For the third day in a row, there were 5 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Zone 1. Three of the new cases are related to previous cases, but two remain under investigation. The active case count in Zone 1 is now 40, the highest it has been since early February, at the end of the last red phase of restrictions for Zone 1.
There was further bad news in the rest of the province. Five new cases have been reported in the Fredericton region, with two under investigation. And two new cases are in the Bathurst region, both under investigation.
Province wide, there are 146 active cases of COVID-19.
Just 655 tests were conducted in the province on Sunday, with 318 of those happening in Zone 1.
ATLANTIC CANADA & CUMBERLAND
In Nova Scotia, there were 17 new cases of COVID-19 reported on Monday, and the total number of active cases in that province dropped to 448. There were no new cases reported in the Cumberland Health Network, and there are currently 8 active cases in Cumberland.
PEI reported two new cases on Monday, both related to travel outside of Atlantic Canada. The island province now has 10 active cases of COVID-19.
Newfoundland and Labrador also announced 2 new cases Monday. That province now has 101 active cases of COVID-19.
PRESSURE ON FOR FIRST DOSES
The province is encouraging New Brunswickers, and anyone who has been living in the province for at least four weeks, to make an appointment for a COVID-19 vaccine. With an NB Medicare card, you can book online. Without, call
On Moday just under 3500 new first doses were reported as administered. That’s well below the rate needed to meet the province’s first reopening plan goal of 520,000 people with a first dose by June 7. Over 85,000 people still need to get a first dose in order to meet the goal.
SECOND DOSE Q&A
A CHMA reader/listener reached out to CHMA news recently wondering about the process for people who may be moving out of New Brunswick before they become eligible for a second dose. Department of Health spokesperson Shawn Berry says that even those who move provinces after their first shot will still have access to a second shot. “Each province has a reciprocity agreement in place to ensure that all Canadians will have access to the COVID vaccine for their first or second dose regardless of the province or territory that they are residing in,” writes Berry.
Berry says eligibility to register for a second-dose will be connected to the date the first dose was received. “Details on second-dose sequencing will be announced soon,” he writes.
The province has set a goal of August 2 to have 520,000 New Brunswickers vaccinated with two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine. As of Monday, just over 40,000 people in New Brunswick have received a second dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.
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