FOG BLOG NB COVID 19 UPDATE LOG: 108 DEATHS AND 51 NEW CASES TO REPORT:

COVID-19: N.B. reporting 108th death, 51 new cases....New Brunswick reported its 108th COVID-19-related death, as well as 51 new cases on Sunday.

According to Public Health, the latest death involved a person in their 80s in Zone 1 (Moncton region).

“This sad news reminds us not only why restrictions are in place,” said Premier Blaine Higgs in a statement. “Following the rules and getting vaccinated is how we will keep our province safe.”

There were also 112 recoveries reported, bringing the province’s active case count to 627.Of the new cases, 25 are unvaccinated, 10 are partially vaccinated and 16 are fully vaccinated.

There are 41 people in hospital. Of those patients, 23 are unvaccinated, two are partially vaccinated and 16 are fully vaccinated.

“There are 11 people in an intensive care unit, 10 of whom are unvaccinated and one who is partially vaccinated,” the province notes in a news release.

Public Health says 83.7 per cent of eligible New Brunswickers are fully vaccinated, and 92.1 per cent have had at least one dose.

Last Thursday, the province announced that circuit-breaker measures in effect in hot spot areas of the province since Oct. 8 have been extended for at least seven more days.