases are in Zone 1 (Moncton).
Two patients are hospitalized and are both in intensive care.
The province is slated to return to a modified yellow phase of COVID-19 restrictions, which includes the introduction of a “Steady 15,” should cases remain low until March 7th.
Vaccine totals were updated yesterday on the province’s online COVID-19 Dashboard.
A press release confirmed that all vaccines arriving in New Brunswick are being used to complete the vaccination for staff and residents in long-term care facilities.
Clinics for more than 2,400 residents at 121 licensed long-term care facilities will take place this week.
First-dose clinics for residents of all licensed long-term care facilities are expected to be completed by the week of March 14.
Since last week, 7,424 more people received a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Of those, 1,106 were receiving their second dose.
That brings the total number of those vaccinated to 12,142, with 9,457 awaiting their second dose.
Nova Scotia reported just one new case, and its active case count dropped to 35.
PEI continues its 72 hour red phase as it battles unlinked chains of transmission never before seen on the island. Thankfully, the island’s mass testing over the course of yesterday and the day before yielded no new cases of COVID-19. The active case count remains at 18 so far.
Newfoundland and Labrador has two new cases to report, leaving its total active case count at 236.
