New Brunswick Public Health reported 11 new cases of COVID-19 in the province on Sunday, five of which are under investigation. Two of the cases are in Zone 1, in a person in their 20’s and a person in their 60’s. One of those in still under investigation. There are 20 active cases of COVID-19 in Zone 1.
The province now has 116 people with active cases of COVID-19, including some who are isolating outside of the province. Seven patients are in hospital in New Brunswick, including two in an intensive care unit.
Provincial testing numbers have been above 1200 for about a week now. Just shy of 1400 people were tested in the province on Saturday, with 1700 tested on Friday.
CUMBERLAND ACTIVE CASES AT 14
Over in Nova Scotia, that province reported another 126 cases of COVID 19 on Sunday, bringing their active case total to 1531.
Sackville’s neighbouring Cumberland Health Network now has 14 active cases. That’s down slightly from Friday when the active case count hit 17. Since Cumberland reported its first recent case on May 5, there have been 19 new cases reported in the region, and five people have recoverd.
In PEI, there are 10 active cases of COVID-19, with four new cases announced since Thursday. Several cases are related to child care centres on the island.
There were nine new travel-related cases reported in Newfoundland and Labrador on Sunday, and the active case count there is 85.
41%+ OF POPULATION HAVE HAD A FIRST SHOT
New Brunswick’s vaccine rollout saw its busiest week yet last week, with over 47,000 shots administered. 41.3% of the population has now had a first shot of a COVID-19 vaccine.
Just under 3000 people got a second shot of a vaccine, bringing the total number of fully vaccinated people in New Brunswick to just under 33,000, or 4.2% of the population.
The province announced last week that born in 1991 and earlier can now get their first shot of a vaccine. The province is no longer using AstraZeneca for general population shots, but reserving its supply for anyone without access to an mRNA vaccine like Pfizer or Moderna. Those vaccines require special refrigeration, while AstraZeneca can be stored in a conventional fridge.
AMHERST TESTING CENTRE MOVED TO STADIUM
The COVID-19 testing centre in the Town of Amherst has moved to the Amherst Stadium, allowing Nova Scotia Health to double its testing capacity in Cumberland County, and have space to expand if needed, according to a release from the Town of Amherst.
The former testing site on Prince Arthur Street closed for the last time on Sunday at noon, and the stadium site on Church Street opened Monday. As at the Sackville testing site operated by Vitalité Health, testing is by appointment only. But unlike in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia is encouraging everyone, regardless of symptoms, to get tested.
Mayor David Kogon echoed Nova Scotia chief medical officer of health Robert Strang in encouraging people with or without symptoms to get tested. “The virus is in Cumberland County and Amherst,” said Kogon. “so it is important that people get tested.”
