NB COVID-19 Summary: Immunization Rates Approaching Target; 2 new cases reported

Public Health has set a target for 75% of New Brunswickers aged 12 and over to be fully immunized before the province can move into the green phase of reopening.

The goal is to meet the target by August 2, but Premier Blaine Higgs said last week he doesn’t think it will take that long.

New Brunswick moved to phase 2 of the greenway plan ahead of the July 1 target. Now the province has opened its borders to the Atlantic bubble and has relaxed some restrictions.

All New Brunswickers aged 12 and over will be able to make an appointment for a second dose of the vaccine on Monday, as long as 28 days have passed since the first dose.

56 active cases

New Brunswick Public Health reported two new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday.

Both cases are in the Fredericton area, Zone 3, and are as follows:

• A person between 80 and 89 years old.
• Someone in their 90s.

Both are contacts of previously confirmed cases.

There are now 56 active cases of COVID:

• Moncton area (Zone 1): 3.
• Saint John area (Zone 2): 2.
• Fredericton area: 30.
• Edmundston region (Zone 4): 1.
• Campbellton Region (Zone 5): 0.
• Bathurst region (Zone 6): 19.
• Miramichi Region (Zone 7): 1.

Six people are hospitalized in the province, including two in intensive care.

New Brunswick has had 2,318 confirmed cases of COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic, with 2,216 recoveries to date and 45 COVID-related deaths.

A total of 356,934 tests had been carried out, including 505 on Saturday.

Last public exhibition

Public Health has identified potential public exposure to the virus in the Fredericton area:

• Hall of the Church of the Holy Rosary, 26 Father Dysart Lane, Minto, June 15 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• Pentecostal Gospel Lighthouse Church, 283 Slope Road, Minto, June 6-8.

Public Health offers COVID-19 tests to anyone who has been in a public exhibition area, even if they have no symptoms. Residents can request an online test or call Tele-Care 811.

People with one or more symptoms are also encouraged to get tested.

Past public exhibitions

Public Health has identified numerous potential public exposures to the coronavirus in many communities across the province, so many that it has stopped listing them individually in its daily press release.

A detailed list of potential exhibitions, including locations and dates, is available on the government’s COVID-19 website. It is updated regularly.

What to do if you have a symptom

People who fear they may have symptoms of COVID-19 may take an online self-assessment test.

According to Public Health, symptoms presented by people with COVID-19 include:

• Fever over 38 C.

• New cough or worsening chronic cough.

• Sore throat.

• Runny nose.

• Headache.

• New onset of fatigue, muscle pain, diarrhea, loss of taste or smell.

• Difficulty in breathing.

In children, symptoms also included purple markings on the fingers and toes.

People with any of these symptoms should: