New Brunswick Public Health reported 112 new cases of COVID-19 and an increase in hospitalizations on Sunday.
After accounting for the 96 recoveries, the number of active COVID-19 cases in the province rises to 1,019.
The number of New Brunswickers in a hospital with COVID-19 rose to 39, which includes 14 individuals in an ICU.
There are 19 new cases in the Moncton region, 15 in the Saint John region, 56 in the Fredericton region, five in the Edmundston region, three in the Campbellton region, four in the Bathurst region and 10 in the Miramichi region.
According to the COVID-19 dashboard, the regions possessing the highest number of active cases are the Fredericton region with 437, the Saint John region with 210 and the Moncton region with 183.
Public Health reported today that 82.3 per cent of eligible New Brunswickers are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, 88.4 per cent have received their first dose, and nine per cent have received a booster dose.
The rate of new cases is 10 per 100,000 for the fully vaccinated, 8.7 per 100,000 for the partially vaccinated, and 39.2 per 100,000 for the unvaccinated.
Of those currently in hospital, the rate is 2.4 per 100,000 for the fully vaccinated, 4.3 per 100,000 for the partially vaccinated, and 18.7 per 100,000 for the unvaccinated.
Among those in the ICU, the rates are 0.6 per 100,000 for the fully vaccinated, 0 per 100,000 for the partially vaccinated, and 8.5 per 100,000 for the unvaccinated.
More details on Sunday’s COVID-19 release are available here.
Meanwhile, health officials say they are seeing delays in follow-up and testing in the Fredericton health zone.
The region has seen a spike in new cases and has close to half of the province’s active cases.
Public Health says people whose lab test is positive will continue to receive initial contact within 72 hours. Officials say detailed follow-ups are being prioritized and may be delayed.
All priority groups are being booked for a test within 24 hours, including unvaccinated and vaccinated symptomatic individuals, and people with a positive rapid test result.
Officials say additional resources are being added to the Fredericton assessment centre to help reduce testing backlogs.
