New Brunswick health officials reported Saturday that the province has reached a grim milestone, surpassing 20,000 reported COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic.
The province confirmed 20,278 infections, including 421 in the past 24 hours.
COVID-19-related hospitalizations have reached 80 — a new record for the province.
There are now 7,898 known active cases — another new record for the province.
Of the 80 New Brunswickers hospitalized, 17 are in ICU and 11 are on a ventilator.
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There have been 80 recoveries in the past 24 hours and no new deaths.
As of Saturday, the province has administered 1,488,815 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, of which 680,639 have received a first dose and 623,892 received a second dose. According to the dashboard, 184,284 residents have received a booster dose.
Beginning Monday, all New Brunswickers aged 18 and over will be eligible to book a booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, as long as five months have passed since their second dose.
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“This is an important step forward in protecting New Brunswickers from the impacts of Omicron,” said Health Minister Dorothy Shephard in a news conference Friday.
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