FOG BLOG NB COVID UPDATE LOG: 80 PEOPLE IN HOSPITAL , 17 IN ICU WITH 421 NEW CASES SATURDAY!
80 people hospitalized with COVID-19 in New Brunswick, 17 in ICU....DR. McNIGHT FROM MIRAMICHI HOSPITAL URGES THE PROVINCE TO GO BACK INTO LOCKDOWN TO LESSEN THE STRAIN ON THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM BUT PROVINCE WALKING A TIGHTROPE BETWEEN BUSINESS AND HEALTH ON THE ISSUE!.....The latest figures from New Brunswick show 80 people are currently hospitalized due to COVID-19 in the province, 17 of them are in intensive care and 11 people are on a ventilator.
According to the province’s online dashboard, there were 421 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, bringing the total number of active cases to 7,898.
New Brunswick also reported one additional death on Saturday, however no details were released.
The number of recoveries was not updated Saturday........ACTIVE CASES BY HEALTH ZONE
As indicated on the online dashboard, this is the breakdown of active cases by health zone in New Brunswick:
Zone 1 (Moncton region) 2,153 active cases
Zone 2 (Saint John region) 3,191 active cases
Zone 3 (Fredericton region) 934 active cases
Zone 4 (Edmundston region) 528 active cases
Zone 5 (Campbellton) 144 active cases
Zone 6 (Bathurst) 520 active cases
Zone 7 (Miramichi) 428 active cases...EXPANDING BOOSTER ELIGIBILITY
Beginning Monday, Jan. 10, New Brunswickers 18 and older will be eligible to schedule an appointment for a booster dose of an mRNA vaccines, as long as five months has passed since their second dose.
“The COVID-19 vaccine booster is safe for women who are pregnant and should be received as soon as possible,” said Dr. Jennifer Russell, chief medical officer of health, in a news release on Friday. “Getting the booster can protect you from severe illness and a healthy, protected mom is important for a healthy baby.”
Those eligible will be offered Moderna at booster clinics, regardless of which vaccine they received for previous doses. The limited supply of Pfizer booster doses is being reserved for people 12 to 29 because there is evidence that the risk of myocarditis/pericarditis for this age group is decreased with the Pfizer vaccine as opposed to Moderna. The risk posed by the Moderna vaccine is less for those 30 and older.
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